fracking health effects Archives

Fracking Growth Outpacing Scientific Knowledge in Canada: Report

December 15, 2020May 5, 2014 by Andrew Nikiforuk

One of Canada’s premier scientific bodies has issued a critical report on the state of hydraulic fracturing in the nation, saying the industry has outpaced credible baseline data, scientific knowledge and necessary monitoring.

How Fracking Is Exposing People to Radioactive Waste

December 15, 2020May 5, 2014 by Tara Lohan

There isn’t a lot of good news about fracking lately.

Alberta Voices: Somebody…needs to wake up!

December 15, 2020November 14, 2013 by Hans Asfeldt

"There had been oil and gas wells here in the area in the past," says Elaine, "but what we didn’t know was that this was a whole new breed of oil and gas wells…"