Canada’s fractured view of fracking
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Written by Charlotte Santry Posted Date: January 27, 2014
As Canada’s largest natural gas producer defends itself in court against allegations linked to its fracking operations, several provinces are expressing increasing unease with the practice and, in some cases, banning it.
Concerns over fracking — the practice of injecting rocks with pressurized liquid to release natural gas — appear to be unevenly spread across the country. In general, disquiet in Western Canada has been more muted, possibly partly due to the greater public tolerance of large energy projects in general.
Bucking this trend is the multi-million dollar lawsuit launched by Alberta resident Jessica Ernst against energy firm Encana Corp. The case raises interesting questions about the extent to which regulators can be held liable for damage caused by fracking.
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