They came prepared for war: RCMP crackdown on peaceful Mik’maq protest
Just two days after UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya's Canadian tour concluded, hundreds of RCMP officers raided a peaceful Mik’maq ...
Tag: shale gas
Unified opposition to fracking in New Brunswick
For the past two weeks, an unprecedented coalition of Acadians, Anglophones and members of the Elsipogtog First Nation have blockaded ...
“Energy East pipeline poses ‘enormous threat’ to environment:” Advocates for renewable energy hold parallel summit
Saint John – Renewable energy will ensure human and environmental health that is currently jeopardized by fracking for gas and ...
Deep Pockets
Deep Pockets (a ghosting of Eliot’s “Burnt Norton”) Legacy sites are oil and gas fields that at one time were ...
Amid mounting shale gas opposition, Premier Alward begins direct talks with Aboriginal leaders, community groups
Elsipogtog Chief Arren Sock accompanied by indigenous warriors and members of his community as he entered ...
Elsipogtog Chief announces resumption of indigenous control of “Crown lands,” serves eviction notice to shale gas company
Protesters exit the Irving Compound where five shale gas thumper trucks have been penned up for ...
Energy for Everyone: A summit beyond pipelines and shale gas
The upcoming "Atlantic Energy Summit" in Saint John NB promotes fracked gas, tar sands pipelines and nuclear energy. These aren't ...
How a shale gas company bought its reputation
The dominant discourse being fed to New Brunswick by Southwestern Energy (SWN) is that no harm to the environment or ...
Alward government’s flip-flop on provincial wetlands triggers outrage across Richibucto River Basin
People reacted angrily to news that SWN had been given access to provincial wetlands. Shown above ...
Community leaders echo protesters’ demands for moratorium on shale gas development
Shale gas opponents gathered in St. Louis-de-Kent in May to protest a meeting between SWN Resources ...
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