NoShaleGasNB

New US report cites fracking boom as actually a jobs bust for Pennsylvania shale gas counties, which were touted to NBers as a model for 'how its done right'. "While jobs grew by 9.9% nationally, and by 3.9% in other counties in their states, the shale gas counties grew jobs by only 1.6%. Personal income growth was similar; the shale counties were well behind the national average, and slightly behind their states. Most tellingly, the shale gas counties actually saw a loss of population, while their states and the nation grew.

"NB Power plans to extend the life of the coal burning Belledune electricity generator, one of the province’s largest emitters of carbon dioxide, to 2041: more than 10 years past its federally mandated closure."

As natural gas operations continue to encroach on farms and ranches in the province’s energy-rich northeast, concerns are building over the threat radioactive waste poses to clean water https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-fracking-agricultural-land-radioa/

Among the Commission’s findings, released on November 12, were that the RCMP violated citizens’ Charter Rights on issues of warrantless searches, stops and spot checks, and the retention of personal and social media data gathered by the RCMP, even after it was established that an individual was cleared of any criminal or security concerns. https://nbmediacoop.org//rcmp-shrugs-off-findings-it-acte/