fracking

Scientist says now that there is no doubt that hydraulic fracturing and waste water injection can cause earthquakes, the question is how damaging they can be.

National Observer is raising funds for critical reporting on one of Canada's greatest ecological treasures.

Signs of the Canadian oil and gas industry's recovery from a punishing two-year downturn are emerging in unlikely places, including fine grains of sand.

Research has found that liquids released from fracked oil and gas wells can harm fish even at low concentrations.

Reading Andrew Nikiforuk's Slick Water will make you sadder and wiser with an understanding of how governments and Big Oil and Gas have sung from the same hymn book, writes Warren Bell.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Alberta rancher Jessica Ernst will not be able to sue the province's energy regulator regarding fracking activities on her land.

Donald Trump’s environmental policies, like most of his big ideas, can be summed up in a Tweet.

Although the area is crucial to Inuit for hunting and other traditional activities, the federal government has approved underwater seismic blasting by a consortium of energy companies.

Emails obtained through an access−to−information request by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives show BC Hydro discussing the possible threat posed by hydraulic fracturing.

A fraction of provincial NDP delegates advocate for a moratorium on fracking, the controversial practice linked to 90 per cent of Alberta earthquakes.

In a report released Tuesday, a panel that studied the contentious oil−extraction process recommends the province continue its freeze on fracking applications until major questions are answered.

"We have been clear we would not allow this activity to go forward unless our five conditions were met," Donald Arseneault said.

Without adequate infrastructure, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard joked that people would need to teleport the oil off a Gulf of Saint Lawrence island.