Fracking and its possible harm to the environment is currently being studied and last year, the Oklahoma Geological Survey team had some reports that were critical of those who use the method. According to Bloomberg, billionaire oil tycoon, Harold Hamm, told the dean of the University of Oklahoma’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, Larry […]
Fracking-not just done on land
While a debate rages over the use of hydraulic fracturing to exploit fossil fuel reserves inland, the practice has quietly taken hold offshore, in the Gulf of Mexico. Documents obtained by “Fault Lines” reveal that the world’s largest oil firms are now fracking in some of the Gulf’s deepest waters — raising questions about how […]
What caused January earthquake in Alberta
On January 22, Fox Creek, Alberta was struck by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake. While the earthquake caused neither significant property damage nor injury, it did shake residents up. More importantly, it brought up the ongoing debate regarding the cause of the seismic activity. The science is still out on the definitive cause of the quake, but preliminary […]
Comment: No fracking = no money
Nova Scotia certainly isn’t rolling in dough. The Maritime province has a higher unemployment rate than the national average. It’s also a “have-not” province on the equalization payment grid. That isn’t stopping them from putting the lid on one potential source of revenue. In September, Energy Minister Andrew Younger stated the province will ban hydraulic […]