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Province breaks up with fracking

It’s not you, fracking. It’s us. The province just isn’t ready for that kind of commitment right now, says Energy Minister Andrew Younger, who today announced Nova Scotia will introduce legislation in the fall to prohibit hydraulic fracturing. “Nova Scotians have overwhelmingly expressed concern about allowing high volume hydraulic fracturing to be a part of […]

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Giving credit where it’s due

[Image-1] On Thursday, something truly miraculous happened. Something that happens once in a blue moon, in a dog’s age, in a right smart spell—the environmental movement won something. And it was good. The Wheeler panel on fracking turned over its recommendations to Energy Minister Andrew Younger, and they were a lot better than most people […]

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