Some observers believe Howe, who has been reporting on energy and - TopicsExpress



          

Some observers believe Howe, who has been reporting on energy and fracking in Atlantic Canada for some time, was arrested because he was asking too many uncomfortable questions. Reports also indicate that his camera was seized. “His arrest is a clear effort to silence grassroots voices,” the Media Co-op, Howe’s employer, said in a release. The arrest came as tensions in Atlantic Canada rise about hydraulic fracking, a process of extracting oil and gas from shale rock by injecting high-pressure water and chemicals into the ground before drilling. Documentary films, protest groups and government regulations have combined to boost paranoia about the energy extraction technique through the roof, despite assurances from energy companies that everything is safe.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 06:00:54 +0000

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