Nova Scotia to ban fracking BRUCE ERSKINE BUSINESS REPORTER | UPDATED SEP 3, 2014, 2:01 PM Video Nova Scotia Energy Minister Andrew Younger announces on Wednesday that the province will introduce legislation in the fall sitting to ban fracking. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff / File) There will be no fracking in Nova Scotia. Energy Minister Andrew Younger announced Wednesday that the Liberal government plans to introduce legislation prohibiting hydraulic fracturing in shale oil and gas projects in the province. RELATED STORIES: Andrew Younger statement Report: Nova Scotia not ready for fracking CBU president denies conflict Editorial: Consent, sharing crucial on fracking “Since becoming the province’s minister of energy, I’ve read all the letters from Nova Scotians which have reached my office both for and against high volume slick water hydraulic fracturing. I’ve read numerous studies and reports commissioned by various parties, including the Wheeler report, which was recently delivered to our government,” Younger said in an op-ed piece. “Nova Scotians have indicated that they are concerned about hydraulic fracturing and they do not want it to be part of onshore petroleum development in Nova Scotia at this time. Nova Scotians have put their trust in our government that we will listen to those concerns and not allow a process that most Nova Scotians are clearly not yet comfortable with. “As a result, our government will introduce legislation this fall to prohibit the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale oil and gas projects.” Younger said the decision to ban fracking doesn’t mean the province is backing away from energy developments. “Our government is actively working with the offshore industry to ensure the responsible and sustainable development of those resources in a way that ensures the primary benefit is to Nova Scotians. Onshore, coal bed methane projects in places like Stellarton have received strong community support and show strong promise,” he said. “We are actively engaged in promoting our renewable energy industries, especially in offshore renewables. We are becoming a world leader in tidal development and will be one of the first to deploy a commercial scale tidal project, harnessing one of our richest natural resources to the benefit of all Nova Scotians.”
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:08:45 +0000
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