Rural
Seize the moment, stand with Elsipogtog
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” — 1984 by George...
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They came prepared for war: RCMP crackdown on peaceful Mik’maq protest
Just two days after UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya's Canadian tour concluded, hundreds of RCMP officers raided a peaceful Mik’maq...
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Unified opposition to fracking in New Brunswick
For the past two weeks, an unprecedented coalition of Acadians, Anglophones and members of the Elsipogtog First Nation have blockaded...
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Restart public review period for Sisson mine project: CCNB Action
Fredericton – CCNB Action is asking for the termination of the current public review period for the Environmental Impact Assessment...
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Deep Pockets
Deep Pockets (a ghosting of Eliot’s “Burnt Norton”) Legacy sites are oil and gas fields that at one time were...
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Amid mounting shale gas opposition, Premier Alward begins direct talks with Aboriginal leaders, community groups
Elsipogtog Chief Arren Sock accompanied by indigenous warriors and members of his community as he entered...
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Elsipogtog Chief announces resumption of indigenous control of “Crown lands,” serves eviction notice to shale gas company
Protesters exit the Irving Compound where five shale gas thumper trucks have been penned up for...
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How a shale gas company bought its reputation
The dominant discourse being fed to New Brunswick by Southwestern Energy (SWN) is that no harm to the environment or...
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A pipeline through paradise? A case against the proposal
TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline route through what Hugh Leonard calls New Brunswick's paradise. Is the...
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More job creation potential in clean energy than in oil and gas
Government leaders and a number of other pundits are telling us that New Brunswick needs the shale gas industry and...
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