Rural
Rural communities being bullied on shale gas: researcher
Chris Walker interviews Susan Machum, Canada Research Chair on Rural Social Justice at St. Thomas University, on shale gas and...
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600 march against shale gas
About 600 people marched and rallied against shale gas development in Fredericton on Saturday, Nov. 19th. The marchers converged at...
Read moreCooke Aquaculture case raises worries about cuts to Environment Canada
Recent charges against Cooke aquaculture and three of its executives for the alleged use of illegal pesticides serve to highlight...
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Twelve weekly shale gas sidewalk protests send clear message to government: “No Shale Gas!”
Since August 10th, the week of the blockade of shale gas survey equipment near Stanley, people of New Brunswick have...
Read moreWhat science tells us fracking is safe? And why no more letters to the editor on fracking?
I found it tragic that in a recent letter to the editor of The Daily Gleaner, a Mr. Hitchens speaks...
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Saint John-Fundy residents deliver resolution against shale gas to MLA
Residents of the Saint John-Fundy riding presented a resolution on shale gas to their MLA Glen Savoie at the Seaview...
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Environment Canada withdraws funding for Canadian Environmental Network
The future is uncertain for more than 640 environmental groups as Environment Canada announced that it would be withdrawing its...
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Hampton shale gas opponents not giving up
Over 60 people, many of them from the Hampton area, attended an impromptu demonstration against shale gas development outside the...
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Penobsquis: Seeking justice in the “Theatre of the Absurd”
“Theatre of the Absurd” is how one observer described the current Mine Hearing in Sussex. Under the auspices of the...
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New Brunswick rural communities targeted by health care cuts
The union representing hospital workers, New Brunswick Council of Hospital Unions - CUPE Local 1252, is appalled by the announcement...
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