May 18, 2012, New Brunswick – The New Brunswick government is
proposing 116 different changes to the regulatory framework that
oversees the oil and gas industry and in particular the controversial
process of hydraulic fracturing. | READ MORE
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May 17, 2012, Gibsons, B.C. – The Town of Gibsons, B.C., received an update on the progress of its $500,000 initiative to map out the aquifer. | READ MORE
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May 17, 2012, Manitoba – The province will bring in new rules to protect Manitoba's ground
wells and aquifers from contamination, Conservation Minister Gord
Mackintosh said Tuesday. | READ MORE
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May 16, 2012, California – Residents of two rural California communities, whose water has elevated arsenic levels, have proposed to resolve the issue by combining with the Angiola Water
District, which sells water for irrigation, to deliver drinking water to
residents. | READ MORE
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May 16, 2012, Buffalo, NY – A new study released yesterday by the University at Buffalo concludes
that state oversight and better industry practices have significantly
reduced the risk of major environmental problems stemming from drilling
high-volume natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region in
Pennsylvania. | READ MORE
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May 15, 2012, Edmonton – NAIT’s Alternative Energy Program aims to help meet the increasing renewable energy demand with a two-year program that teaches students how to design and
install a broad range of green technologies, ranging from solar to wind and more. | READ MORE
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May 14, 2012, Oakville, Ont. – After averting a potential disaster, Oakville wants the Ontario
government to immediately stop unregulated drilling for geothermal
energy installations until rules are written to ensure public safety. | READ MORE
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