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Environmental groups demand BC government uphold its own water laws

New water use regulations could have a significant impact on future fracking projects in BC

Water withdrawal stats run dry

Here’s a question that our provincial government ought to be able to answer but can’t: How much water is the world’s biggest bottled water seller withdrawing from wells in British Columbia? The...

Burning water in Alberta leads to lawsuit: fracking

Before the end of 2009, natural gas industry plans to complete at least 4,000 hydraulic fracturing jobs in northern B.C. alone. It's a burning issue for some. Source: Vancouver Observer

Gasland brings sickening reality of fracking home

“Water’s not supposed to bubble like that unless it’s Perrier,” exclaimed the detective, as he examined tap water from a cattle ranch adjacent to natural gas drilling wells.  The detective...