Court said towns of Dryden, Middlefield both acted properly when banning fracking within borders
Mix it with hazardous drainage from mining operations
The company was granted an injunction to set up a buffer zone around its equipment after protests outside its compound in October turned violent.
Meetings come in an effort to end a protest that has closed a highway in eastern New Brunswick for a week.
Companies are required to begin following these requirements immediately when applying for any operations authorization drilling involving hydraulic fracturing
The permit allows injection of three million gallons of water, as well as sand and a mixture of as many as 30 chemicals.
New research indicates oil and gas drilling operations may make fault zones sensitive to shock waves from distant big quakes.
Company has invested more than US$15 billion in the past few years
The moratorium would last for five years or until new regulations on shale gas exploration are in place.
Bets her government’s future on shale gas
