Shale gas: Sound the fracking alarm

 The evidence is being reported across the continent: first-hand reports, scientific studies . . . fracking may get more gas but it is very bad for people and the planet. Here are some reports from British Columbia and beyond:

• B.C. should cap gas sector growth, report says
  The report describes B.C.'s pursuit of shale gas development, including exclusive access to water and lax regulations for greenhouse gas emissions, as 'reckless.'

• "Ohio regulators confirmed late last week what many observers already suspected: a fracking wastewater disposal well caused 12 earthquakes near Youngstown last year as the state threw open its doors to the controversial oil- and gas-drilling technique. "  - Mike Ludwig, Truthout   Full story

SEE ALSO:

• Is there really 100 years’ worth of natural gas beneath the United States?
• REPORT: Will Natural Gas Fuel America in the 21st Century?
• Shale gas subsidies threaten BC water supply: CCPA report
• B.C. government's plan to construct three LNG plants counters CO2 reduction efforts
• A Fracking Disaster in the Making: Report
• Fracking tests near Blackpool 'likely cause' of tremors
• France Cancels Shale-Gas Permits Over Fracking Impasse
• Albertan, Tired of Her Tap Water Catching Fire, Sues
• Natural gas fracking reviews launched
• BC gov must rein in shale gas industry, says enviro group
• Critics slam B.C. government plan to report on fracking activity
• Fracking Operations Cause Thousands of Earthquakes in Arkansas
• Unlike BC, Wyoming Won't Allow Fracking Secrets
• Down the Drain Goes Public's Right to Know about Fracking
• The U.S. has one-fifth the shale gas once projected