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Nova Scotia – Dalhousie Agreement to Develop Onshore Gas(SERDIP 2026): What you Need to Know – Summary

In December 2025, the Houston Government announced that they were allocating $30 million in hopes of kickstarting onshore gas development in Nova Scotia. Dalhousie University was selected to administer a Subsurface Energy R&D Investment Program (SERDIP). This program follows the Houston government’s decision that Nova Scotia’s economic future should be based on aggressive resource extraction…

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The Province of Nova Scotia – Dalhousie Agreement to develop onshore gas (SERDIP): What you need to know

In December 2025, the Houston Government announced they were allocating $30 million in hopes of kickstarting onshore gas development in Nova Scotia. An agreement would be signed with Dalhousie University to administer a Subsurface Energy R&D Investment Program (SERDIP.) The program follows the Houston government’s decision that Nova Scotia’s economic future should be based on…

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NOFRAC letter to Graham Gagnon, Dalhousie University

19 January, 2026 Dr. Graham Gagnon Dalhousie University Interim VP for Innovation and Research Project Lead: Subsurface Energy Research and Development Investment Program Re: Subsurface Energy Research and Development Investment Program Dear Dr. Gagnon, We are writing on behalf of the Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition (NOFRAC) to request that, in the interest…

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“The first question to ask is not whether Nova Scotia can develop onshore gas, but whether we should.”

NOFRAC Calls for Full Transparency of Province-Dalhousie Project to Kickstart Onshore Natural Gas Development The Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition (NOFRAC) has asked Dalhousie University to release full details of the recently announced agreement between the Province and Dalhousie that aims to kickstart an onshore natural gas industry. “The province is putting the…

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“Dear Dal, I don’t want this” | The Dalhousie Gazette

Amelia Penney-Crocker in the Dalhousie Gazette, writes “I’ve faced disappointment before, but there’s something different about this letdown. Though I’ve learned not to take pride in my government, I’d like to be proud of my school. I choose to attend this institution and trust it with my future. I want to believe that it wants…

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