Bill 193 – Owners’ Rights to Contest, Regulatory Offenses
There seems to be some confusion amongst some folks, about the authority of the Provincial Government under Bill 193 as enacted in the 2026 legislative session. Bill 193 is the so-called “Powering the Economy Act,” which is referred to below as the “Act.” Specifically, the confusion about the Act, seems to be whether property owners…
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NOFRAC’s Latest In Depth Report Available Now
NOFRAC’s report, Ignoring the Evidence: Premier Tim Houston’s Reckless Plan to Frack for Gas, outlines significant issues of concern in the SERDIP agreement between the Province and Dalhousie, in the context of present day scientific knowledge about the risks of the onshore fracked gas industry. A brief summary appears below. Both the complete report and…
Read moreNOFRAC 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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N.S. group calls on Dalhousie to release agreements for gas exploration program
“You want to know that a group that is engaging in asking questions that could have strong impacts on people’s health, on the climate, on our energy sovereignty — which is an important topic — that that work is being done without somebody telling them the answers before the work even starts,” said Nova Scotia…
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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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