While the numbers may sound large, in terms of how much water it takes to fracture a well, in the grand scheme of things the percentages of total water use are quite small.
Environment
November 19, 2015
11:32AM
The risk of well integrity failures are similar to other areas of risk for hydraulic fracturing—the risks tend to be quite low.
November 18, 2015
10:51AM
Turns out, LEED school buildings actually consume more energy, and therefore cost more money, than non-LEED schools.
November 17, 2015
10:59AM
Prime Minister Trudeau's letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau lists 27 priorities—we offer a quick reaction to 13 of these priorities.
October 29, 2015
11:55AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources.
October 19, 2015
4:00AM
The percentage of recycled water used in hydraulic fracturing is growing.
October 9, 2015
12:36PM
Ontario can offer some painful examples of what can happen when you abandon coal for renewables.
October 6, 2015
4:00AM
If safety is really the number one concern, then the best option is to just build pipelines rather than tinker with regulations governing the oil by rail industry.
October 2, 2015
10:00AM
Naomi Klein’s anti-capitalist vision for the future may allow for only a few lucky high-flyers.
September 23, 2015
9:50AM
The Council managed to cobble together a very scary scenario. However, in doing so, they committed errors of omission and commission that render their report essentially meaningless.
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