Houston energy firm wants meeting with Elsipogtog fracking opponents: RCMP
(RCMP officers line up in front of SWN Resources Canada’s thumper trucks last week.) By…
New Brunswick
Judge rules against injunction to stop shale gas exploration in New Brunswick
APTN National News A judge in New Brunswick has ruled against an injunction against SWN…
RCMP keep close watch over anti-fracking camp
APTN National News An uneasy calm has settled over an anti-fracking camp just north of…
After court loss, Elsipogtog braces for SWN’s return
(Elsipogtog lawyer T.J. Burke (left) stands next to Elsipogtog Chief Aaron Sock. APTN/Photo) By Jorge…
NB residents turn to Mi’kmaq as environmental concerns bubble to surface in wake of shale gas exploration
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION–Environmental concerns are beginning to bubble to…
Mi’kmaq claim another highway victory in ongoing battle against shale gas exploration
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News LAKETON, NB–It was another day of skirmishing on the…
SWN expected to retrieve equipment north of Elsipogtog First Nation
By Jorge Barrera APN National News ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, NB–A Houston-based energy company facing intense…
NB judge to rule on Elsipogtog injunction Monday
A New Brunswick judge will rule Monday on an attempt by Elsipogtog First Nation to stop shale gas exploration work by a Houston-based company.
Elsipogtog anti-fracking protests triggering angry online backlash
The ongoing, Mi’kmaq-led opposition to shale gas exploration in New Brunswick is creating an on-line backlash, with some calling for a counter protest in support of SWN Resources Canada which was forced to call off its planned work Thursday after facing dozens of demonstrators.