Be... Without Water?

Be... Without Water? About sixty families in Penobsquis near Sussex New Brunswick, have wells that have gone dry, and now have to pay to have water. They are seeking compensation from Potash Corp. which, they believe, is responsible for their water loss. They have little hope of receiving anything from the multi-billion dollar U.S. based corporation.

Twenty eight concerned citizen groups are demanding that at least a moratorium be placed on the billion-dollar shale gas industry operations until the "infant industry" methods can be proven to be safe. Citizens are worried about well water contamination, heavy industrialization of rural areas, increasing pollution, a decrease in the value of their homes, etc. When damage is done to their property, they fear that they will not receive any compensation, unless they are able to prove that the damage is the result of shale gas operations.

This documentary by filmmaker Rob Turgeon, looks at these two situations of people in conflict with big business in New Brunswick.

Are multi-billion dollar corporations coming into New Brunswick responsible corporate citizens?

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• shale gas exploration
• Penobsquis
• Penobsquis hearing
• contaminated water
• CCNB
• Alma Brooks
• Stanley blockade
• potash
• seismic testing
• ban fracking
• ffracking
• mining regulations
• subsidence

[robfturgeon]

Thanks for your intelligent and objective remarks.



[mutualaid10]

Land owners and other Canadians should not have to wait until they suffer harm to have a sensible government policy prevent the industrial activity that is being facilitated by Mr. Northrup and other politicians.

Reporters should examine the sources of financing of provincial and federal parties and officials to see why those officials willfully refuse to grasp the very real and rational fears of their constituents.

[mutualaid10]

Minister Northrup is avoiding the obvious problem of his "'no' means 'no'!" strategy for responding to the industry which was raised to him by the good people of New Brunswick over and over again. The problem is that individual property owners should be allowed to say no to any activities that might harm their land before it does. And that even those who don't have property have an interest in government protection from large-scale industrial destruction of their place of residence and/or birth.