Petition to Stop Fracking in Nova Scotia

Publication Date: 
March 22, 2011

Petition to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing in Nova Scotia   
 
To: Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia
• Whereas Petroworth Resources Inc. has indicated that it intends to drill for oil along  a seismic line
between Lake Ainslie and Mull River in the ‘Ainslie Block’  that extends from St. Rose to Port
Hood and east to Whycocomagh in Inverness County, and  
• Whereas this exploration may lead to the discovery of shale gas (i.e. natural gas obtained from
underground shale formations) as well as oil, and  
• Whereas Petroworth Resources Inc has used the technology known as hydraulic fracturing (hereafter
referred to as fracking) in the extraction of shale gas in New Brunswick and has not ruled out its
utilization in the Ainslie Block, and  
• Whereas fracking involves injecting, under very high pressure, millions of litres of water, sand and  
proprietary chemicals  into a large number of underground rock formations, and   
• Whereas some of these chemicals can lead to serious health problems, ranging from eye and
respiratory disorders to cancer, and    
• Whereas fracking in other parts of North America has already resulted in the contamination of
underground sources of drinking water and other environmental concerns,  
• Whereas other rural communities across North America have reacted to these threats to drinking
water and human health by demanding an outright ban on the use of fracking,   
• We the undersigned, in the interests of all residents of Nova Scotia, demand a province- wide ban on
the use of fracking as described above.

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