PLANET IN PERIL

CBC News Alberta's energy regulator fingers hydraulic fracturing as likely cause of 'quake. Story here.

Inside Climate News After analyzing 24 scientific studies, the Natural Resources Defence Council finds plenty to worry about, from birth defects to deadly effects. Story here. Related: Fracking Dealt Another Setback by Quebec Report

THE GLOBE & MAIL Quebec’s environmental bureau has dealt a setback to companies that want to use hydraulic fracturing techniques to develop the province's promising shale gas deposits, saying it appears the economic benefits would not outweigh the environmental costs. Story here. Related:  "Free Trade - Path to Prosperity or Back Road to Corporatism?"

Government Of Nova Scotia Energy Minister Andrew Younger has announced, the government of Nova Scotia will introduce legislation this fall to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas. Story here.

Metro OTTAWA – Environmentalists and legal experts are criticizing the federal government’s decision to leave toxic fracking chemicals off a list of pollutants going into Canada’s air, land and water. Full story here.

TheGuardian The (UK) government ignores the drawbacks to shale gas, while its erratic policies around solar frustrate budding entrepreneurs. Details here.

CBC News Environment Canada commissioned report by international experts. Details here. Related:  Have Our Servants Become Our Masters? Why Fossil Fuels Are No Longer Our Friends. Don't Believe the Harperites! There are Downsides to Free Trade!

Huffington Post Hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to cancer, infertility and a slew of other health problems have been found in water samples collected at and near hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," sites in Colorado, according to a new study published in the journal Endocrinology this week. Details here.

InfoTel Multimedia An oil exploration company says it will lose its licence next month to drill wells near Gros Morne National Park in western Newfoundland. Details here.

Aljazeera A single campaign in one of   the country's smallest provinces is now a flashpoint for land rights of First Nations communities. Full story here.

the COMMONSENSE CANADIAN A pit storing contaminated fracking water in northeast BC was leaking into the surrounding soil and groundwater for up to six months before owner Talisman formally notified.. Details here.

St. John's Telegram Reviews, public consultations needed before policy developed, minister says. Full story here.

Ill-informed and incoherent: the head of (Britain's) the National Trust talks nonsense on fracking. By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website, 24th October 2013 “It’s not for me to judge the relative merits of fracking versus wind turbines.”  So said Dame Helen Ghosh , the National Trust’s new director-general. To this there are two obvious responses. The first is: yes, as the head of Britain’s biggest conservation group, this is just the kind of judgement you should be making. You’ve been appointed to lead this organisation, and a crucial component of leadership is making judgements. Because it is a public organisation, these judgements should be explained to your membership and to others who take an interest in what the Trust does.

Huffington Post The US Geological Survey suggests "injection-induced seismicity" may be playing a role in a spike in earthquake activity in the state. The term refers to pumping wastewater produced by fracking and other oil and gas projects into storage deep in the ground. Details here.

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Mother Jones Major earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger reflex quakes in areas where fluids have been injected into the ground from fracking and other industrial operations, according to a study published in the journal  Science on Thursday. Details here.

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Save a world heritage site from the grasping, greedy, destructive hands of Big Oil!               Please sign! 

The Tyee Report details how industry, climate change could 'eat up' the Mackenzie River Basin and its vital ecological services. Full story here.

TomDispatch Courtesy of Common Dreams Destroying the Planet for Record Profits. Full story here.

Naomi Klein - the Nation The movement demanding that public interest institutions divest their holdings from fossil fuels is on a serious roll. At last count, there were active divestment campaigns on 305 campuses and in more than 100 US cities and states. The demand has spread to Canada... Full story here.