Category: Fracking
Fracking Nova Scotia 2.0, April 2026
The $30 million financial arrangement between the provincial government and Dalhousie University is now public knowledge. While the university frames the "Subsurface Energy R&D Investment" program as scientific inquiry, the math tells a different story: $24.3 million is earmarked to reimburse fracking companies for exploratory drilling, with the remaining $5.7 million allocated to research and…
Get Fracking Out of the Budget!
Get Fracking Out of the Budget! Barbara Harris from NoFrac wrote on March 12, 2026: Hi fractivist friends, Premier Houston's horrible budget is having the unintended result of connecting the dots about what the Houston government cares about, and what and who it doesn't. A lot of people who have not been politically involved before…
Is Pushback Against Mining in Nova Scotia Affecting Premier Tim Houston?
Have you been wondering whether all the protests and opposition to uranium mining and fracking are having any impact on Premier Tim Houston?
So far, Houston remains determined to lift Nova Scotia’s long-standing bans on fracking and uranium mining—despite growing public resistance. Here’s where things stand:
What the Frack Houston? We have a problem!
Nova Scotia Premier, Tim Houston has put forward a bill to lift bans on fracking and uranium. The CBC says, “There's been a moratorium on uranium exploration for more than 40 years and a ban on mining it for 15 years.” Houston believes there are ways to exploit these resources while “while meeting provincial greenhouse…
NOFRAC Brings Bluedot to your Municipality
There's a growing movement afoot! Let's encourage Nova Scotia's municipal councils to pass declarations recognizing people's right to live in a healthy environment. Yarmouth has already done this, and work is under way in several other communities. This Blue Dot movement is a nation-wide initiative of the David Suzuki Foundation. Across the country, more than…