Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing – or “fracking” as it is more commonly known – is a technique that involves the injection of millions of litres of water and thousands of litres of unidentified chemicals underground at very high pressure in order to create fractures in the underlying shale rock formations and extract the natural gas below the surface. The Council of Canadians opposes fracking because of its high water use, its high carbon emissions, its impacts on human health, the disruption it causes to wildlife, and the danger it poses to groundwater and local drinking water. We are calling for a country-wide halt on fracking operations, and work with people in communities across Canada who are saying “No fracking way!”
![Draft PEI Water Act proposes ban on fracking, leaves question of high-capacity wells unanswered](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
Draft PEI Water Act proposes ban on fracking, leaves question of high-capacity wells unanswered
![Public Inquiry needed to properly investigate deep social and environmental harms of fracking, coalition says](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
Public Inquiry needed to properly investigate deep social and environmental harms of fracking, coalition says
![NAFTA compounds 1.2 trillion litres of toxic petrochemical waste in tar sands tailings ponds](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
NAFTA compounds 1.2 trillion litres of toxic petrochemical waste in tar sands tailings ponds
![Council of Canadians condemns Wynne government giving green light to fracking in Ontario](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
Council of Canadians condemns Wynne government giving green light to fracking in Ontario
![Wynne government opens the door to fracking in Ontario](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
Wynne government opens the door to fracking in Ontario
![The Council of Canadians says fracking ban should be included in PEI Water Act](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
The Council of Canadians says fracking ban should be included in PEI Water Act
![Red Deer chapter supports landowners opposed to fracking](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)
Red Deer chapter supports landowners opposed to fracking
![Maliseet chiefs feel pressured to accept open-pit mine & tailings pond north of Fredericton](https://i0.wp.com/canadians.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design4.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1)