Fracking with Freshwater webinar with expert panel
The fracking industry is the only one in B.C. allowed to extract billions of litres of freshwater, poison it, and then dispose of it untreated. The fact that they’re doing this should be a massive scandal – but it’s not, because not enough people know about it. (If you’ve already RSVP’ed – please forward this email along to 5 people!)
Late last year we released a shocking report exposing how the B.C. government is allowing the fracking industry to poison billions of litres of water each year. The water is poisoned with toxic chemicals before being pumped – untreated – into disposal wells. In fact, it’s so toxic that it can never be used again. The fracking companies claim that this toxic wastewater will stay deep underground, but refuse to do any monitoring or testing to confirm that it’s not leaking into the surrounding groundwater and harming nearby communities. No other industry in B.C. is allowed to mistreat water in this way. The long-term solution is clear: we must end fracking in B.C. However, until we begin the work of transitioning away from fracked gas, there are some practical steps the B.C. government can take right now to urgently protect clean water and communities. I hope to see you online tomorrow for this important discussion. Talk soon, Sven Biggs P.S. If you’re feeling fired up to join the campaign to end fracking in B.C., make sure you also RSVP for our Frack Free BC organizing call next Tuesday, February 28th at 5:30pm PT. Hosted alongside our friends at Dogwood BC and Wilderness Committee, that call is the place to find out how to get involved with our upcoming actions, join a community group, host a film screening, or ask any questions you have. SpeakersDonna Forsyth
Donna Forsyth is a former legislative advisor to the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy who helped draft the Water Sustainability Act.
Ben Parfitt
Ben Parfitt a long-time analyst with the B.C. Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives who has written extensively on the impacts of fracking on water.
Sven Biggs
Sven Biggs is Stand.earth’s Canadian Oil and Gas Program Director and the lead author of Fracking with Freshwater.
Dr. Gilles Wendling
Dr. Gilles Wendling holds a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology from the Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, and is the founder of GW Solutions, a consulting firm that predominantly works with First Nations, with a focus on the protection of aquifers and watersheds. He is co-author of “Canada’s Groundwater Resources,” (Rivera et al., 2013), an advisor for Living Lakes Canada, and member of the ELAW Science Team (elaw.org).
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