The more people learn about shale
gas, the more they will be opposed. So claims Jim Emberger of the New Brunswick
Anti-Shale Gas Alliance which is why the opponents of fracking have organised a
series of public meetings that will start this week.
Emberger tells Tide News the
industry has never been able to get a handle on the leaks from shale gas
wells.
He
claims there are wells in Penobsquis that are leaking and 5 per cent will leak
during the first year with that rising to 30 per cent after five years. Emberger
goes on to argue that's why Quebec instituted the moratorium on shale gas after
discovering 19 of 35 wells had developed leaks.