DENE NATION CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE ELSIPOGTOG PEOPLE | rabble.ca

19.10.13

DENE NATION CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE ELSIPOGTOG PEOPLE | rabble.ca:

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October 17, 2013

DENE NATION CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE ELSIPOGTOG PEOPLE

YELLOWKNIFE – The Dene Nation stands in full support of the Elsipogtog community and leadership in their defence against fracking and shale gas development within their traditional territory.

“We stand in complete solidarity with the Elsipogtog people to express full support and continue their efforts for developing an energy plan for their territory” states Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus.

The Elsipogtog First Nation has been protesting the energy company SWN Resources outside Rexton, New Brunswick regarding fracking and shale gas development for the last month.

Fracking, also called hydro-fracking is a relatively new process of natural gas and oil extraction. Fracking is fundamentally different than traditional gas & oil extraction methods. Fracking wells go thousands of feet deeper than traditional natural wells. Fracking requires between two and five million gallons of local freshwater per well - up to 100 times more than traditional extraction methods. Fracking utilizes "fracking fluid," a mix of water, sand, and a cocktail of toxic chemicals. The amount of wastewate produced by fracked wells is much greater than traditional wells.