Central Alberta Farmers Concerned by Fracking Operation’s Use of Water

Central Alberta farmers concerned by fracking operation’s use of water

The Alberta Energy Regulator describes fracking as "a technique used to break up the rocks deep inside the earth to help get the oil and natural gas flowing."

Ohio landowners say fracking wastewater is leaking underground, threatening their oil wells and drinking water – Athens County Independent

This story was originally published by Jake Zuckerman of Signal. Bob Wilson, 65, is seen in front of his oil well in Marietta, Ohio. Brine from injection wells has migrated underground, “flooding” the oil wells and raising concerns for him about the safety of the area’s drinking water. Credit: Jake Zuckerman There’s a grimy saltwater seeping into their oil wells, and the Bobs are furious about it.  The Bobs – two landowners from Washington Count…

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A number of farmers near Rimbey, Alta., are raising concerns about a nearby hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operation, saying they believe its significant use of water is having an impact on their businesses. “The consequences on our herd, it’s devastating,” said Butch Smith, who added his family has operated a bison farm in the area for three decades. “Our animals in the feedlot — for three-and-a-half months — did zero gain on full feed, our ye…