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7/30/2019 Letter to Industry
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Moncton,April302013
ToshaleoilandgascompaniesandsupportingoperatorsinNewBrunswick1:
Weareagroupof27associations,organizationsandunionsrepresentingtensofthousandsofNew
Brunswickers,urbanandrural;Anglophone,FrancophoneandAboriginal.
WearewritingtodaytoadviseyouthatyouareoperatinginNewBrunswickwithoutasociallicense.
Furthermore,forthosecompanieswhoselicensewasrenewedafterNovember2012,weconsideryour
currentexplorationlicenseinvalid.
Inwinter2011,petitionstobanshalegasexplorationandproductiontotalingnearly20,000signatures
weredeliveredtotheNewBrunswickLegislature.OnNovember27,2012,groupsrepresentingawide
cross-sectionofbothruralandurbanNewBrunswickersralliedinfrontoftheLegislatureanddemanded
ourgovernmenttoimmediatelystopongoingshalegasexploration,thegrantingofanynewlicenses,
andtherenewalofexistingones.ThesedemandswererestatedinanopenlettertoEnergyandMines
MinisterCraigLeonarddeliveredonFebruary282013,whichwassignedbyorganizationsrepresentingmorethan50,000NewBrunswickers.
Asevidencedbytheresultsofseveralpolls,andasindicatedbycontinuedpublicprotestsandthe
increasingnumberofmunicipalitiesthathavepassedbansonfracking,mostNewBrunswickersdonot
wantexplorationandfurtherdevelopmentofshalehydrocarbons.Furthermore,thecurrentprovincial
governmenthasneitheramandatenortheconsentoftheaboriginalandnon-aboriginalpeopleofNew
Brunswicktoallowhydrocarbonextractioninourshaleformations.
IfyourlicensewasrenewedafterourpetitionofNovember2012,andsincetherenewalwasonlymade
possiblebyaquestionableamendmenttoourOilandGasAct,pleasenotethatwedonotacceptas
validyourcurrentexplorationlicense,andneitherwillademocraticgovernment,formedafterthe
provincialelectionsnextyear,grantitsconversiontoalease.
We,thepeopleofNewBrunswick,donotwanttobecomeasacrificezoneforextremeenergy
extraction.Wehavecometorealize,throughscientificandeconomicstudies,thatminingforshalegas
andoilisdetrimentaltohumanprosperityhereandanywhereintheworld.Asamatteroffact,several
leadingorganizations(e.g.InternationalEnergyAgency,WorldBank)havewarnedthatwemustkeep
unconventionalfossilfuelsinthegroundtoavoidcatastrophicclimatechange.
Givenalltheabove,weurgeyoutoreconsideryourplansandstopanyfurtherexplorationanddrilling
inthisprovinceuntilproperpublicconsultationhastakenplace.
Sincerelyconcernedabouthealth,water,andclimatechange,
27organizations,associationsandunionsofNB(pleaseseealphabeticallistonnextpage)
CanadianUnionofPublicEmployeesNewBrunswick(CUPENB)
1Including,butnotnecessarilylimitedto:SWNResourcesCanada,CorridorResourcesInc.,ContactExplorationInc.,Windsor
EnergyInc.,andGeokineticsExplorationInc.
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CCNBAction
CitizensCoalitionforCleanAir
CornhillandAreaResidentsAssociation
CouncilofCanadiansSaintJohnChapter
CouncilofCanadiansFrederictonChapter
DarlingsIslandFrackingInterventionNaguwigewauk
ecoFrederictonSustainableLivingInc.
Fredericton&DistrictLabourCouncil
FriendsofMountCarleton
HamptonWaterFirst
MaliseetGrandCouncil
MemramcookAction
NewBrunswickersAgainstFracking
NewBrunswickSeniorCitizensFederation
NationalFarmersUnionNewBrunswick(NFUNB)
NotreEnvironnement,NotreChoix
ParentsAgainstEverydayPoisons
PenniacAnti-ShaleGasOrganization
SierraClubAtlantic
SikniktukMi'kmaqRightsCoalition
StanleyAreaActionGroup
SustainableEnergyGroup
TantramarAllianceAgainstHydrofracking
UpperMiramichiStewardshipAlliance
UpriverEnvironmentWatch
WaterandEnvironmentalProtectionforAlbertCounty