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The Legacy of Fracking: From Earthquakes to Jessica Ernst
September 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join award-winning journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk for public presentations at five locations in Nova Scotia,
The Legacy of Fracking: From Earthquakes to Jessica Ernst
based on his recent book Slick Water, a stunning examination of Big Oil and government abuse. Hydraulic fracturing is proven to cause water contamination, seismic activity, landscape industrialization and economic ruin. The harrowing experience of Jessica Ernst reveals how government and regulators flaunt the law to protect the powerful.
Slick Water is the 2016 Science in Society Journalism Awards recipient and received honourable mention for the 15th annual Rachel Carson Book Award. Mr. Nikiforuk’s previous book, Tar Sands, Dirty Oil and the Future of the Continent, received the 2009 Rachel Carson Book Award. Slick Water will be available for sale – $29.95
Dates & Locations:
Sun 7pm Sept 25 Inverness, Inverness County Centre for the Arts, 16080 Highway 19
Wed 7pm Sept 28 Shubenacadie, Shubenacadie Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 42 Mill Village Rd
Thur 7pm Sept 29 Halifax, Dalhousie University College of Sustainability, McCain Bldg, 6135 University Ave
Fri 7pm Sept 30 Block House, South Shore Waldorf School, 64 School Rd
Sat 2pm Oct 1st Wolfville, KCIC Auditorium, University Avenue, Acadia University
Details: https://
contact: info@halifaxcommon.ca
Admission by donation
The tour is organized by Peggy Cameron
Thank you community partners! Friends of Halifax Common, Margaree Environmental Association, facebook- Stop Alton Gas, Dalhousie College of Sustainability, South Shore Waldorf School, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter and Acadia University’s Environmental & Sustainability Studies
