Fracking is a controversial method of extracting natural gas that is trapped deep inside shale rock formations. Millions of litres of water, sand, and tens of thousands of litres of toxic chemicals are blasted into the ground at extremely high pressure, creating cracks that allow pockets of natural gas to be released.

The fracking process uses vast and unsustainable amounts of water, much of which becomes so contaminated it cannot be returned to the watershed. The water comes from municipal sources, surface and groundwater, and is often trucked to the site. And fracking threatens our vital water sources in a number of ways – injections of toxic chemicals near aquifers, injected fluids remaining trapped in the rocks for decades, the leftover fluid waste often stored in large open pits.

Alarmingly, while the fracking industry is rapidly expanding in almost every province across the country, our federal and provincial governments have not established sufficient regulations for safety standards for something as essential to life and health as drinking water sources.

It's vital that we pressure the federal government to act now by implementing appropriate groundwater protection laws to ensure that our water, people’s health and the environment are protected from unnecessary and dangerous contamination.

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Recipient             kentp@parl.gc.ca
To the Hon. Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, Serious concerns are being raised about the effects of hydraulic fracturing — more commonly known as "fracking" — on water, the climate, wildlife and people's health. Fracking projects commonly use millions of litres of water and tens of thousands of litres of unidentified chemicals that are injected into the ground at high pressure to extract natural gas from shale rock formations. Widespread opposition, evidence of water contamination, and the need to more fully understand the serious consequences of fracking, has already led to a number of places such as Quebec and France instituting a moratorium and banning the practice, respectively. There are clear federal government responsibilities associated with fracking concerning the regulation of air emissions, the Canada Water Act, the Species at Risk Act, and the Fisheries Act. You admit you have the power to stop fracking. The well-being of people and nature is in your hands. I join with the Council of Canadians and support a ban on fracking. I urge you to make the responsible choice and at least place a moratorium on fracking while your government conducts reviews on the serious consequences of fracking. Sincerely,
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