Though the same themes of balancing economic benefits with environmental harms occurs in Canada as in the U.S., the Canadian western areas’ enthusiastic embrace of large scale fracking provides onlookers with a vision of what could happen if there was less regulation from governments. Eastern regions have tackled the resource more cautiously. Although there is a moratorium in Quebec, British Columbia has generally welcomed the industry with series of incentives.
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Local TV news coverage of environmental issues
New study of Pittsburgh local TV news coverage of fracking and other environmental issues: “Just Because Fracking Doesn’t Bleed, Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Lead: How Coverage of Shale Gas Fracking and Other Environmental Stories Rank on Local Television News.“
Environment – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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