Local hazards

Hydraulic fracturing is a global issue, meaning it affects everyone including locally in New Brunswick, Canada. Recently the company AIS has started fracking in New Brunswick near Amherst, this has been an issue because it has been causing protests and in some cases riots. It was a bigger deal this past summer however, the issue has not dissipated. The company AIS offered the town of Amherst half of a million dollars to filter the wasted water from fracking into their sewage filtration system. This was not supposed to be a big deal, in fact it was good news for Amherst because of the extra income. The residents in the town did not think the same way at all. Protests started breaking out until it overwhelmed the town so much that they immediately stopped all negotiations about the deal.

The town was concerned about the chemical infested water being pumped into the water they drink and not being safe to drink. This is a justified statement as it has happened before. Thankfully the town will not be poisoned however the company is now moving on to the city of Dieppe to make the same deal. Will the greed for money overcome the city and infect the water of another town?

You can find the article referenced as well as the picture at http://www.cbc.ca