Shale gas development in the province is being handled differently than what happened in other jurisdictions. So says Provincial Environment Minister Margaret Ann Blaney in the face of opposition which appears to be getting more intense.
She maintains New Brunswick is doing it right by coming up with regulations beforehand rather than play catchup after the development is already underway.
Blaney tells CHSJ News no final decision has been made yet on whether shale gas extraction will even go ahead.
Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northnrup already has ruled out a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing which breaks up the rock to get at the natural gas.
