BC Greens Blast Government Over Fracking, citing « Willful Ignorance »

“The B.C. Green Caucus believes in evidence-based policy and decision making, and government may be putting British Columbians at risk by allowing this practice to continue without understanding the dangers,” said MLA Sonia Furstenau, spokesperson for the environment. “The lack of data on groundwater or surface water use, the lack of planning for wastewater storage, the blatant disregard for government regulations, and the increasing number of seismic events associated with horizontal fracking all point towards the need for a more cautious approach.