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BC and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents

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BC and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents
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In May, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to double the capacity of Canada's electricity grid by 2050, using natural gas in the name of "powering Canada strong." Almost all Canadian natural gas these days is derived from hydraulic fracturing—known as fracking—an industrial process involving large amounts of water laced with chemicals pumped long distances underground.

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