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The Brutal Legal Odyssey of Jessica Ernst Comes to an End

The Brutal Legal Odyssey of Jessica Ernst Comes to an End The Alberta landowner fought an epic battle against fracking interests. Jessica Ernst became a high-profile critic of hydraulic fracturing, injecting liquid at high pressure to force loose oil and gas out. ‘The system dismissed my case, but I don’t think I lost in the […]

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Come Listen to the Man Fracking Powers Tried to Silence

Come Listen to the Man Fracking Powers Tried to Silence Why you should spend Thursday, Jan. 28, with Andrew Nikiforuk. A special Tyee event. On Jan. 28, Andrew Nikiforuk has some knowledge to share. On Jan. 28, in Vancouver, you have the opportunity to spend an evening with Andrew Nikiforuk, one the finest journalists, one of the […]

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In Supreme Court, a Battle Over Fracking and Citizens’ Rights

In Supreme Court, a Battle Over Fracking and Citizens’ Rights Jessica Ernst’s long fight to challenge legislation putting energy regulator above the law reaches top court. Jessica Ernst on her land in Alberta. Photo: Colin Smith. After years of legal wrangling, Jessica Ernst and Alberta’s powerful energy regulator finally squared off in the Supreme Court […]

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Charter Rights at Issue in Fracking Supreme Court Case

Charter Rights at Issue in Fracking Supreme Court Case Jessica Ernst’s long battle over rights, well contamination reaches highest court Tuesday. Jessica Ernst stands in front of Encana compressors in Rosebud, Alberta. Photo by Tor Lundberg Tuorda. An Alberta woman’s landmark eight-year battle over fracking regulation, water contamination and Charter rights will take centre stage […]

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Fracking Regulation on Trial in Andrew Nikiforuk’s ‘Slick Water’

Fracking Regulation on Trial in Andrew Nikiforuk’s ‘Slick Water’ Ahead of Vancouver Island book tour, author surveys Canada’s latest energy battleground. Andrew Nikiforuk’s new book, Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry, is in stores now. Tyee readers are likely well acquainted with Jessica Ernst, the oil patch scientist and […]

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Supreme Court Rejects Argument to Dismiss Landmark Fracking Case

Supreme Court Rejects Argument to Dismiss Landmark Fracking Case Jessica Ernst’s charter claim hearing slated for 2016. The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a motion by the country’s most powerful energy regulator that Jessica Ernst’s case involving fracking and groundwater contamination raises no significant constitutional claim and should be dismissed. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin ruled that […]

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Landmark Fracking Case Gets a Supreme Court Hearing

Landmark Fracking Case Gets a Supreme Court Hearing Oil patch consultant Jessica Ernst alleges Alberta has intimidated landowners. The Supreme Court of Canada said today that it will hear thelandmark case of Jessica Ernst, which squarely challenges how the Alberta government has treated landowners and regulated hydraulic fracturing. The decision both stunned and exhilarated the 57-year-old Ernst. […]

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