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How is water allocated for fracking?

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What is fracking?

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Why do we frac?

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Are there rules for fracking in Canada?

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What is frac fluid made of?

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Can fracking cause earthquakes?

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Does fracking cause groundwater contamination?

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Can tap water be lit on fire because of fracking?

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How are spills prevented during fracking?

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How is water managed in the fracking process?

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How long does fracking take?

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What is being done to mitigate anomalous induced seismicity?

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How much water is required to frac a well?

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What happens to the flowback fluid?

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Bathroom

Can you imagine smearing oil and natural gas on your face? Or in your hair? How about on your lips or under your arms? Or into your eyes? Well, you do – every time you use moisturizer, shampoo, lip balm, deodorant or contact lenses!

Bathroom

Can you imagine smearing oil and natural gas on your face? Or in your hair? How about on your lips or under your arms? Or into your eyes? Well, you do – every time you use moisturizer, shampoo, lip balm, deodorant or contact lenses!

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Sports

Do you like hockey? How about a round of golf? Or a quick game of hoops? Or a day of snowboarding? Think you could enjoy any of these sports without petroleum? Think again!

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Gasoline

If you’re like most people, when you think of the oil and gas industry, you think of gasoline. And more often than not, a conversation about gasoline is about the price, so that’s what we’ve covered here.

Gasoline is known as “gas” but it’s actually made from oil. So when you buy a litre of gasoline, some of the cost pays for the crude oil that went into the gasoline. You also have to pay the costs of refining the oil, distributing the gasoline (via pipelines and trucks) and selling it at gas stations. Think that’s it? Nope! You also have to pay the taxes, which average more than 30% of the total cost.

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Yard

Even if you don’t use chemical fertilizers or pesticides in your yard, you probably still use oil and natural gas products. When you water your garden with a hose, set out your recycling bin or pop on a pair of safety goggles to trim the hedge, you’re using petroleum products.

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