British Columbia: Dene Tha' First Nation Challenges Shale Gas Development In Northeastern B.C.

British Columbia: Dene Tha' First Nation Challenges Shale Gas Development In Northeastern B.C.   Dene Tha' First Nation is taking its concerns about shale gas development in northeastern British Columbia to the British Columbia Supreme Court. Dene Tha' has filed a Petition with the B.C. Supreme Court to challenge the B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines' decision to sell oil and gas tenures in the "Cordova Basin" in June 2010 for the purpose of shale gas development.   The Cordova Basin is...

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