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AUDIO about EducationEnvironmentHealthIndigenousLabourMediaSolidarity posted on October 11, 2011 by Toban Black
Shale gas and the future of Chemical Valley
» Download file 'sarnia-updates1.mp3' (17.7MB)
Nova Chemicals in October, 2011. Photo by Dallas Sinopole.
Zak at an anti-fracking rally in London, Ontario.
Zak Nicholls is a human rights activist who lives in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Shale gas from fracking in the United States (and perhaps Ontario) will be used in Chemical Valley, in Sarnia-Lambton.
In this interview, Zak speaks about:
- Nova Chemicals, and how this company plans to use shale gas -- for decades
- A related BioAmber facility which will be processing a substance that is similar to the GHB rape drug
- Labour concessions which are connected with these projects
- The Lambton Generating Station, and the possibility that it will be burning 'natural' gas (shale gas?) in the future
Zak brings up issues like these through S.H.A.M.E.: Sarnia Hometown Activist Movement Emerging
This recording is the first part of two interviews about major news around Chemical Valley. The second part of the interview is posted here.
These October 2011 interviews follow up a previous recording, in which Zak gives more background about the impacts around Chemical Valley, and community efforts to improve their situation.
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