Environmentalists are calling for a federal environmental assessment of a billion-dollar oil exploration project in Nova Scotia on top of the provincial one. Environmentalists worry about the risk of a disaster that could threaten marine life such as whales, swordfish and tuna.
Shell Canada proposing major offshore N.S. exploration of 7 oil wells beginning in 2015
CBC News Posted: Dec 10, 2013
Environmentalists are calling for a federal environmental assessment of a billion-dollar oil exploration project in Nova Scotia on top of the provincial one.
Shell Canada is proposing a major offshore Nova Scotia exploration of seven oil wells beginning in 2015.
Armed with geological information it gathered from seismic vessels last summer, Shell plans to drill in much deeper water than the existing gas wells near Sable Island.
Environmentalists worry about the risk of a disaster that could threaten marine life such as whales, swordfish and tuna.
