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Moncton,April302013

ToshaleoilandgascompaniesandsupportingoperatorsinNewBrunswick1:

Weareagroupof27associations,organizationsandunionsrepresentingtensofthousandsofNew

Brunswickers,urbanandrural;Anglophone,FrancophoneandAboriginal.

WearewritingtodaytoadviseyouthatyouareoperatinginNewBrunswickwithoutasociallicense.

Furthermore,forthosecompanieswhoselicensewasrenewedafterNovember2012,weconsideryour

currentexplorationlicenseinvalid.

Inwinter2011,petitionstobanshalegasexplorationandproductiontotalingnearly20,000signatures

weredeliveredtotheNewBrunswickLegislature.OnNovember27,2012,groupsrepresentingawide

cross-sectionofbothruralandurbanNewBrunswickersralliedinfrontoftheLegislatureanddemanded

ourgovernmenttoimmediatelystopongoingshalegasexploration,thegrantingofanynewlicenses,

andtherenewalofexistingones.ThesedemandswererestatedinanopenlettertoEnergyandMines

MinisterCraigLeonarddeliveredonFebruary282013,whichwassignedbyorganizationsrepresentingmorethan50,000NewBrunswickers.

Asevidencedbytheresultsofseveralpolls,andasindicatedbycontinuedpublicprotestsandthe

increasingnumberofmunicipalitiesthathavepassedbansonfracking,mostNewBrunswickersdonot

wantexplorationandfurtherdevelopmentofshalehydrocarbons.Furthermore,thecurrentprovincial

governmenthasneitheramandatenortheconsentoftheaboriginalandnon-aboriginalpeopleofNew

Brunswicktoallowhydrocarbonextractioninourshaleformations.

IfyourlicensewasrenewedafterourpetitionofNovember2012,andsincetherenewalwasonlymade

possiblebyaquestionableamendmenttoourOilandGasAct,pleasenotethatwedonotacceptas

validyourcurrentexplorationlicense,andneitherwillademocraticgovernment,formedafterthe

provincialelectionsnextyear,grantitsconversiontoalease.

We,thepeopleofNewBrunswick,donotwanttobecomeasacrificezoneforextremeenergy

extraction.Wehavecometorealize,throughscientificandeconomicstudies,thatminingforshalegas

andoilisdetrimentaltohumanprosperityhereandanywhereintheworld.Asamatteroffact,several

leadingorganizations(e.g.InternationalEnergyAgency,WorldBank)havewarnedthatwemustkeep

unconventionalfossilfuelsinthegroundtoavoidcatastrophicclimatechange.

Givenalltheabove,weurgeyoutoreconsideryourplansandstopanyfurtherexplorationanddrilling

inthisprovinceuntilproperpublicconsultationhastakenplace.

Sincerelyconcernedabouthealth,water,andclimatechange,

27organizations,associationsandunionsofNB(pleaseseealphabeticallistonnextpage)

CanadianUnionofPublicEmployeesNewBrunswick(CUPENB)

1Including,butnotnecessarilylimitedto:SWNResourcesCanada,CorridorResourcesInc.,ContactExplorationInc.,Windsor

EnergyInc.,andGeokineticsExplorationInc.

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CCNBAction

CitizensCoalitionforCleanAir

CornhillandAreaResidentsAssociation

CouncilofCanadiansSaintJohnChapter

CouncilofCanadiansFrederictonChapter

DarlingsIslandFrackingInterventionNaguwigewauk

ecoFrederictonSustainableLivingInc.

Fredericton&DistrictLabourCouncil

FriendsofMountCarleton

HamptonWaterFirst

MaliseetGrandCouncil

MemramcookAction

NewBrunswickersAgainstFracking

NewBrunswickSeniorCitizensFederation

NationalFarmersUnionNewBrunswick(NFUNB)

NotreEnvironnement,NotreChoix

ParentsAgainstEverydayPoisons

PenniacAnti-ShaleGasOrganization

SierraClubAtlantic

SikniktukMi'kmaqRightsCoalition

StanleyAreaActionGroup

SustainableEnergyGroup

TantramarAllianceAgainstHydrofracking

UpperMiramichiStewardshipAlliance

UpriverEnvironmentWatch

WaterandEnvironmentalProtectionforAlbertCounty