Video, Past Event, Environmental Justice
Standing Up to Fracking: An evening with 'Slick Water' author Andrew Nikiforuk
Investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk has been writing about Canada’s oil and gas industry for over 20 years. In his book Slick Water, Nikiforuk recounted the story of oil patch consultant-turned folk hero Jessica Ernst as she fought to save her land from the damaging effects of hydraulic fracturing.
In this live event, moderated by The Tyee’s founding editor, David Beers, Nikiforuk shared stories from his extensive reporting on Canada’s energy sector, including a history of the fracking industry and an account of how the industry has broken earthquake records in BC, Alberta and Oklahoma. Nikiforuk also discussed his book, Slick Water.
Speaker Bios
Andrew Nikiforuk has been writing about the oil and gas industry for nearly 20 years and cares deeply about accuracy, government accountability, and cumulative impacts. He has won seven National Magazine Awards for his journalism since 1989 and top honours for investigative writing from the Association of Canadian Journalists.
David Beers is the Tyee's founding editor. Under his leadership from 2003 to 2014, The Tyee's traffic grew to eclipse a million page views in a month and its team won many prizes including, twice, Canada's Excellence in Journalism Award, and, twice, the North America-wide Edward R. Murrow Award. He remains committed to the aim that gave rise to The Tyee - pursuing sustainable models for journalism.
Co-Presented by
SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement and The Tyee
