Our Mission

Kainai Lethbridge Earth Watch (KLEW) is committed to protecting life for all species on earth. This requires clean air and water, healthy soil and biodiversity. We are committed to promoting public awareness and we pledge to live in harmony with nature.

While not opposed to the conventional exploration of oil and natural gas during the transition to renewable sources of energy, KLEW is opposed to hydraulic fracturing and stimulation as the process has not been scientifically proven to be safe. Read more about Our Mission

Fracking Protestor Trial set for June 20th at Cardston

February 27, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
Lois Frank interviewed after Court Case

A trial date of June 20, 2012 was fixed today for Lois Frank, one of the three Blood
Tribe women charged with “intimidation” under Section 423 (1) (G) of the Criminal
Code for standing in front of Murphy Oil and GASFRAC trucks on September 3,
2011 near a well site on the Blood Reserve. Frank had earlier filed Notice of a
Constitutional Question.

At a previous hearing, the other two women, Jill Crop Eared Wolf and Elle-
Maija Apinskim Tailfeathers, had indicated that they were not challenging the
constitutionality of the charges.
Read more about Fracking Protestor Trial set for June 20th at Cardston

Earthquakes

Submitted by admin on February 25, 2012 - 11:45

Residents living around the Kainai educational institutions and the Kainai Board of Education on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta were jolted by two small earthquakes on December 5, 2011. The epicentre of both quakes, pictured here, was along the western shore of Fox Lake in the shadow of Chief Mountain.  Some local residents of the Bullhorn district believe that the quakes could have been caused hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, from a rig a few kilometres north of the epicentre. Read more about Earthquakes

Trial Date for Fracking Protesters?

February 25, 2012
MEDIA ADVISORY
Murphy Oil show respect sign

A sixth hearing of the case involving the three women charged with “intimidation” and violation of Section 423(1) (G) of the criminal code for protesting against hydraulic fracturing or ``fracking`` for oil and natural gas on the Blood Reserve on September 9, 2011, will be held at the Provincial Court of Alberta in Cardston at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 27th. Read more about Trial Date for Fracking Protesters?

‘Gasland’ director Josh Fox arrested at House hearing

Submitted by admin on February 3, 2012 - 11:47

The Oscar-nominated activist-director of the documentary “Gasland” was arrested on Capitol Hill for trying to film a hearing without proper media credentials. Staffers say Fox declined an order by House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee chairman Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) to turn off his camera... Read more about ‘Gasland’ director Josh Fox arrested at House hearing

Hearing for Fracking Protestors Adjourned Again

January 31, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
Kainai Reserve

A trial date for the three Blood Tribe women charged with “intimidation” under Section 423 (1) (G) of the Criminal Code for standing in front of Murphy Oil and GASFRAC trucks on September 3, 2011 near a well site on the Blood Reserve, was not set at a hearing today at Cardston’s Provincial Court of Alberta. Read more about Hearing for Fracking Protestors Adjourned Again

Trial for Fracking Protestors Nears

Submitted by admin on January 25, 2012 - 09:45

At a hearing at Cardston Courthouse on January 23rd, the presiding judge ruled that a trial date should be fixed next week for the three Blood Tribe women charged with “intimidation” for standing in front of trucks engaged in fracking for oil and natural gas on the Blood Reserve last September. Lois Frank, and Counsel for the other two accused women, Elle-Maija Apinskim Tailfeathers and Jill Crop Eared Wolf were interviewed by CTV right after the hearing. Read more about Trial for Fracking Protestors Nears

Fracking Protesters back in Court next week

January 19, 2012
MEDIA ADVISORY
Protest outside of Cardston Provincial Court

The three women charged with “intimidation” and violation of Section 423(1) (G) of the criminal code for protesting against hydraulic fracturing or ``fracking`` for oil and natural gas on the Blood Reserve on September 9, 2011, will be back again at the Provincial Court of Alberta in Cardston at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 23rd. Read more about Fracking Protesters back in Court next week

Cornell Study Finds Cattle Deaths Tied to Hydrofracking

Submitted by admin on January 19, 2012 - 09:18
Cattle in Southern Alberta

A new study by Cornell University has found a direct link between hydrofracking and cattle deaths and still births.
Hundreds of cattle graze on the north side of the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta where fracking for oil and gas has intensified recently. Some ranchers have noticed a marked increase in mortality among young, healthy cattle. Read more about Cornell Study Finds Cattle Deaths Tied to Hydrofracking

Inverness Council asks province to include it in approval process for oil and gas tests

Submitted by admin on January 12, 2012 - 18:17

Inverness County council sent a symbolic message to the provincial government Monday when it passed a motion saying it should have more say in the approval process for oil and gas testing within the municipality. There has been much public opposition to an oil and gas test well in the municipality. In July, the province gave Petroworth Resources the OK to drill the 1,200-metre test well 600 metres from Lake Ainslie and only about 30 metres from a brook that is part of the Margaree River watershed. Read more about Inverness Council asks province to include it in approval process for oil and gas tests