By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner A new proposal is on the table to tap into New Brunswick’s vast natural gas reserves, without using the controversial method that’s been off-putting to many people – fracking. It’s a plan that could eventually unlock hundreds of millions in wealth, make the province less dependent on handouts from Ottawa, enrich First Nations and create jobs. But it would also likely displease people concerned about burning more greenhouse gases and dangerously warming the planet. The pitch is from veteran oil and gas executive Jim Livingstone, who owns RC Energy in Alberta and says he has developed a cleaner method of drilling than fracking. Hydraulic fracturing, which uses vast quantities of water and chemicals to break up deep, tight shale beds…
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