"Vital stories pertaining to the environment, natural resources, food safety, fisheries and oceans are not coming out in Canada because, for several years now, the government has imposed rules which prevents its scientists from speaking freely about their publicly funded research, " she said.

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Without fiscal temperance, as well as education reform and a better regulatory environment, there will neither be the opportunity for social mobility nor resources for a social safety net, public or private.

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James Zehringer, Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Ohio is still early in the Utica shale play but protecting the environment as well as public health and safety will be critical to growing the industry in the state.

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