VANCOUVER - The ever-simmering world of pipeline politics is once again threatening to boil over after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain project, as both backers and critics of the polarizing proposal mobilize for what many predict will be a fierce and lengthy battle. While a litany of local politicians, First Nations and environmental groups have come out in opposition to Trans Mountain, some observers predict Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will emerge as a key figure [Read more]
Natural Resources Minister Carr says pipeline workers will be kept safe
EDMONTON - Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has assured business leaders that workers at pipeline construction sites will be kept safe in the event of protests or civil disobedience. Carr was speaking at an Alberta Enterprise Group breakfast in Edmonton on Thursday when he was asked about how the Liberal government would deal with protesters. Paul De Jong, president of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada, said there have already been rumblings over the [Read more]
Saskatchewan premier starts online petition opposing federal carbon tax plan
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's premier says he knows Canadians do not support a national carbon tax so he's started his own online petition. At a news conference on Thursday, Brad Wall also said Saskatchewan is prepared to take the federal government to court. He pointed to a federal survey which listed the options for reducing carbon emissions and a tax was the least popular. He said the survey wasn't released to the public, but was given to the province after his government [Read more]
Alberta Wildrose party says it would axe electricity, carbon changes
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says he would repeal the sweeping changes the NDP government is making in the electricity and fossil-fuel sectors if his party wins the next election. Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said the changes now underway will saddle families with crushing debt and bleed away thousands of jobs if they aren't reversed. "Families will be forking out $2,500 a year in extra taxes to pay for tens of billions of dollars in corporate welfare handouts and green [Read more]
B.C. plans to use ‘fair share’ pipeline money on environmental fund
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark says British Columbia will create an environmental fund with money that it expects to receive as part of a deal to support Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion project. Clark said Thursday one of B.C.'s conditions for her government's acceptance of the $6.8 billion Trans Mountain project involves negotiating a fair share agreement with the energy company that reflects the risks associated with an oil pipeline and increased marine tanker traffic. [Read more]
Trudeau’s pipeline approvals complicate math of cutting Canada’s GHG emissions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the approval this week of two major oil pipeline expansions, insisting all the while that the new fossil fuel infrastructure fits within his Liberal government's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental advocates immediately called the approvals a betrayal, but a series of government climate policy moves this year suggest Canada's emissions should come down — although whether it will be enough to meet the country's 2030 [Read more]
Bitumen knowledge gaps too great to assess risk of ocean spill: study
Not enough is known about the impact oilsands bitumen could have on ocean plants and animals to assess the risks of moving it through marine environments, according to a new study. "Basic information is lacking or unavailable for several key sources of stress and disturbance, making it impossible to carry out a complete risk assessment," said the paper, which draws its conclusion from an examination of more than 9,000 papers on oil and the environment. The paper has been peer [Read more]
Alberta’s Notley to head to B.C. to sell merits of Trans Mountain pipeline
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she will head to British Columbia as early as next week to make the case for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. "It's really important for me to be able to go out there and say to those people who link the pipeline to the issue of climate change and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions that, in fact, our climate change leadership plan has very effectively delinked those issues," Notley said Wednesday in a conference call [Read more]
Natural Resources Minister Carr kicks off pipeline sales mission in Calgary
CALGARY - Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr kicked off his pipeline sales mission on friendly turf Wednesday, addressing Calgary's Chamber on the importance of the two major projects the Trudeau government approved a day earlier. "Our announcement on pipelines brings much needed new hope to thousands of hardworking Albertans in the energy sector — a sector that has suffered so much over the past years," said Carr. He framed the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans [Read more]
B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s five conditions for pipeline approval
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday the federal government is "very close" to meeting her five conditions for pipeline approval. The premier said all but two of the conditions have been met: a "world-class" marine spill response regime and economic benefits to B.C. She made the comments a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal cabinet had approved Kinder Morgan Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The project would triple the [Read more]
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