B.C. officially opposes Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline

[alp227]

Source: CBC

The B.C. government has officially expressed its opposition to a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province's environmental concerns.

The province made the announcement in its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel.

"British Columbia thoroughly reviewed all of the evidence and submissions made to the panel and asked substantive questions about the project, including its route, spill response capacity and financial structure to handle any incidents," said Environment Minister Terry Lake.

"Our questions were not satisfactorily answered during these hearings."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/05/31/bc-northern-gateway-rejected.html

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found this story from a Mother Jones online article http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/05/british-columbia-kills-west-coast-pipeline-plan

[Dawson Leery]

1. kick

[FogerRox]

2. This got lots of action @ Daily Kos today, its an important step

57 comments @DK by midnight eastern time.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/31/1212920/-Canada-Scraps-Giant-Keystone-XL-Style-Tar-Sands-Pipeline#c59



KnR, tweeted and shared on FB.

[u4ic]

3. We've had so many massive protests

it's in almost everyone's consciousness here. There is another proposed 'twinning' (ie new) pipeline, the Kinder Morgan one, that isn't as much in the National/International news.

I hope it isn't politicking on this newly re-elected government's part, ie that Enbridge submits more 'evidence' down the road and it's approved.

[Maynar]

4. Rejected by BC

but it's the Feds who have the final say. And when they ram through the approval, then Clark's BC Liberals can shrug and say, "Well, we tried."

[Hulk]

5. Documentary on Current TV or Real TV

on this very subject. What the Canadian government is LETTING these HUGE polluters get away with up north, and the population are realizing massive increases in cancer rates, the wild life is being murdered, and the threat to their water system...fish as well as water...is in severe jeopardy of being ruined...so that these corporations can make their profits with oil, etc. It's a sin; and Canada is actually worse that this country, in many respects, as to what they are allowing these powerful conglomerates get away with.

This has GOT TO BE STOPPED!

[AverageJoe90]

6. Good to see the gov't of B.C. is on the up-and-up. n/t

[davidpdx]

7. So in addition to having a line built across the US to pollute our land

They are allowing oil companies to do the same across Canada. I didn't know that. Fucking ridiculous.

[PSPS]

8. I heard about this this morning

One of the conditions that BC said "weren't satisfactory" was the royalties they would receive from the pipeline's use. That made me wonder what, if any, royalties were part of the XL pipeline proposal. As far as I know, there aren't any at all.

It seems to me one way to hinder the XL deal is that each state it crosses demand a royalty for anything sent through it. Not only would it provide revenue to the states, but it could be used to pay for the eventual damage done by the project (i.e., get away from the "socialize the costs, privatize the profits" business model now common in our U S of Banana Republic.)

Of course, the oil companies don't want anyone taking a cut of their take.

[blkmusclmachine]

9. Obama says he wants to sign on to the Pipeline now; we knew he wanted to do this all along.

He lies.

[alp227]

10. AAAAAAAARRRRRGH are you serious?

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2013/05/16/more-signs-obama-will-likely-approve-keystone-xl/
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-keystone-xl-project-delays-20130517,0,500150.story