Editorial Memo to my media friends and colleagues: Last Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, the District of Kitimat sponsored an “educational forum” here at Mount Elizabeth Theatre on the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project which, if approved, would carry bitumen from … Continue reading
Environment Opinion Link Wild salmon rivers should be considered ‘no-go zones’ Nikki Skuce a senior energy campaigner at ForestEthics and Karen Tam Wu a senior conservation campaigner at ForestEthics write in a Vancouver Sun opinion piece: India has created “no-go … Continue reading
Environment Link Postmedia News is reporting Feds recorded 53 tanker spills over past decade on Canadian coasts The Canadian Coast Guard has recorded 53 oil tanker spills that required a cleanup on the country’s shorelines over the past 10 years, … Continue reading
Energy Link The energy industry monitor Argus Media speculated Tuesday that propane could be added to Kitimat’s energy scene, as an ingredient to upgrade the natural gas that will be exported to Asia. In Propane market ponders ‘hot’ LNG potential … Continue reading
Energy The Jordan Cove Energy Project, often cited by energy industry experts as Kitimat’s chief west coast rival as a liquified natural gas export project, sent a $50 filing fee to the United States Treasury on Friday, thus notifying the … Continue reading
Energy Links Alberta OilThe clock is ticking on West Coast LNG shipments Nuclear outages in Japan stoke Canadian export plans The uptick in LNG consumption is potentially good news for a suite of liquefaction plants taking shape on the northwest … Continue reading
Detail of a map filed by Enbridge Northern Gateway with the Joint Review Panel showing the foot print of the proposed bitumen terminal and the LNG terminal. The proposed BC LNG terminal would add a third terminal at North Cove … Continue reading
Energy Links Conservative Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is continuing to promote the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. In a speech to the Canadian Club in Toronto, Oliver promoted both the Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to Texas … Continue reading
Energy Politics In an interview with Bloomberg News, Prime Minister Stephen Harper strongly endorsed the bitumen pipeline from Alberta to Texas, the controversial Keystone XL project and then went on to apparently push for the Enbridge Northern Gateway project by … Continue reading
Energy Environment Politics BC Premier Christy Clark meets with the leaders of the Haisla First Nation at Kitamaat Village, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. (BC government hand out ) BC Premier Christy Clark made a flying visit to Kitimat Monday, Sept. … Continue reading
