There’s a glaring misconception in the move by Stephen Harper’s government in Thursday’s budget to speed up the review of resource projects, including the Northern Gateway Pipeline. The government wants reviews to last between 12 and 24 months and to … Continue reading
The Conservative government is taking aim at environmental reviews of major resource projects and will impose time limits on those reviews from 12 to 24 months. In a briefing in the Ottawa budget lockup, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said, “The … Continue reading
Federal budget and environmental reviews Share Ottawa vows to speed environmental reviews for energy projects The Harper government is speeding up environmental reviews of major resource projects, including the controversial Northern Gateway pipel… Theglobeandmail Share Taxman to eye foreign donations, … Continue reading
Updated Enbridge late Wednesday, March 28, 2012, issued a statement saying that a story in the National Post/Financial Post that PetroChina could bid to build the Northern Gateway pipeline is “speculation.” In PetroChina bids to help build $5.5-billion Northern Gateway … Continue reading
With Alberta as a power base, Ottawa wants to limit environmental reviews for big projects Share How Ottawa runs on oil In July 2006 Stephen Harper had been Prime Minister for half a year and it was time to deliver … Continue reading
LNG prospects Share Shell steps up gas production, despite North American hurdles Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDS.A-N is doubling-down on its natural gas bet, despite a depressed North American market that has seen many produ… Theglobeandmail Share Apache CEO: Contract … Continue reading
The major news today comes from Bloomberg news which quotes sources as saying the Conservatives plans to put the energy speed up measure, shortening environmental reviews in the upcoming federal budget. That way the measures would be passed as part … Continue reading
District of Kitimat Council voted unanimously Monday, March 19, 2012, to invite Enbridge to make a presentation to council about the concerns about avalanches along the Northern Gateway pipeline route that could threaten the town’s drinking water. Two weeks earlier … Continue reading
Fisheries Share Scientists speak out against proposed Fisheries Act changes By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News March 19, 2012 7:09 PM A group of scientists is calling on the Harper government to abandon plans to wa… Ottawacitizen Share Former minister decries … Continue reading
On Friday, March 16, Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield released a brief statement denying that the government had made a decision to take habitat protection for fish out of the Fisheries Act (Earlier in the week reports had leaked saying that … Continue reading