The announcement Monday that the federal government intends to turn the private port of Kitimat into a public port, an announcement confirmed by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver in Terrace, Tuesday, came as a surprise to Rio Tinto Alcan, which … Continue reading
Joe Oliver, the Minister of Natural Resources, has confirmed that the federal government intends to make Kitimat a public port. Oliver was in Terrace, March 19, 2013, to announce the appointment of Vancouver lawyer Douglas Eyford as “Special Federal Representative … Continue reading
The federal government outlined new tanker safety measures in Vancouver Monday, measures aimed at increasing support for the Enbridge Northern Gateway project and the Kinder Morgan pipeline twinning projects. The detailed announcement as it appears on the Transport Canada website (as … Continue reading
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Enbridge to dredge the Kalamazoo River to remove addition bitumen. The EPA issued this news release CHICAGO (March 14, 2013) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued an administrative order that … Continue reading
The future of tankers sailing along the British Columbia coast, and the export of crude through BC could change drastically by the end of 2014. By some time in 2014, the planned expansion of the Panama Canal will be complete, … Continue reading
The United States Department draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) not only had to evaluate the main subject, the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, but possible alternatives as well. So that’s why the EIS took a couple of looks at Kitimat, … Continue reading
The US State Department report on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project also looks at the Kinder Morgan Transmountain pipeline (both the existing line and the proposed second line) and, in at least one part of the report, seems to … Continue reading
There have always been commentators who believe that if the Northern Gateway Pipeline is rejected by the Joint Review Panel or stopped by other means, that the bitumen from Alberta should be carried by rail to Prince Rupert. A pipeline … Continue reading
Here are edited portions of the EIS assessment for a major oil terminal at Prince Rupert Environmental Setting The EIS says “the local surface geology at the Prince Rupert site consists of bedrock (granitic rocks) overlain by glacial outwash and … Continue reading
For the past month, text message tsunami warnings from the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center have transformed from clear, concise vital information to incomprehensible computer code with a link to a useless URL–at least on my Bell Android Samsung … Continue reading
