When the story of the Stephen Harper government is told, historians will say that the week of March 17 to 23, 2013, is remembered, not for the release of a lacklustre federal budget, but for day after day of political … 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
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
Skeena Bulkley Valley MP and NDP House leader says the Harper government’s approval of the takeover by CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation of the Alberta-based energy company, Nexen Inc. makes “absolutely no sense.” Cullen also told northwest reporters … Continue reading
There’s one question about the Enbridge Northern Gateway project that many people ask and few can answer: Who is responsible for the port of Kitimat? Who would be liable should there be a disaster in the port? Nobody really knows. … Continue reading
Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for president of the United States today issued his “white paper” on energy policy. It calls for an integrated energy market with Canada, the United States and Mexico. Romney also endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s … Continue reading
It’s every muscian’s dream to make it On the Cover of the Rolling Stone. (And when Rolling Stone does investigative journalism, every politician’s nightmare). Now the venerable, storied music mag has discovered the Northern Gateway pipeline, running a story on … Continue reading
The District of Kitimat has asked the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel to reconsider its decision to bypass the town for the final questioning and final argument hearings “given the significant impact the project will have on Kitimat.” On July … Continue reading
