A day after making five demands preempting BC's endorsement of the Northern Gateway pipeline, Environment Minister Terry Lake insists there's no rush to say yes or no to the mega-project. "We actually want to base our position on information. We are still in that information gathering stage." Lake says the environmental assessment process … [Read more...]
Wilderness Committee responds to Enbridge modifications
July 21, 2012 by
Opponents of the Northern Gateway oil pipeline say Enbridge's plan to improve the project is more about public relations than safety.Ben West of the Wildnerness Committee is slamming Enbridge's plan to spend an extra 500-million dollars to thicken the pipeline walls at river crossings and conduct more inspections. "From Day 1, they've been telling … [Read more...]
Enbridge “enhances” Northern Gateway proposal
July 20, 2012 by
Calgary-based Enbridge has announced changes to its Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, designed to appease some of its critics. Extra measures announced will cost $ 500-million and are aimed at addressing safety and environmental concerns. So-called "enhancements" include increasing pipeline wall thickness on water crossings, such as major … [Read more...]
No talk of Enbridge after BC and Federal Environment ministers meet
July 18, 2012 by
BC's Environment minister met with his federal counterpart today but they didn't discuss one topic top of mind for most in BC. Terry Lake says the focus was how to integrate BC with changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment act. and they also talked about.. "We touched on a broad range of issues from Tsunami debris to … [Read more...]
Top American investigator says we should have tough questions for Enbridge
July 11, 2012 by
A day after slamming Enbridge for its poor response to a 2010 spill in Michigan, the chair of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says British Columbians should have some tough questions for the energy giant -- which wants to build a multi billion dollar pipeline across Northern B.C. Deborah Hersman says the biggest failures in Michigan … [Read more...]
NDP criticism over Enbridge pipeline doesn’t sway BC’s Environment Minister
July 10, 2012 by
BC's Environment Minister calls a report on the Enbridge oil spill in Michigan several years ago ""on the surface from the executive summary a pretty damning report." But Terry Lake says his government will stay the course in gathering all the information they can on the Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal before making any … [Read more...]
Bad timing for Enbridge
January 11, 2012 by
On the same day hearings began into a proposed oil pipeline in BC's north, the company is reporting a leak in one of its American operations. The spill, happening in the Gulf of Mexico, about one-hundred kilometres off Louisiana. Mike Hudema with Greenpeace calls the incident unfortunate, but also timely, "It's definitely a fairly ominous sign of … [Read more...]
Enbridge wins support of Gitxsan chiefs
December 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The controversial Northern Gateway pipeline that would connect Alberta's oilsands with the B.C. coast has won the support of one of the First Nations that controls some of the territory it would cross. Chief Elmer Derrick says the Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have decided to partner with Enbridge in the proposed $ 5.5-billion project, … [Read more...]
