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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fic on August 03, 2012, 09:48:59 AM

Title: Enbridge Pipeline not allowed to be rejected on Environmental Grounds.
Post by: fic on August 03, 2012, 09:48:59 AM

Prime Minister of Alberta Steven Harper, is basically rigging the whole assessment process.  Why even bother going through the process if you can't reject it?
Good work, BC voters who voted Conservatives.  >:(

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ottawa-sets-strict-deadline-on-northern-gateway-panel/article4460574/

"will not be able to reject an application on environmental grounds, "

Title: Re: Enbridge Pipeline not allowed to be rejected on Environmental Grounds.
Post by: ynot on August 03, 2012, 02:05:31 PM

but instead must make a recommendation to the government, including whatever steps need to be taken to mitigate harmful impacts.

Title: Re: Enbridge Pipeline not allowed to be rejected on Environmental Grounds.
Post by: ynot on August 03, 2012, 02:46:42 PM

it looks like the government of the n.w.t. wants the pipeline up there so let them have it.

Title: Re: Enbridge Pipeline not allowed to be rejected on Environmental Grounds.
Post by: saveth on August 03, 2012, 03:46:43 PM

Where are they going to have the tankers come from? The arctic? It's going to have to go west through the Yukon and bc or Alaska.

Title: Re: Enbridge Pipeline not allowed to be rejected on Environmental Grounds.
Post by: skaha on August 03, 2012, 04:19:26 PM

--BC has same laws for forestry and other resource users... basically if you can get a registered professional to sign off the plan their boss wants there is no way for the government official to reject it. Exception... once something goes wrong in many cases the first person they go after is the government official who approved the lame permit.