The project’s fast-tracked second phase would push a key pollutant far above current limits, documents reveal.
Nicknamed the “Eye of Sauron” by Kitimat residents, the flare from LNG Canada frequently engulfs the town in black, hydrocarbon-filled smoke, sometimes reaching the height of a 30-storey building. Last week, a resident reported to city council that his yard has smelled like burnt plastic.
There is appetite for a radical and insurgent vision of the left
I don’t know about you, but I’m very angry. My anger is all the greater because it’s being diverted from its proper objects, such as Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage, Binyamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump. It’s provoked by the absurd split that has exploded at the top of Your Party.
On 22 September, half a million workers, students and solidarity activists mobilised in more than 80 cities across Italy under the slogan “Blocchiamo Tutto” (Let’s block everything). The Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), which initiated the action, has called for “the immediate break-off of relations with the terrorist state of Israel”.
B.C. environment and energy ministers just gave the green light to Ksi Lisims, a project capable of producing almost as much as LNG Canada’s first phase. Concerns remain about the environmental impacts of the project
The B.C. government has just approved the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, which will produce up to 12 million tonnes of LNG annually by 2028.
The working class must be ever vigilant of the machinations of the political class. Mark Carney positioned himself as Canada’s response to Trump, but his actions show him to be pro-business and anti-worker.
Workers need to be wary this season. The ground is cluttered with politicians who claim to be our friends. These claims are almost always lies, whether they are uttered in Ottawa or DC, or in any other capital where poisonous populism is celebrated by autocrats. Looking at you, Orban, Putin and Modi!
Why Trans Mountain wants to expand when the oil pipeline isn't even full
Pipeline is operating at about 80%, while tankers are only 70% full
A little more than one year after completing construction of the Trans Mountain expansion oil pipeline, the Crown corporation is pursuing two different methods to increase how much oil can be exported.
The move comes at a time when the pipeline still isn't operating at full capacity.
