Alberta

After relentless protests, Kinder Morgan slams brakes on spending for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

09/04/18

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Mike De Souza & Carl Meyer

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Energy giant Kinder Morgan has blinked in the face of relentless opposition from British Columbia to its plans to build a major oil pipeline.

The Texas multinational energy company announced on Sunday that it was suspending all non-essential spending on its Trans Mountain expansion project, threatening to cancel it if it fails to reach an agreement with B.C. and other stakeholders over how to proceed.

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Kinder Morgan issues ultimatum, suspends ‘non-essential’ spending on Trans Mountain pipeline

09/04/18

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Kelly Cryderman and Ian Bailey

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The Globe and Mail

Protesters opposed to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline extension defy a court order and block an entrance to the company's property, in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

APRIL 8, 2018

Kinder Morgan has suspended all “non-essential” spending on its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion due to opposition from the British Columbia government, issuing an ultimatum that it won’t commit any more dollars to the $7.4-billion project unless it can get agreement from the province to stand aside by the end of May.

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B.C. government loses Trans Mountain appeal in federal court

26/03/18

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CTVNews.ca Staff

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CTVNews.ca

March 26, 2018

The proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has passed one legal hurdle but still faces another.

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled against the B.C. government’s bid to appeal a National Energy Board ruling allowing Kinder Morgan to bypass local bylaws during construction. The NEB had ruled in December that the energy giant does not have to abide by the City of Burnaby’s zoning and tree-cutting guidelines because the federal scope and jurisdiction of the project supersede local bylaws.

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Trudeau on the wrong side of environmental history in B.C.

24/03/18

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Michael Harris

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Ipolitics

Mar 18, 2018

Back in 2015, while Trudeau was campaigning for the top job, he said governments may grant permits, but only local communities can give permission. On this, as in many other issues, the ‘Great Promiser’ changes his tune more times than a DJ at a wedding reception.

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Environment minister Catherine McKenna says pipeline fight puts national climate plan in peril

24/03/18

Author:

Justine Hunter

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The Globe and Mail

MARCH 18, 2018

Ms. McKenna, in an interview in Victoria, insisted that tripling the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline “is not inconsistent” with the national climate action plan.

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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means

just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”

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Study Shows Methane Leaks Far Greater Than Reported

23/03/18

Author:

Shawn McCarthy

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The Globe and Mail

March 22, 2018 - Methane emissions from oil and gas operations around Red Deer, Alta., in November, 2016, were 15 times higher than the levels that they reported to the provincial government, says a study in the journal, Elementa, released Thursday.

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Alberta

Climate Science

LNG - Fracking

Trudeau, Notley and Trans Mountain Claims: A Tyee Fact Check

21/03/18

Author:

Andrew Nikiforuk

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The Tyee

March 21, 2018 - Alberta’s Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have repeatedly claimed that the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will secure higher prices for Canada’s heavy crude and therefore is in the national interest.

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Indigenous people, community members, families and retired teachers are blocking Kinder Morgan gates on Burnaby Mountain

18/03/18

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Coast Protectors

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Coast Protectors

Dozens of Indigenous people, community members, families and retired teachers are blocking Kinder Morgan’s front gate on Burnaby Mountain

Coast Salish community members Oceann Hyland and Will George led the protectors in ceremony at the nearby Watch House and then escorted them to Kinder Morgan’s gates.

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Washington Governor Hopes BC’s Attempt to Stop Kinder Morgan Is ‘Successful’

17/03/18

Author:

Mychaylo Prystupa

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The Tyee

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee sits beside B.C. Premier John Horgan at the GLOBE Forum 2018 sustainable business summit in Vancouver on Friday. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa.

March 16, 2018

‘You need to skate to where the puck is going to be ... clean tech.’

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee said he hopes the efforts by the B.C. government to stop the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion “are successful.”

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