LNG - Fracking

Major B.C. LNG projects won’t have to pay for carbon emissions for 2 years, docs reveal

08/02/25

Author:

Shannon Waters

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The Narwhal

The LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, B.C., will be the most emissions-intensive LNG project in the province and stands to reap the biggest benefits from a two-year grace period on paying for carbon emissions. Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal

Feb. 5, 2025

B.C.’s new industrial carbon pricing system gives big emitters a break on paying for emissions. That includes most new LNG export projects

When LNG Canada becomes fully operational this year, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, B.C., will be one of the largest sources of emissions in the province — but it likely won’t pay a cent for its carbon pollution for two full years.

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Why are we losing our heads over oil and gas tariffs?

08/02/25

Author:

Laurie Adkin

Link:

National Observer

When U.S. President Donald Trump says Americans do not need Canada’s oil and gas, I say, “all the better for us.” Photo by Shutterstock

Feb. 5, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to place tariffs on “Canadian” oil and gas exports and poof! The climate crisis has disappeared from the political radar of Canadian politicians. Could we not try, for a minute, to keep our heads about us and remember the bigger threat that is poised to swallow us all up?

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas

05/02/25

Author:

Seth Klein

Link:

National Observer

An old oil pumpjack in Alberta on Dec. 1, 2023. Photo by flickr/Jason Woodhead

Feb. 3, 2025

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

B.C. can have affordable, renewable power – or LNG

01/02/25

Author:

Kai Nagata

Link:

Dogwood BC

Jan. 30, 2025

Clean energy offers peace, prosperity and political sanity. Oil companies plan to steal it.

British Columbia faces an urgent choice: renewable power or LNG? Our government claims we can have both.

But the absurd reality is that British Columbians are paying billions to build new electrical infrastructure — namely the Site C dam and North Coast Transmission Line — for the benefit of foreign oil and gas companies.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Here’s how 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for LNG in B.C.

01/02/25

Author:

Matt Simmons

Link:

The Narwhal

More than a decade after the idea was first brought forward, the LNG Canada liquefaction facility will start exporting B.C. LNG this year. Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal

Jan. 27, 2025

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The carbon tax must die so climate policies survive

30/01/25

Author:

Jessica Green

Link:

National Observer

A decarbonized economy will require lots of people — some of whom will need extensive training. Photo by Shutterstock

Jan. 29, 2025

The race for Liberal party leadership is on. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has announced that if elected Prime Minister, she will get rid of the consumer carbon tax. Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been cagier about the issue, but may also do the same.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action

30/01/25

Author:

Joseph Winters

Link:

National Observer

Jan. 28, 2025

This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration

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When Fracking and Earthquake Risks Come to Your Doorstep

29/01/25

Author:

Ben Parfitt

Link:

The Tyee

$Richard Kabzems and Sandra Burton stand outside their home a short distance from a gas well pad where they fear fracking operations could trigger damaging and potentially deadly earthquakes. Photo by The Tyee.$

Jan. 28, 2025

Residents of northeastern BC have been left unprotected in the LNG drilling boom.

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Donald Trump’s billionaire backers plan LNG boom in Canada

24/01/25

Author:

Kai Nagata

Link:

Dogwood BC

Donald Trump’s billionaire backers plan LNG boom in Canada

Jan. 22, 2025

B.C. terminals key to the U.S. gas industry’s battle against renewable energy

Wall Street investment firms are betting on LNG projects in Canada as part of the “Unleashing American Energy” strategy, unveiled this week by President Donald Trump.

“We will drill, baby drill,” Trump declared to a standing ovation at his inauguration ceremony, signaling the MAGA movement’s plan to flood world markets with North American oil and gas.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Why do B.C. politicians agree with Trump on LNG?

21/01/25

Author:

Kai Nagata

Link:

Dogwood BC

Jan. 16, 2025

Ignoring warnings about rising energy bills, B.C. and U.S. plan more gas exports

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump promises a dramatic expansion of the LNG industry starting next week. And British Columbia is going along for the ride.

“I will approve the export terminals on my very first day back,” Trump said at a rally last year. Meanwhile B.C. Premier David Eby is following the same path on LNG, throwing his government’s support behind new gas projects.

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LNG - Fracking

B.C.’s new industrial carbon pricing system gives big emitters a break on paying for emissions. That includes most new LNG export projects

Clean energy offers peace, prosperity and political sanity. Oil companies plan to steal it.

Residents of northeastern BC have been left unprotected in the LNG drilling boom.

B.C. terminals key to the U.S. gas industry’s battle against renewable energy

Ignoring warnings about rising energy bills, B.C. and U.S. plan more gas exports

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