Rachel Notley
BC moves to block Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, provinces square off
EIC February 12, 2018British Columbia moved to block the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion through the announcement of its new plan to limit any diluted bitumen, or dilbit, from entering the province via the pipeline. The announcement prompted a domestic trade war — Alberta retaliated to BC’s announcement by suspending negotiations regarding Alberta buying BC’s electricity and by blocking BC wine imports. Environmental concerns Quoting the potential environmental and economic impacts, the province of BC recently announced new plans to restrict any new dilbit, originating from the petroleum deposits in Alberta’s oil sands, from entering BC. The minister of environment and…
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Alberta Rides Orange Wave to a Brighter Future
EIC May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2522" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of NDP (Flickr)[/caption] An establishment 42 years in the making has come crashing down, as on May 5 the NDP won a majority in Alberta, pushing the long-standing Progressive Conservatives (PCs) out of office.…
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