Cullen Weighs in on Pending LNG Decision
Prince George, B.C. – With a federal decision looming early next week on whether or not to grant an environmental certificate to the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in Prince Rupert, northern New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen has reiterated his opposition to the proposal.
He says his greatest concern lies with its location and “the way the science was conducted for the federal review.”
Skeena Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen
“More than 130 scientists came out just recently in an open letter describing the many faults in the way that the science was done which was paid for by the company (Petronas) and while I remain supportive of LNG broadly, this specific project has raised concerns for years.”
He notes “the science” is important considering the project in its current form threatens wild salmon in the area which he says represents “$140 million at least to this region every year.”
Cullen likens the proposed site, located right beside the “most sensitive salmon habitat in the entire Pacific region,” to trying to fit “a square peg in a round hole.”
He does however acknowledge there is support for the project, as seen by yesterday’s three well attended trucker rallies held in Terrace, Fort St. John, and Fort Nelson (see previous story here).
But that still isn’t enough to sway his views on the proposal.
“I absolutely encourage people in raising their voices together. There is a strong need for job growth in all of those communities,” says Cullen. “(But) my position has always been that we can do this development, we just have to do it right.”
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“More than 130 scientists came out just recently in an open letter describing the many faults in the way that the science was done which was paid for by the company (Petronas)…” Well, in my opinion, when your paycheques come from the “company”, your scientific studies become what the company wants, screw the environment!
If we had not voted the Harper Conservatives out, these 130 scientists would have still been muzzled, and we would have never known how much of a sham this environmental study was. Scary how much power and influence the international Oil & Gas Corps had, and perhaps to a certain extent still have, when it comes to Oil & Gas project approvals.
To all those First Nations where proposed LNG pipelines are to cross your traditional territories, do you really think the environmental impact studies, paid for by these Oil & Gas Companies, are factual, free of faulty science or outright bias? Perhaps you should get those environmental impact studies reviewed by “independent” scientists, perhaps from a government that actually gives a chite about what the “real environmental impacts” of those projects might be?
Anything is possible if you can ignore all that “look the other way” money… even while there is rampant poverty and unemployment in your communities. Tuff choices, one would think.
You got any facts to backup your tinfoil hat diatribe? Did those scientists work for the government?
Used car salesmutt .
Ataloss with his usual unfactual noise.
No need to use insulting terms like “tinfoil hat” or speculate about who was among those 130 scientists. A few seconds of google searching turned up the document including the names of those who sent it.
http://media.wix.com/ugd/efaac5_14096956e5fd4ae2bf5809500e821654.pdf
Seems the ones quick to ask for facts and add insults are limited in capacity. Thus the lack of an attempt of a Google or net research that would easily provide the answers they are looking for. If there were such a concept of common sense we would think a reasonable person may take the cpl minutes to look for themselves before spouting off.
Read my post again, I was looking for information.
I did and its a straight up attempt to insult JGalt “you got any facts to back up you tinfoil hat diatribe” either that or its a very interesting way to ask someone to share the information that they researched
All the protesting that was being done should have been directed at Christy and her government. After all she is the one lied to all the people saying LNG plants would be up and running by now. One thing we don’t need for sure is our oceans turned into a toxic wasteland. The ones that were protesting seem to forget that many depend on these waters to make their living.
So when all this LNG planning got underway did you have a crystal to read the future on oil and gas.
I think Cullen is taking the right approach. LNG would be great for BC if it is done right and respects the natural environment. Trying to locate it on Lulu island was stupid from the get go and guarantees the project gets killed. I don’t understand why Petronas would choose that location… If it’s just dollars than tough luck I guess.
We need to protect the salmon first and then LNG second.
The project is dead regardless as Petronas isn’t going to pay a national carbon tax that Trudeau and Clark are pushing for. We should have been upfront about a carbon export tax from the BC government equal to what BC charges its own residents, there for making it legally sound and transparent. Springing this tax idea after the fact spooked them and changes everything.
We are just lucky TPP hasn’t been implemented yet with its investor state tribunals set up or the globalists would have the Canadian tax payers on the hook for tens of billions of dollars.
What does a carbon tax accomplish?
Really what does a carbon tax accomplish, someone, anyone, what nobody.
Petronius just launched a ship based LNG plant that can liquefy natural gas from the sea floor, so clearly they don’t care about the international environment and will get there product anyways.
Whats the issue with a ship based lng platform eagle?
LNG, really warning thin. Location of the Plant could be changed but the company wants to use the environmental issue to back off and blame Natives and fed Government. They are so full of BS,if the market is there then show us the money, all smoke and mirrors and they have no intention of building shit in to days market and all the other LNG plants almost complete or those shutting down because of low price and flooded market.
steph 100—-I think you hit the nail on the head. Maybe this is why they also picked lulu island.
Worlds LNG Liquefaction Plants: On-Stream. 37.
Under Construction 13. 5 in USA, 4 in Australia, 2 in Malaysia 1 in Russia, 1 in Colombia.
Planned. 19, 4 of which are in Canada. Balance around the world.
Proposed/Under Study. 29, 7 in Canada.
So there it is. Plants all over the world, in production, under construction, planned, and proposed.
Canada and BC are still in the planned or proposed stage.
Have a nice day
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