Freaking Out About the Northern Gateway Decision? Take a Deep Breath
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Freaking Out About the Northern Gateway Decision? Take a Deep Breath
Today the internet is full of noise about the Enbridge Northern Gateway decision by the feds.
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All the noise, ironically enough, makes me think about the silence of the Great Bear Rainforest — of the sea lion that popped up beside my row boat under the starriest sky I’ve ever seen while I sailed along the proposed oil tanker route three years ago.
I’m reminded of bobbing up and down on the water, thoughts coming in 60-second flashes between the breaths of a humpback whale feeding near our boat.
Now, like then, my mind moves away from all the hype to the only truth there is: clean air, clean water, wild salmon. That’s it.
Northern Gateway Approved, But Far From Built
The Government of Canada approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline Tuesday, six months after the Joint Review Panel recommended the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline be built subject to 209 conditions.
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Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford said this in a statement today: “In December 2013, the Joint Review Panel found that construction and operation of the Northern Gateway Pipelines project is in the public interest, subject to 209 conditions being met by the proponent. After carefully reviewing the report, the Government accepts the independent Panel’s recommendation to impose 209 conditions on Northern Gateway Pipelines’ proposal.”
“Today constitutes another step in the process,” Rickford said, adding Enbridge committed to working with “aboriginal groups and local communities along the route.”
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