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posted by martyb on Tuesday April 10 2018, @05:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the rejecting-the-dirtiest-energy dept.

Common Dreams reports

Environmental and indigenous groups are cheering after Kinder Morgan announced Sunday [April 8] it was halting most work on its controversial Trans Mountain expansion pipeline project, citing continuing opposition. Map of proposed route

"This is a sign that organizing works, and it could well be the beginning of the end for this dangerous pipeline", declared Clayton Thomas-Muller, a Stop-it-at-the-Source campaigner with 350.org.

"This is huge", added British Columbia-based advocacy group Dogwood.

In the company's statement announcing the move, chairman and CEO Steve Kean said Kinder Morgan was suspending "all non-essential activities and related spending" as a result of the "current environment" that puts shareholders at risk.

"A company cannot resolve differences between governments", he added, referencing resistance from B.C. lawmakers that is at odds with support for the project coming from Ottawa and neighboring Alberta. "While we have succeeded in all legal challenges to date, a company cannot litigate its way to an in-service pipeline amidst jurisdictional differences between governments", Kean said.

Unless legal agreements are reached by May 31, Kean said that "it is difficult to conceive of any scenario in which we would proceed with the project". (There are still 18 pending court cases that could thwart the project, the Wilderness Committee notes.)

B.C. Premier John Horgan, for his part, said in a statement Sunday, "The federal process failed to consider B.C.'s interests and the risk to our province. We joined the federal challenge, started by others, to make that point."

[...] Greenpeace Canada's climate and energy campaigner Mike Hudema, said:

Investors should note that the opposition to this project is strong, deep, and gets bigger by the day. This announcement shows that this widespread opposition has reached critical mass. British Columbians' desire to protect clean water, safeguard the environment, and stand behind Indigenous communities cannot be ignored or swept under the rug. We encourage Kinder Morgan to shelve this project before the litany of lawsuits, crumbling economics, and growing resistance against the pipeline does it for them.

While the company "looks ready to pack it in", said Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner Peter McCartney, the opposition is "not going anywhere until this pipeline no longer poses a threat to the coast, the climate, and Indigenous communities along the route".


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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @06:02PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @06:02PM (#665042)

    What, you're telling me a federal government that legislates pronouns doesn't have enough oomph to push through a pipeline that one province is stonewalling on? Or is Dear Leader just so gutless he's trying to find a way to do it without pissing off the greener of his voters?

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Gaaark on Tuesday April 10 2018, @06:44PM (3 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday April 10 2018, @06:44PM (#665060) Journal

    Dear leader is as gutless as his father: the reason we now have to print EVERYTHING in English AND French....waste of money and paper.

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    • (Score: 2, Troll) by Snow on Tuesday April 10 2018, @08:34PM (1 child)

      by Snow (1601) on Tuesday April 10 2018, @08:34PM (#665091) Journal

      Don't forget Ojibwe. We must not discriminate against the First Nations.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 11 2018, @12:04AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 11 2018, @12:04AM (#665150)

        Fuquing alt-right Canucks! Why don't you move to America?

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday April 11 2018, @12:24AM

      by Gaaark (41) on Wednesday April 11 2018, @12:24AM (#665157) Journal

      Troll?
      Prove me wrong: how is he not gutless: he passes marijuana law because he doesn't want to break the law?, but he won't pass election laws because he knows its good for the liberals and it's safe.

      He's a bleh politician, even if he is a nerd.

      Prove me WRONG! If not, re-mod me, coward!

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