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News: First Nations LNG Alliance hails Nisga’a pipeline deal

News releases: TC Energy agrees to sell Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline system (approved but not yet built) to the Nisga’a Nation and Western LNG, to feed the nation’s proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project: https://ow.ly/JcAH50QTKZk  See also: https://ow.ly/tv1s50QTNtk Karen Ogen, CEO of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance, responded to the news above with the following…

Newsletter: BC offers loan guarantees for First Nations, and more news . . . .

Our newsletter: 29 February 2024 B.C. introduces loan-guarantee program The 2024-5 B.C. budget speech from Finance Minister Katrine Conroy (above) promised loan guarantees for First Nations so they can borrow funds to purchase equity interest in projects “across a broad range of sectors.” See pages 62-63 of the speech at https://ow.ly/UXRP50QGV1G Conroy added: “Through First…

Newsletter: Alliance to BC Premier: Clean Energy plan will disproportionately hit First Nations

Our newsletter: 15 February 2024 Alliance letter to Premier David Eby Our Feb. 14 letter to B.C.’s premier says B.C.’s Clean Energy plan means negative impacts that will be ‘larger for Indigenous people given pre-existing and long-standing income gap issues.’ We point out that we are strongly supportive of having leading environmental policies and contributing…