BC’s Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO) now is determining the detailed process for its evaluation of the Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG project. We immediately think of the call by the Surrey Board of Trade for federal, provincial and municipal governments to work together to bring LNG projects online in a timely manner. The Board of …
(Our newsletter: 27 April 2023) Cedar LNG’s environmental conditions In our webinar on the Cedar LNG project last week, elected Chief Councillor Crystal Smith of the Haisla Nation in BC (photo above) noted some essential environmental requirements set out by her Nation: Some excerpts: “We were able to negotiate (our natural gas supply) off the …
We keep a watchful eye on potential competition for overseas sales from our B.C. LNG plants. We usually look south for this — but now we should look northwards as well, because a proposed project in Alaska could match our “natural advantages” in LNG exports. South of us, the U.S. has seven active LNG-for-export plants, …
Our newsletter of 13 April 2023 Why Canada should export LNG Indigenous leaders and energy executives, in Ottawa on a mission with Energy for a Secure Future (ESF), called on G7 countries (which include Canada) to prioritize Canadian LNG at their next ministers’ meeting on the climate, energy, and environment. ESF chair Shannon Joseph: “As …
Our newsletter: 30 March 2023 Woodfibre LNG to beat net-zero targets Woodfibre LNG pledges its plant will be net zero in 2027, 23 years ahead of the federal target of 2050, and three years ahead of BC’s net-zero requirement for new LNG plants. Woodfibre’s net-zero plan includes electrification, new technology, and then forestry carbon offsets …
