For the Haisla, LNG is spelled HOPE

The Haisla First Nation comprises about 1,800 people, more than half of them living in Kitamaat Village, 10 km south of Kitimat. “We have lived off the land and waters of our traditional territory for thousands of years, and it remains the focus of all we do,” the official history runs. Fisheries and forestry have …

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What? No market for LNG?

One thing you can say for BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver: When he takes a position, he can sure stick to it: “I’ve been saying for four years, there is no market for LNG.” And as recently as March 27, he was still on it: “The reason why we have no LNG industry here in …

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First Nations LNG Alliance Newsletter 11 – Showing First Nations support for LNG

Showing First Nations support for LNG Eco-activists often tell people in social and other media that there is huge opposition among First Nations to LNG development in BC. Not so, it is made clear in a new report from our Alliance and the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. The report (it’s on …

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First Nations back LNG: Report

There’s a “high degree of support” among First Nations for LNG development in BC, a new report finds. “In fact, many First Nations representatives raised the need to push the remaining projects over the finish line,” adds the report, from the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance and the BC’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum …

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