With political momentum building for a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Atlantic Canada, a new coalition of environmentalists is calling on Ottawa to hit the brakes.
Leaders in the push against shale gas say talk by Premier Blaine Higgs of exploring shale gas could trigger protests similar to those near Rexton in 2013.
Posted: May 05, 2021 10:23 PM AT | Last Updated: May 6
The $10-billion LNG project would require a section of highway to be moved.(The Canadian Press)
The proposed road to a liquefied natural gas project on Nova Scotia s Eastern Shore is paved with conflicting opinions about whether the highway change and the $10-billion development it is a part of should even go ahead.
Pieridae Energy received environmental approval in 2014 to build a natural gas liquefaction plant at Goldboro, a tanker terminal, marine facilities and power plant.
For the project to proceed, the company needs to move a 3.5-kilometre section of Highway 316, a secondary highway that hugs the coastline. The proposed realignment would divert vehicles inland and around the proposed LNG facility.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press Posted:
QUEBEC - The Quebec Environmental Law Centre is coming to the aid of an environmental group targeted by an Alberta oil company threatening legal action.
QUEBEC - The Quebec Environmental Law Centre is coming to the aid of an environmental group targeted by an Alberta oil company threatening legal action.
Pieridae Energy Ltd. issued a letter last month threatening to sue Environnement Vert Plus and its spokesman, Pascal Bergeron, for having disseminated information that it considers confidential, concerning the Goldboro project, a liquefied natural gas plant project in Nova Scotia connected by a pipeline that would cross Quebec territory.