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First Nations energized by LNG, geothermal
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Like all big energy projects, the Cedar LNG export terminal proposed for Kitimat will need to go through a lengthy environmental review process.
The proponents of the $3 billion floating LNG terminal will need to meet numerous conditions to mitigate impacts on land, air and water. But satisfying local Indigenous interests and concerns should be a little easier for Cedar LNG. After all, it would be the first LNG project built in Canada that would be owned by a First Nation: the Haisla.
It is one of two energy projects in B.C. that First Nations are pursuing, not as partners, but as majority owners, the other being the Clarke Lake geothermal energy project, which will be owned by the Fort Nelson First Nation. Although provincial and federal environmental reviews are ostensibly about assessing and trying to mitigate environmental impacts, resource project proponents can tick all the right environmental boxes and still fail if there is strong opposition from local First Nations. “It is definitely a huge asset to the projects to be owned by First Nations,” Haisla Chief Coun. Crystal Smith told BIV, adding that the Haisla have developed significant capacity and knowledge of the LNG industry over the years.
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