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ERM, the contractor performing the U.S. State Department's environmental review for the northern half of TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline — gave the greenlight to Alaska's controversial Pebble Mine proposal in June 2013.

ERM scolded the EPA for not taking a balanced approach on Pebble, not looking into the "positive effects" it would create if it opens for business.

LINK (via: The Huffington Post)

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The perfect home. The perfect family. One HUGE mistake.

B.C. formally rejects Northern Gateway pipeline "as proposed"

The good news? This a major blow to Northern Gateway.

The bad news? Even more pressure to build Keystone XL.

The B.C. Liberal government has strongly rejected the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, stating in a formal submission to a National Energy Board review panel that the company has not properly addressed the province's environmental concerns.

The province did not outright kill the proposed $6-billion oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast at Kitimat, but said Enbridge has left unanswered too many questions about its ability to protect marine or freshwater ecosystems in the event of a spill.

LINK (via: The Vancouver Sun)

The fat lady ain't singing yet.

Seemingly undeterred, the Harper government says it will wait for the National Energy Board-Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency joint review panel’s report — due by the end of the year — before deciding how to proceed.

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