The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday, Oct. 14, edition that Alberta Premier Rachel Notley
says the federal government is
being unfair in the way it assesses
pipeline projects.
A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that Ms. Notley's government, however, will not pursue a legal challenge for
now to determine whether the
National Energy Board overstepped
its mandate in the case of
the Energy East pipeline.
Ms. Notley says instead she will
focus on working with Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau's government
to advance two other projects
that already have the green light:
the Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion to
the West Coast and Enbridge's
Line 3 to the U.S. Midwest.
Last week, TransCanada
announced it would not pursue the
Energy East line. It cited problems
with an expanded NEB review
process that now takes into
account not just the environmental
impact of getting the oil out of
the ground, but also the impact
the oil would have when it is
transported and burned for fuel.
Ms. Notley calls that expanded
assessment "somewhat discriminatory"
saying that automakers,
for example, are not assessed on
the environmental impact of car
parts they ship by rail.
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