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The NEB has finished its ``reconsideration'' of the Trans Mountain expansion, saying it "is in the Canadian public interest and should be approved."
It notes "considerable benefits" of the project outweighing "significant adverse environmental effects."
It notes "considerable benefits" of the project outweighing "significant adverse environmental effects."
The conditions in the Salish Sea are already detrimental to the whale population, the NEB's chief environment officer says.
The NEB is making recommendations to reduce the overall impact of marine traffic on Southern resident killer whales.
The NEB is making recommendations to reduce the overall impact of marine traffic on Southern resident killer whales.
Main factors are underwater noise from ships, possibility of a ship hitting a whale, and the interruption of communication between whales.
NEB said its recommendations apply to all sea traffic, and could offset the "relatively minor effects" of Trans Mountain-related shipping.
NEB said its recommendations apply to all sea traffic, and could offset the "relatively minor effects" of Trans Mountain-related shipping.
NEB acknowledges both that the feds now have 90 days to decide, but that the feds are signaling they could take longer.
Remember, the feds will be deciding whether to approve an expansion project that the government itself owns.
Remember, the feds will be deciding whether to approve an expansion project that the government itself owns.
A reminder that Canada's pipelines are essentially full now, and little hiccups can lead to major price drops -- as Canada saw late last year.
Industry advocates will say pipeline buys breathing room to prop up prices *and* potentially fetch higher global benchmark price.
Industry advocates will say pipeline buys breathing room to prop up prices *and* potentially fetch higher global benchmark price.
ENGO reaction is disappointment. Noted oil sands critic Tzeporah Berman, for instance, blames PMO influence for leading to NEB approval.
FWIW, NEB's Chief Environment Officer: "It was a comprehensive, technical, scientifically-based hearing. It was fair."
FWIW, NEB's Chief Environment Officer: "It was a comprehensive, technical, scientifically-based hearing. It was fair."
NEB seems to be a little all over the map on what they think the shipping impact is.
Sounds like they say it's probably significant, but also probably not all that much a change from significant traffic levels now, and that their recommendations would help out on all fronts.
Sounds like they say it's probably significant, but also probably not all that much a change from significant traffic levels now, and that their recommendations would help out on all fronts.
The original approval had 157 conditions. Today's has 156.
NEB Says between 5 and 10 conditions were modified from their original form, while one condition was converted to one of the 16 "recommendations" to government.
So, vast majority of conditions unchanged since 2016.
NEB Says between 5 and 10 conditions were modified from their original form, while one condition was converted to one of the 16 "recommendations" to government.
So, vast majority of conditions unchanged since 2016.
