Apr 102013
Air quality, tanker traffic, potential for spills are major issues.
from the Vancouver Sun
"Coastal First Nations affected by Shell Canada’s proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Kitimat say air quality and the number of vessels that will pass through their fishing grounds are emerging as the main issues they want to see addressed if the $12-billion-plus project is to go ahead.
"First Nations have not taken a stand against the plants, key to a $50-billion plan to link B.C. gas fields with markets in Asia. But the plants, pipelines and ships that will transport the LNG to Asia need to accommodate the environmental concerns being raised, said Art Sterritt, executive director of Coastal First Nations, an umbrella group representing eight First Nations. …"
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