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Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,032 Points:1,191,125 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 6:54:49 AM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse ...the projects won’t go ahead unless they are consulted and approve. At least four pipelines are being proposed to move natural gas from northeast B.C. to ports on the coast when the product would be turned into liquefied natural gas for export overseas. In a statement released by the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, several chiefs say the projects won’t go ahead without the consent of their people and only after there are assessments of how the projects would affect their environment and native title rights. Chief Terry Teegee says the projects are at risk because there are no agreements in place for First Nations to assess them, and Chief Reg Louis says while his people are willing to do business, it can’t be at the expense of the environment and future generations. Visit Financial Post for full article

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...the projects won’t go ahead unless they are consulted and approve.

At least four pipelines are being proposed to move natural gas from northeast B.C. to ports on the coast when the product would be turned into liquefied natural gas for export overseas.

In a statement released by the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, several chiefs say the projects won’t go ahead without the consent of their people and only after there are assessments of how the projects would affect their environment and native title rights.

Chief Terry Teegee says the projects are at risk because there are no agreements in place for First Nations to assess them, and Chief Reg Louis says while his people are willing to do business, it can’t be at the expense of the environment and future generations.
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DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,075 Points:1,629,095 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2013 2:46:00 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse long time before those projects move forward
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,113 Points:1,625,315 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2013 12:50:23 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse As usual, beware of white men from Big Oil corporations who speak with forked tongue!
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,494 Points:734,370 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:19:51 PM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Lets see where it goes.
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,342 Points:162,925 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 11:09:32 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse As usual - another attempted money grab from BC First Nations!
skempton Champion Author Vermont Posts:1,149 Points:840,135 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 9:04:44 AM Ignore skempton Report Abuse Having a pipeline is better than a casino.
JeffersonState All-Star Author Oregon Posts:650 Points:157,370 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 8:13:53 AM Ignore JeffersonState Report Abuse First Nations people are not the only ones concerned about the safety record of these corporations.
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,455 Points:1,138,535 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 7:12:43 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Safety first.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,533 Points:389,120 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 7:08:08 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse These projects should and will be either scratched or relocated.
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,196 Points:521,505 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 7:04:47 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse They must know something no one else seems to care about!
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,032 Points:1,191,125 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 6:55:20 AM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Native land must be respected in any case