01 May Enbridge pipeline opens old wounds (The Calgary Herald)
For Alberta oil sands producers, the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline is a crucial new outlet for expanding production. But for B.C. First Nations fighting over land claims, and environmental groups fearing another Exxon Valdez-sized oil spill on the Pacific coast and further oil sands expansion, Northern Gateway is a rallying point for protest. Within weeks, Enbridge will set these competing economic and political interests on a collision course by filing an application to build the 1,200-kilometre line to carry more than a half-million barrels of oil a day from near Edmonton to the west coast at Kitimat, BC… go to article