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Vancouver challenges NEB鶹ýӳs Trans Mountain approval

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Vancouver (Canada) has recently joined other cities in challenging the National Energy Board鶹ýӳs (NEB) recommendation to approve Kinder Morgan鶹ýӳs CAN$6.8 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Vancouver鶹ýӳs Mayor, Gregor Robertson, stated that the NEB had disregarded key evidence that demonstrates the potential damage to the regional waters should an oil spill occur, as well as the impact an additional or expanded pipeline would have on greenhouse gas emissions.

Robertson stated: 鶹ýӳThe NEB failed to properly and thoroughly consult local communities on the pipeline and tanker route, ignoring key pieces of scientific evidence showing the potential for real and catastrophic damage to local waters in the event of an oil spill, and the impact of an expanded pipeline on greenhouse gas emissions both locally and abroad. Vancouver still has significant concerns about Kinder Morgan鶹ýӳs expansion and we鶹ýӳve concluded it鶹ýӳs simply not worth the risk to our environment or economy.鶹ýӳ

He concluded by noting that 鶹ýӳan expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline is not in Vancouver or Canada鶹ýӳs economic or environmental interest.鶹ýӳ

The city wrote, in its statement to the Federal Court of Appeal, that the NEB 鶹ýӳexcluded any opportunities for oral cross-examination of experts and evidence; provided inadequate information sharing; and failed to properly consult affected communities along the pipeline and tanker route.鶹ýӳ

Additionally, Vancouver has requested that the federal government not make a decision on the pipeline project until the NEB carried out a lawful review.

The NEB has not commented on the city鶹ýӳs application. Additionally, a decision from the court has not yet been made.

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