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Image from the report of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway project.
JRP says YES to pipeline
By Ryan Jensen
two of those terms Its two-volume implement appropriate and grizzly bear, and are required before report was released and effective spill uncertainty remains construction can Dec. 19 in Calgary. prevention measures over the effectiveness begin. “The and spill response of Enbridge’s plans The Joint Review After 18 months environmental, societal capabilities, so that to minimize the Panel for the of submissions from and economic burdens the likelihood and disruption the pipeline Enbridge Northern experts and the public, of a large oil spill, consequences of a would cause. Gateway Project the panel concluded while unlikely and not large spill would be “It is our view has recommended the benefits of a twin permanent, would minimized.” that, after mitigation, approval of the pipeline from northern be significant,” the The panel said the likelihood of pipeline, laying out 209 Alberta to a proposed panel concluded in its there would be significant adverse conditions that must tanker facility at report. “Through our significant effect on environmental C O NS I DERAT IO NS : Repor t of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Nor thern Gateway Projecteffects first be met. Kitimat outweigh the conditions we require some populations of resulting from project One hundred and risks. Northern Gateway to woodland caribou malfunctions or Smithers/Interior News
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accidents is very low,” the report stated. Conditions include protection plans for whales and other marine mammals, measures to protect caribou and other land animals and development of methods to track and deal with diluted bitumen spills. See JRP on A2