On June 17, 2014, the federal cabinet approved the Northern Gateway Tar Sands pipeline.
Sierra Club Canada Executive Director John Bennett says that the Northern Gateway Tar Sands pipeline "could be a turning point because of the huge opposition in British Columbia —unparalleled in Canadian history". Namely:
- 130 First Nations and over 10,000 residents have said no to the project and told the environmental assessment panel that it was simply too risky and they wanted nothing to do with it. Period.
- Over 300 independent, respected scientists asked the government to reject the conclusion of the panel based on numerous scientific errors and dubious assumptions.
- There are at least five legal challenges from First Nations, with many more in works.
Read more on John Bennett's blog, originally published on the Sierra Club Canada website (www.sierraclub.ca):