Bat Houses and Bubble Curtains: A Closer Look at the Conditions for Pacific NorthWest LNG

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When federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna approved the Pacific NorthWest Liquefied Natural Gas project, she attached 190 conditions to it, covering everything from wetlands to underwater noise to brown bats.

Just how much of a barrier these conditions are is a matter of debate.

“There’s nothing in that list of conditions that I think are eyebrow-raising,” Kevin Hanna, director for the Centre for Environmental Assessment Research at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus said.

“They are intended to ensure that … we do as much as we possibly can to improve the quality of the project and the way that it operates.”

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Andrew Kurjata – CBC News – Oct 04, 2016.

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