2 Canada Provinces Feud Over Pipeline: Will It Bring Jobs or Spills?

"OTTAWA — While much of the world may be focused on President Trump’s threats of a trade war with China, Canada’s attention right now is on a commercial feud within its own borders.

The provinces of British Columbia and Alberta are locked in a battle over a $7.4 billion expansion of a pipeline that runs from Alberta’s oil sands to a tanker port near Vancouver, a plan approved long ago.

Many British Columbians fear that increased tanker traffic could lead to spills along a coastline that is a global tourist attraction. Alberta argues that the pipeline is vital to its energy industry and the entire Canadian economy."

Ian Austen reports for the New York Times April 14, 2018.

SEE ALSO:

"Alberta Readies Oil Embargo in Kinder Pipeline Battle" (Bloomberg)

"Pipeline Battle Escalates as Alberta Prepares to Turn Off Taps" (The Tyee)

"Trudeau Vows To Ram Through Oil Pipeline Over BC Resistance" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)