Foreign-funded activist video claims gas companies in B.C. are the cause of a drought

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Activist Claim: Foreign-funded activist video claims gas companies in B.C. are the cause of a drought

The Facts: Natural gas production in B.C. uses very little water, with most of it being recycled, causing minimal impact on the environment.

The Source:

Fracking is a thirsty beast

Here are some facts and sources to have a reasonable conversation about B.C.’s natural gas industry:


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Commentary: Will Europe’s Energy Crisis Finally Force Quebec and Ottawa To Join The Real World? – David Yager

In the summer of 2021, the Quebec government decided to show the world how to decarbonize energy.

In July, the province declined approval for the $14 billion Energie Saguenay LNG project export project which would move natural gas from western Canada to a liquification and export terminal in Saguenay Quebec. This would require a new high-volume gas pipeline 780 km. from northern Ontario. By using hydroelectricity for energy, the promoters figured it would result in an 84% reduction in GHG emissions compared to a similar project in the US.

CAC Premier Francois Legault was originally supportive, but last summer Quebec denied all permits for several reasons. One was an increase in emissions in Canada to supply the gas. Another was local opposition including a politically active and vocal cadre of environmentalists.

The impact on global emissions if this LNG replaced coal, or that this LNG was cleaner than other sources, was never considered.

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