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BC quake a warning to risk of oil pipeline, critics say
VANCOUVER`Critics of the Northern Gateway pipeline say the weekend`s massive earthquake just off the B.C. coast is a warning that should be heeded.
The region is the most prone in the west for earthquakes and the subsequent tsunamis that often follow. A 7.7 earthquake off Haida Gwaii on Saturday evening left hundreds of residents without power but caused little damage.
Imagine what would happen if the quake had struck where a pipeline was located, said Keith Stewart, climate and energy campaign coordinator for Greenpeace.
Read the full article here.
VANCOUVER`Critics of the Northern Gateway pipeline say the weekend`s massive earthquake just off the B.C. coast is a warning that should be heeded.
The region is the most prone in the west for earthquakes and the subsequent tsunamis that often follow. A 7.7 earthquake off Haida Gwaii on Saturday evening left hundreds of residents without power but caused little damage.
Imagine what would happen if the quake had struck where a pipeline was located, said Keith Stewart, climate and energy campaign coordinator for Greenpeace.
Read the full article here.