Critics Mobilize to Oppose Rabaska Terminal
Posted on Jul 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Critics Mobilize to Oppose Rabaska Terminal
The Montreal Gazette reports that critics of the planned Rabaska LNG terminal near Quebec have dubbed the project “Suroit II,” in reference to a proposed power plant that environmentalists successfully opposed in 2004. The opposition’s leader, former environment minister Thomas Mulcair, said, “We are looking at a project that is for the American market. Why are we accepting something they (Americans) refuse?” A joint federal and provincial environmental assessment panel recently concluded that the risks associated with Rabaska are “acceptable” and said that the project would have a positive economic impact.