How Do Two Pipelines Stack Up?

Reviewing the Review Processes for the Mackenzie Gas Project and the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline

June 29, 2010
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Karen Campbell
Former Director, Strategy and Staff Council
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One project stands to open Canada's North to unprecedented development, while the other could open B.C.'s coast to crude oil tankers. Both will have monumental impacts on the environment and
society for decades to come — so why then are the review processes for these two projects incredibly different?
In this chart we compare the Mackenzie Gas Project and the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, along with the review processes required for their approval. 

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Karen Campbell
Former Director, Strategy and Staff Council

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