[Wet'suwet'en Protests and Blockades in BC]

25 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said:

Folks on the ground told me stories of their lives turned upside-down. I’ve had my share of bad neighbours before, but these fracking companies take the cake. Constant industrial noise from machinery, bright orange flames above flare stacks lighting up the horizon, the smell of poisonous gas prompting abrupt evacuations — and everywhere residents are afraid to speak out.

Long-term effects are even more worrisome. Little research has been done on the cumulative health impacts of fracking in the region, but doctors report bizarre incidences of rare cancers and scarring of the lungs with no clear cause. One community health researcher found evidence of benzene contamination in people. Benzene, a known carcinogen, was found to be 3.5 times higher in pregnant women who lived close to fracking sites and six times higher if those women were Indigenous.

Earlier this spring, drought conditions linked to warming temperatures forced the BC Oil and Gas Commission to suspend water withdrawals for fracking companies in the northeast. These operations use an astonishing 550,000 water trucks worth of the dwindling resource each year. Much of that water eventually ends up deep underground, leaving local wetlands and rivers running dry and the land parched.

 

While the industry is already suffering from climate change, it continues to make the problem worse. Methane leaks from fracking operations are the key contributor to an alarming spike in levels of the highly potent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. And all it takes is one look at the mammoth flare stacks dotting the horizon in the Peace region to see for yourself the damage fracking does to the climate.

 

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/13/opinion/british-columbias-dirty-natural-gas-secret

I wonder if there is anyone from the area who would back up the claims in the article. The people I know up there want more development not less. I think they'd say the article is a fantasy of the extinction rebellion. Flaring in BC is the most regulated in the world, way more than in the US and Russia.  I've been fishing a lot in that area, it's beautiful  and crazy wild. The article should have shown some pics. 

 

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4 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

Switching from coal to natural gas in China WILL reduce climate change; it's just not using the method you prefer.  China will be able to get natural gas from somewhere else just fine without us.

Yes. BC LNG is compressed with hydro power so it is very clean.

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Just heard on the news that the Mohawks say they aren't blocking the tracks. It;s the railroad companies that are shutting down service. This makes sense. I blame CN for the shutdown.

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14 hours ago, kingofsurrey said:

and parts of Alberta just love hurting our earths climate......

 

 

In 2018 the World Bank said climate change would force more than 140 million people to leave their homes in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51179931

It looks like this is an all BC project. The bands that voted against are shown in red.

 

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On 2/16/2020 at 2:42 PM, UnkNuk said:

An excellent question and one I would like to know, too.  I'd also be very interested to know how the individual members of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation come down on the question of the pipeline.

 

A major part of this issue comes down to:  Who speaks for the Wet'suwet'en?  And that's a problem that will have to be solved by the Wet'suwet'en themselves.

 

If it turns out that the hereditary chiefs have the legal right and popular support of the members themselves to speak for the group, then it's mind-boggling to me that they weren't included in the the years long negotiations that took place over the pipeline.

 

On the other hand, if the hereditary chiefs have no such legal right or support then what we have here may be  a small group of people trying to impose their views on the larger group.

 

 

Here's some details somebody posted.

 

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2 minutes ago, Chris12345 said:

Totally. Odds are we got nothing too.

Now now chris.

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1 hour ago, Dr. Crossbar said:

Toffoli averages between 16-20 minutes per game, has 165 shots, 7 power play points, BUT only 33 hits. I'm suspecting his numbers will be better with the Canucks and caliber of our core and youth. 

 

Good acquisition but overpaid slightly. Should have been prospect and roster player or pick & roster ... not prospect, pick AND player. 

 

But I can live with this. Makes us better. Love his play. 

Odds are we gave up nothing.

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14 hours ago, UnkNuk said:

In my crash surfing on the Wet'suwet'en trying to get a basic understanding of this issue, I also came across this:

 

 

From what I've learned so far (and I could easily be wrong and I would appreciate any corrections) there are thirteen 'Houses' in the Wet'suwet'en nation, each with a Hereditary Chief, divided among five different Clans.  Apparently four of the houses have a vacancy in the Hereditary Chief position so this would mean there are currently nine active Hereditary Chiefs.

 

As well, there seems to be about 5,000 individuals who comprise  the Wet'suwet'en nation.

 

Again, any corrections to any of this would be appreciated.  Thanks.

 

 

 

 

Are these 5000 people also represented by band councils? I would guess something like 4000 are and 1000 are not. Or maybe they all are? That's what I'd like to know. 

 

The Russians are developing their north creating 100,000 new jobs with 150 billion in investment in O&G.