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Clark stakes B.C.’s energy future on liquefied natural gas

The Globe and Mail -- As the contentious Northern Gateway project – a key part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s goal to take Canadian resources to Asian markets – remains under review, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is trumpeting a plan to do the same thing.

Her plan, however, involves liquefied natural gas, not oil, and so far has not faced the opposition that surrounds Northern Gateway, a twin-pipeline project that would ship oil from Alberta to Kitimat and condensate back to Alberta along the same route.

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Submitted Feb 03, 2012 By: aquarinut

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