• When will the province commission a proper cumulative impact study and full risk/benefit analysis on the seven approved LNG projects?
• Why are so many public subsidies necessary for shale gas development including free water, low royalties and tax-payer funded geoscience?
• Given that BC’s shale gas resources use three times more water than any other North American shale plays, why does the government give this water away for free?
• What are the methane leakage rates for shale gas fields and infrastructure in BC?
• Why has the authority to grant water permits been placed in the hands of the Oil and Gas Commission? Is this not a conflict of interest?
• According to energy expert David Hughes, the National Energy Board calculates that Canada will have no more than 4.5 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas export capacity by 2035. Yet it has approved 14.6 bcf/day in 2020. Why?
• Why has BC adopted the riskiest royalty/rent model (HIS CERA) for the owners of the natural resource that earns very little money up front?
• Are there any controls on foreign ownership of LNG in BC?
-compiled by Andrew Nikiforuk
