B.C. government should look hard at Chevron’s human rights record – National Observer

September 11th 2017

Many British Columbians breathed a sigh of relief recently when Petronas pulled plans to build the Pacific Northwest LNG plant, meant to compress fracked gas for shipment to Asian markets.

Some economists were buoyed that the liquified natural gas industry has yet to materialize in B.C.. It has proven costly to citizens of other countries, such as Australia, which have gone full steam ahead on fracking and gas exports.

Environmental advocates hope the Petronas cancellation will help put B.C. on track to reach climate targets and will minimize expansion of fracking, which has serious potential health consequences for northeastern B.C. residents. Petronas is a Malaysian state-owned oil giant with a presence in more than 65 countries.