Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform that will be connected to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline terminus at the LNG Canada export terminal that's under construction, in Kitimat, B.C., in 2022.Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Geoff Russ: Environmental NGOs love using First Nation land issues for profit

by · National Post

Is there a natural resource project being built somewhere in Canada? Does it overlap with the title land, reserve lands, or other jurisdictions of a First Nation? If so, expect green NGOs to turn it into another dramatic episode so they can keep fundraising.

It has been 53 years since the infamous “Crying Indian” ad was released, but it still provides the template for how environmentalist NGOs co-opt and intrude into Indigenous affairs. Made by an American NGO called Keep America Beautiful, the ad showed a tear running down the face of a Native American, dressed like he was plucked from the set of a John Wayne movie.

B.C. First Nation and Western LNG partner to purchase natural gas pipeline projectA B.C. First Nation is partnering with a Houston-based firm to buy a ready-to-construct pipeline project that would supply natural gas to a proposed floating LNG export terminal north of Prince Rupert.Amanda Stephenson, 14 Mar 2024Geoff Russ: B.C. is a burgeoning oil and gas powerhouseOutside of small pleasures and personal adventures, life in British Columbia has offered little that can be celebrated as of late. For proponents of Canadian energy, however, B.C.’s transformation into a major player in oil and gas has been a triumph.Geoff Russ, 16 Aug 2024