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A quick thread on that @SoniaFurstenau minute on LNG in BC from the BC Leader& #39;s debate on @cknw.
Let& #39;s start with the stuff she got absolutely wrong.
The research is clear there is NO EVIDENCE of fracking in BC affecting groundwater
#bcpoli @MikeSmythNews @keithbaldrey
Let& #39;s start with the stuff she got absolutely wrong.
The research is clear there is NO EVIDENCE of fracking in BC affecting groundwater
#bcpoli @MikeSmythNews @keithbaldrey
Rather the research shows that fracking does not have a likelihood of affecting groundwater. In BC our natural gas is simply too deep and the impermeable layers between the layers being fracked and the groundwater aquifers is kilometers thick #bcpoli
This claim is repeatedly used as a form of scaremongering but every reputable review/analysis has come to the same conclusion. Fracking in the northeast has not affected groundwater.
Now let& #39;s go to methane
#bcpoli
Now let& #39;s go to methane
#bcpoli
BC has one of the most effective regulatory regimes with respect to fugitive emissions. We don& #39;t vent, we strictly limit flaring and we use green completions and as a consequence BC natural gas has the lowest fugitive emissions on the planet. #bcpoli
While some methane is emitted that methane is taken into consideration when considering the life cycle analysis of our LNG and natural gas use/exports.
As for the LNG industry. It will REDUCE global greenhouse gas emissions #bcpoli
As for the LNG industry. It will REDUCE global greenhouse gas emissions #bcpoli
It will do so by replacing much higher emitting energy sources in Asia. This is not just me talking it is the peer-reviewed science. Independent scientists doing life cycle analyses confirm #BCLNG will have a net effect of helping to fight climate change #bcpoli
