Tag: Mackenzie Gas Project
The Mackenzie Gas Project – A showcase opportunity
Robert Powell October 22, 2010
The Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project (JRP) isn’t satisfied with the federal and Northwest Territories governments' response to its recommendations. No surprise there!
“Conservation first” and the Mackenzie Gas Project
Monte Hummel April 1, 2010
WWF carefully chose the $16 billion Mackenzie Gas Project - the largest project proposed so far for the Canadian Arctic - as a test case for our "conservation first" principle. This means sequencing conservation measures up-front, as a condition of economic development. For example, we argued that the people most affected by this project must be given the opportunity to identify and reserve areas they want to protect in a natural state, before the project proceeds. This was also supported by the majority of northerners who testified before the Joint Review Panel (JRP) hearings.