British Columbia eyes more pipeline safety, revenues

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Vancouver—The province of British Columbia in western Canada wants a larger chunk of revenues and tougher environmental regulations before it will accept the risk of heavy crude pipelines crossing its territory from Alberta to tanker ports on the Pacific Coast, Environment Minister Terry Lake said July 23. Although final approvals of pipelines that cross provincial borders and involve exports rest with Canada’s National Energy Board and the federal government, he made it clear to a news conference in Vancouver that British Columbia has other means of stalling projects if minimum requirements are not met.