Does anybody think that these people are trying to protect the environment?
I like to think so.
All about the money. Same as wasting time and money on yet another study and consultation. Hopefully the government will appeal this moronic decision. In fact if the government had any balls at all they would just send out the permits to start laying pipe and anyone that doesn't like it can move somewhere else.
The first pipeline to the west coast was completed in less time than the review process has take for NG. And peole wonder why Canada is considered a poor place to invest.