PHOTOS: Canada approves Northern Gateway oil pipeline
June 18, 2014
A group of protesters gathers outside the Northern Gateway hearings in Prince Rupert, B.C. on Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A humpback whale is seen just outside of Hartley Bay along the Great Bear Rainforest, B.C., Sept, 17, 2013. Canada's government on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, approved a controversial pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia, a major step in the country's efforts to diversify its oil exports if it can overcome fierce opposition from environmental and aboriginal groups. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
Protesters take part in a mass sit-in in front of the British Columbia legislature in Victoria, B.C. on Oct. 22, 2012, to protest the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A tug tows a large barge along Princess Royal Island, B.C., Sept, 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
The proposed tanker route leaving from Kitimat, B.C. is show on a map on Sept, 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Kayakers display a "No Oil Pipeline" banner during a protest against the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline in Vancouver, on Saturday Nov. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
The Douglas Channel, the proposed shipping route for oil tanker ships in the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, just south of Kitmat, B.C., is pictured on Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Raw bitumen and diluted bitumen are displayed in jars as newspaper publisher David Black speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, on Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A demonstrator dressed up as a tanker bangs into a demonstrator dressed up as an island during a anti-pipeline protest march to Premier Christy Clark's office in Vancouver, on Oct. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A purple sea star is seen in Meyers Passage near Princess Royal Island, B.C., on Sept, 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Protesters gather to demonstrate against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in Vancouver, on Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A worker, left, uses a small boat to move logs on the Douglas Channel at dusk in Kitimat, B.C., on Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
The technical analysis and requirements for B.C. to consider support for heavy oil pipelines is seen as British Columbia Minister of Environment Terry Lake speaks about the Northern Gateway Project during a news conference in Vancouver, July, 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A Kermode bear, better know as the Spirit Bear is seen fishing in the Riordan River on Gribbell Island in the Great Bear Rainforest, B.C. on Sept, 18, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
A giant piece of pipeline is placed in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver, on Aug. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A panel member is seen looking at a screen during a session regarding loss and damage to fishing gear during the Northern Gateway hearings in Prince Rupert, B.C. on Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Douglas Channel, the proposed termination point for an oil pipeline in the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, is pictured in an aerial view in Kitimat, B.C., on Jan.10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A demonstrator holds up a prop representing dirty oil during a mass sit-in in front of the British Columbia legislature in Victoria, B.C. on, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
The waters outside of Kitimat, B.C. are pictured on Sept, 17, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
John Thompson who is on the Enbridge panel for socio-economics, is seen during the Northern Gateway hearings in Prince Rupert, B.C. on Dec.10, 2012. Canada's government on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, approved a controversial pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia, a major step in the country's efforts to diversify its oil exports if it can overcome fierce opposition from environmental and aboriginal groups. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Rain falls as protesters demonstrate against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in Vancouver, on Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
The Haisla First Nation's Kitimaat Village is seen in an aerial view along the Douglas Channel near Kitimat, B.C., on Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A worker uses a small boat to move logs on the Douglas Channel at dusk in Kitimat, B.C., on Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
Demonstrators unload signs from a truck outside the Joint Review Panel looking into the Northern Gateway Pipeline in Prince George, B.C. on Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A moss covered tree branch is seen in Khutze Inlet near Princess Royal Island, B.C. on Sept, 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A member of Greenpeace pretends to clean up a mock oil spill outside the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline office in downtown Vancouver, June 13, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
A bear is seen in Khutze Inlet near Princess Royal Island, B.C. on Sept, 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Protesters are silhouetted while carrying cutouts of salmon during a demonstration against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in Vancouver, on May 10, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A Kermode bear, better know as the Spirit Bear is seen fishing in the Riordan River on Gribbell Island in the Great Bear Rainforest, B.C. on Sept, 18, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
Haisla First Nation Hereditary Chiefs Clifford Smith, from left, Rod Bolton and Sam Robinson look on while addressing the panel during the opening day of hearings for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project in Kitimaat Village, B.C., on Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A freshly painted sign runs as the rain falls on a massive sit-in outside British Columbia legislature in Victoria, B.C. on Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A protester holds up a "Stop Harper" sign while marching with others during a rally held to show opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
A cargo ship sits docked at Rio Tinto Alcan's Kitimat Smelter on Douglas Channel, the proposed termination point for an oil pipeline in the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, in Kitimat, B.C., on Jan.10, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) ( Canada Asia Pipeline )
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, right, and Alberta Premier Alison Redford are seen prior to a closed door meeting in Kelowna, B.C. on June 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
A oil tanker is guided by tug boats as it goes under the Lions Gate Bridge at the mouth of Vancouver Harbor on May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Canada Northern Gateway )
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