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Northern Gateway pipeline support slipping slightly

Northern Gateway pipeline support slipping slightly, poll suggests Significant environmental concerns overshadow promise of economic benefits: poll Support for Enbridge’s $7.9-billion Northern Gateway pipeline has dropped to 38 per cent in B.C. but remains much higher in Alberta, according to a new Insights West poll. The Vancouver-based pollster began tracking support for the mega-project in January 2013, when a survey found 35 per cent of British Columbians supported the project and 61 per cent were opposed. Support increased to 42 per cent in November 2013, but has dropped by four per cent in the latest online survey of 647 British… View Article