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Very Little Public about the Review The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) terms of reference for the public review of the Cape Breton oil and gas exploration leases (2364, 2365, & 2368) are out (see more background information and TOR below). One commissioner will decide everything, instead of a panel. There is no intervenor funding. And most appalling, the commissioner's work is time limited. The commissioner will be appointed by the CNSOPB, both promoter and regulator of oil and gas, a direct conflict of interest. The TOR call for the Commissioner (not yet announced but expected to be a Cape Bretoner) to complete his work and report no later than 250 days from the confirmation of the TOR. 250 from start to finish. All the hearings, all the evidence, and all the commissioner's deliberations and writing of the report in 250 days. It brings new meaning to "quick and dirty." We need coordinated action around the review, and it is very important to work on getting more than one commissioner, good commissioners, and meetings held on PEI {and Halifax}. We need as many letters in to the ministers about the narrow terms of reference. Unfortunately (but expected), there is no room for looking at the bigger policy questions: Should we even be exploiting these reserves at this time or ever? Where does this activity put us vis a vis international commitments on fossil fuel reduction? What about the interference with Ocean Act goals and activities? VOICE YOUR CONCERNS about this and aim your fire at the federal government. CNSOPB is now under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA). The feds are paying for this hearing in cost-sharing with the province. Minister Anderson's personal history is in protecting coastal areas from oil and gas spills in BC. Let's deluge his office with calls and faxes and demands that he ensure that the CNSOPB be required to operate under CEAA rules. Also pressure Goodale, whose office thought the process would be CEAA-like and Tobin who committed to push for a proper panel review. Letters to Dhaliwal make sense too. And, for what it is worth, we must also send comments in to the CNSOPB. Spread the word, we only have 30 days!!!!! Cyndi Gilbert Sierra Club of Canada RSVP for more background information. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Volunteer moderator: Paul Falvo mailto:sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca To submit a message to sust-mar, please send it to: mailto:sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca PLEASE SEND MESSAGES TO SUST-MAR IN PLAIN TEXT ONLY MESSAGES CONTAINING HTML (MIME) CANNOT BE POSTED
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