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Quebec group stalls Alberta oil pipeline
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The environmental group Equiterre and a citizen from Dunham, Que., have won a Quebec Court ruling that will temporarily stall the attempt by oil companies Enbridge and Suncor to ship oil from Alberta through Montreal to Portland, Maine.
The group opposes piping "dirty oil" through Quebec, claiming that it poses a significant environmental hazard and encourages the expansion of the oilsands, which is among Canada's largest greenhouse gas emitters
Enbridge had secured permission in 2010 from the Quebec Commission for the Protection of Agricultural Land to build a pumping station near the town of Dunham in the Eastern Townships.
But Equiterre argued in Quebec Court that the issues surrounding the pumping station were not fully aired at the commission. For instance, there was no discussion on whether the station could be constructed on land that was not agricultural.
The court agreed and sent the case back to the commission
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