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By Lauren Krugel Energy industry players and Alberta’s premier says they see promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa’s new fast-tracked approval process, but environmentalists warn the inclusion of liquefied natural gas locks Canada into a high-carbon future. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday named the first five proposals to be referred to the new Major Projects Office based in Calgary, which aims to speed development of projects deemed in the national interest. “When I looked at the first five projects, I thought: ‘Finally \u2014 they get it,’ because it’s all the projects that have been difficult to build,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters in Edmonton. Topping the list is the second phase of LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., where natural gas piped from Alberta… <\/p>\n

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By Lauren Krugel Energy industry players and Alberta’s premier says they see promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa’s new fast-tracked approval process, but environmentalists warn the inclusion of liquefied natural gas locks Canada into a high-carbon future. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday named the first five proposals to be referred to the new Major Projects Office based in Calgary, which aims to speed development of projects deemed in the national interest. “When I looked at the first five projects, I thought: ‘Finally \u2014 they get it,’ because it’s all the projects that have been difficult to build,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters in Edmonton. Topping the list is the second phase of LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., where natural gas piped from Alberta... <\/p>\n

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