A coalition of environmental teams are calling on Ottawa to reject any proposal to construct export services for liquefied pure fuel on Canada’s East Coast.

The coalition, which incorporates the Sierra Membership Canada Basis and Local weather Motion Community Canada, issued a press release at present suggesting Canadians are against such tasks due to their “climate-wrecking emissions” and potential monetary dangers.

Calgary-based Pieridae Power has been selling the development of a multibillion-dollar LNG terminal at Goldboro, N.S., since 2011, nevertheless it put the undertaking on maintain final summer time.

The corporate, which couldn’t be reached for remark, had deliberate to get pure fuel from Western Canada through pipeline after which ship it by tanker to European prospects, however the thought fizzled as LNG costs fell final 12 months.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, nevertheless, the demand for pure fuel has grown amid issues the Russians will lower off its provide to Europe, and Germany specifically.

Different plans for LNG terminals in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have additionally generated renewed curiosity.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Aug. 4, 2022.