In Derrick Penner’s business blog “China, pollution and choices to end an addiction to coal in favour of LNG”, the author states that since the long-term usage of coals has polluted China’s environment, the country is now in favour of deploying liquified natural gas as a new source of generating energy. The Chinese is currently negotiating with Russia’s monopoly gas exporter, Gazprom, for a fair natural gas importing deal. If the deal is successful, a pipeline will be constructed on the coast of British Columbia.

The author recommends the public not to posses an optimistic attitude towards the potential economical benefits a pipeline would provide to the province, since the deal is still at its negotiation stage and that the Chinese have other options to purchase natural gas from. I completely disagree with the author’s point of view. I believe that the deal is likely to be settled within a short time span, since China is indeed in desperate need of natural gas and that importing from Russia would be the ideal solution, both economically and politically. Therefore, in my opinion, a pipeline is likely to be built in British Columbia, and it will provide the province with an abundant of job opportunities and a huge stimulation to the provincial economy.