The proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline has caused much debate lately and critics are unsure whether the benefits of this pipeline outweigh the risks. This pipeline would run from Alberta to Kitimat, B.C, passing through much nature and wild life. Thousands of people protested against the pipeline on the lawn of the B.C legislature. The pipeline would serve as a huge risk to B.C as a potential oil leek or rupture could cause extensive damage to the surrounding wildlife as well as endanger humans. Many protestors believe it to be morally wrong to risk our wildlife in order to create this pipeline. The oil inside the pipeline would belong to Alberta and B.C would just be used as land for the oil to transport on. In this case, Alberta would be responsible if anything went wrong with the pipeline however a problem would serve as an inconvenience to B.C. Although I am able to see the protestors’ reasoning for why the pipeline shouldn’t be developed, I believe that it would be in everyone’s best interests to develop the pipeline. Even if the pipeline didn’t end up going through B.C, any other means of transporting this oil would cause pollution and is pretty much unavoidable. Additionally, the creation of the pipeline would create many available jobs for individuals in B.C which would have a positive impact on the economy of B.C. 
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/northern-gateway/story/2012/10/22/bc-pipeline-protest-victoria.html