Canada: Analysts say newest energy war unlike earlier incarnations

Calgary Herald: As Alberta and British Columbia rumble in Canada's newest energy war over the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, echoes of pitched jurisdictional battles of the past ring out. But observers and former participants in past fights say this scrap is unlike anything seen before: environmental issues are taking centre stage, the playing field is international and Alberta occupies a vastly different role in Confederation. "Really big stakes are in this battle," said Andre Plourde, a Carleton University...

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