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Wall Street billionaire Leon Black was one of the early investors in Western LNG, and the Texas company’s Ksi Lisims gas terminal project here in B.C.


Black also traveled to Russia with Donald Trump, and paid their mutual friend Jeffrey Epstein at least $170 million USD for, he claims, “financial advice”. 


Child sex trafficker Epstein died in a prison cell in 2019. But he’s back in the news, thanks to Trump blocking the release of files that could expose Epstein’s global network.


That’s brought fresh scrutiny of Leon Black, one of the rich and powerful men connected to both Epstein and Trump. 


Black was forced to step down as Chairman and CEO of Apollo Global Management over his connections to Epstein. He left the company – and its LNG investments – in the hands of co-founder Marc Rowan.


But Black still owns billions in Apollo stock. Along with Blackstone CEO and Trump donor Stephen Schwarzman, Black would be one of the winners if Ksi Lisims LNG is approved by the B.C. government.


Will Premier David Eby deliver a big payday for Trump’s inner circle of Lolita Express-riding Manhattan billionaires? Or will he stop this takeover of our energy resources by U.S. private equity firms?


Read more about Leon Black, Jeffrey Epstein and PRGT – the pipeline we’re calling the President’s Republican Gas Tentacle.

 
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Disgraced New York financier Leon Black is a big investor in Western LNG and its proposed B.C. megaproject, Ksi Lisims. Is this who should profit from B.C.’s resources? - Dogwood

Beachgoers watching the Festival of Lights fireworks show had a chance to learn more about the Wall Street pipeline planned for northern B.C. - Dogwood

LNG companies promised Aussie citizens untold riches from new gas terminals. Instead, energy bills tripled, profits flew out of the country and the resource was depleted. - Globe and Mail 

First Nations are being encouraged to borrow billions to buy into new LNG projects. But when boom turns to bust, there are big risks for small communities. - Yellowhead Institute

120 faith leaders sign a letter to the CEOs of Canada’s big banks, encouraging them to invest in renewable energy, not new pipelines. There’s still time for more to sign! - Decolonial Solidarity

New analysis from the UN shows wind and solar are beating gas and coal in the race to provide new electricity. It’s a major threat to the economics of new LNG projects. - CBC News

David Suzuki recently told reporters “it’s too late” to stop the devastating impacts of climate heating. That’s partly true – and we still need to keep up the fight. - Climate Emergency Unit

The B.C. legislature’s Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform wants to hear from you. Dogwood’s Adam Bailey delivered these recommendations. - Dogwood

Alberta separatists claim the U.S. government is ready to help the oil-rich province split off from Canada, providing they can win a referendum. - DeSmog

 
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B.C. climate activist Zain Haq sends an update from Pakistan, where he was deported despite being married to a Canadian. You can support their spousal application to bring Zain home with a letter to Canada’s new immigration minister.

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