Huffpost BC by Dene Moore.  The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a federal review panel starting Monday, at the last stage of public hearings before the panel issues its decision later this year.

Calgary Herald by David Fraser.  A toxic pipeline spill in northern Alberta — one of the largest leaks in the province’s history — should have been reported sooner, the province’s energy minister said Saturday.

Fairbanks News Miner, by Matt Buxton.  Two competing Gene Therriault, AEA, Senate, Alaska, Fairbanks, natural gas distribution, Photo by Dave Harbourapplications to provide natural gas distribution in North Pole might hinder the development of a natural gas trucking plan, a state official explained this week.  Alaska Energy Authority Deputy Director Gene Therriault (NGP Photo) told the Fairbanks City Council during a Monday meeting that resolving competing applications by the municipal Interior Gas Utility and private Fairbanks Natural Gas could slow decisions key to the overall project.