{"id":59860,"date":"2015-08-25T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T07:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=59860"},"modified":"2025-01-20T01:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:17:19","slug":"quebec-government-approves-proposal-to-build-liquefied-natural-gas-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/25\/quebec-government-approves-proposal-to-build-liquefied-natural-gas-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec government approves proposal to build liquefied natural gas plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_56328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56328\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_196763216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56328\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_196763216.jpg\" alt=\"A large oil refinery containing liquefied natural gas (Claffra \/ Shutterstock)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_196763216.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_196763216-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large oil refinery containing liquefied natural gas (Claffra \/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BECANCOUR, Quebec &#8212; 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