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Entries Tagged as 'Site C'

You Don’t Have to Sell BC Hydro to Give it Away

November 3rd, 2009 · · 6 Comments · Economy, Energy

I recently told a right wing friend of mine that this is the worst government British Columbia has had in a very long time. I said that not because of its political orientation and values that time and again favour the interests of the wealthy over the less fortunate in a rather shameless way. I [...]

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Out of the Closet on Site C

September 14th, 2009 · · 4 Comments · Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability

For years, successive BC governments have forbidden any new large-scale hydro dams. When I was on the BC Hydro Board of Directors in the mid-1990s, the Board passed a motion that all government land-holdings associated with Site C should be sold. The BC Hydro Board was against building Site C, or any other large dam, [...]

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