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Chief Wayne Christian 49 Megawatts video Click here to view larger image
Click here to watch Chief Wayne Christian talk about how Aboriginal Rights and Title are under attack in BC, and native and non-native people are being duped. 49 Megawatts, A film showing the scenic, wildlife, and recreational values of the Ashlu River, and the destruction that has taken place. QuickTime movie. If you have Google Earth installed on your computer, click here to view BC rivers being taken from public control.

Private River Power Draws Diverse Foes PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 20 February 2008 04:30
Story by Colleen Kimmett in TheTyee.ca: Private River Power Draws Diverse Foes

Excerpt: "Jeremy McCall, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. says he imagines public input on the Pinecone Burke proposal will be 'deafening.'"

There are extensive comments on this article.
 
Blue Gold Rush PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 16 February 2008 16:09
"Blue Gold Rush" is a documentary aired by CTV in the First Story series. Description from the CTV site: "Over the last few years the BC Liberal government has been quietly leasing the rights to many of province's rivers and streams to private power developers. Hundreds of rivers in First Nation traditional territories may be diverted for new private power projects. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is calling for a moratorium on all development on B.C.'s rivers and streams. How do these projects affect First Nations rights, culture, fish habitats and environment?"

To view this half-hour program, click here, click "Blue Gold Rush part two" in the "video" box, then click "launch player". Or, click the links below:

Blue Gold Rush part two
Blue Gold Rush part three
Blue Gold Rush part four

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 February 2008 16:10
 
Power Play: The Theft of BC's Rivers PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 06 February 2008 08:23

Power PlayWatch this new "must see" documentary by Damien Gillis on the privatization of BC's rivers and public power utility.

Click here to view the video.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 August 2008 13:23
 
BC ELECTRICITY BILLS COULD RISE 300% PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 26 January 2008 02:45

B.C. grid upgrade, conservation push blamed for soaring cost projections
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 January 2008 02:54
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The Drive for Clean Energy Sparks a B.C. Gold Rush PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 10 January 2008 09:09
An article by Jeannine Mitchell in the Nov. 29, 2007 Georgia Straight: The drive for clean energy sparks a B.C. gold rush. It's about Plutonic Power Corp.'s proposed projects in the Toba Inlet.

Excerpt: "Plutonic founder and CEO Donald McInnes seems taken aback by criticism of run-of-river hydroelectricity, including that contained in recent articles in the Georgia Straight... 'Fear-mongering' is McInnes's answer to reports that B.C.'s run-of-river projects lack oversight."
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 January 2008 09:15
 
Company Asking to Run Transmission Line Through Pinecone Burke Provincial Park PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 03 January 2008 19:59
Northwest Cascade Power Ltd., a subsidiary of Run of River Power Inc., has submitted a park boundary adjustment proposal to allow for a 230-kilovolt transmission line measuring 4.6 km long by 30 metres wide through Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. Article by Larry Pynn in the Vancouver Sun: Company asking to run transmission line through Pinecone Burke Provincial Park (PDF) (Link to original article)
Last Updated on Friday, 04 January 2008 09:21
 
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