The following is a selection of articles from various print and online sources relevant to the issue of clean energy development in B.C.

The articles have been sorted into subject categories to help locate the materials you are most interested in.

 

B.C. Feed In Tariff

• A rising power bill isn't the worst thing that could happen to the province by Paul Kariya, Executive Director, Clean Energy BC
  (Vancouver Sun: October 25, 2010)

• A reasonable price to pay for new energy technologies by Guy Dauncey, President, B.C. Sustainable Energy Association (Vancouver Sun: October 19, 2010)

BC Hydro Clean Power Call:

• B.C.’s private power competition sure to have some very sore losers (Patrick Brethour, The Globe and Mail: September 5, 2008)

 

BC Hydro Infrastructure Revitalization:

• Don’t play politics with BC Hydro (By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News: March 23, 2011)

• Lowest power rates (letter by Steve Thomson, Minister of Energy, Alaska Highway News: March 14, 2011)

• Large dams aren't the only answer to B.C.'s power needs (By Steve Thomson, The Province: February 27, 2011)

• Facts and figures (letter By David Austin, The Province:
  February 27, 2011)

• Hydro plans $200 million in upgrades for Vancouver: First investment in city in three decades sparked by downtown failures two years ago (By Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun: November 17, 2010)

 

Climate Change and Climate Action:

• Space mirrors and algae to cut global warming (By Louise Gray, The Daily Telegraph: November 29, 2010)

• Cancun climate change summit: UN considers putting mirrors in space (By Louise Gray, The Telegraph: November 29, 2010)

• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces First-of-its-Kind Climate Action Coalition at GGCS 3 (Press Release: November 16, 2010)

• Energy plan needs trillion$ (By Paul Luke, The Province: November 9, 2010)

• Climate vote signals shift of power to states (By Richard Blackwell, Globe and Mail: Thursday, November 4, 2010)

• Carbon Footprint of Electricity Generation (United Kingdom Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, POSTnote Number 268: October 2006)

 

Coal-fired electricity:

• Clean coal is no quick fix (By Tyler Hamilton Energy and Technology Columnist, The Toronto Star: Published on Monday, November 10, 2008)

• How Edmonton's air quality stacks up (The Edmonton Journal: October 18, 2008)

 

Conservation and Energy Efficiency:

• Report card gives B.C., Manitoba top marks for energy efficiency (Canadian Press: August 13, 2008)

 

Economic Aspects of Green Energy Development:

• Historic hydro pact signed between N.L., N.S. - Lower Churchill power to flow past Quebec, promises stable prices (By John Gushue, CBC News: Thursday, November 18, 2010)

• Energetic economic development is underway (Special to the Sun: November 1, 2010)

 

Electricity Imports:

• Peace River droughts to deal $220m hit to BC Hydro's budget: Northeast B.C.'s dry conditions will lead to increase in power imports (by Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun - July 15, 2010)

 

Run-of-River Energy:

• Toba Montrose project substantially complete (International Water Power and Dam Construction magazine: November 5, 2010)

• Run-of-river boosts hydro capacity (By Jeannie Armstrong, Special to the Sun: November 1, 2010)

• Largest source of independent power in B.C. goes on the grid: $663-million Toba run-of-river project outperforms many BC Hydro facilities (BY SCOTT SIMPSON, VANCOUVER SUN: AUGUST 10, 2010)

• IPPs to become an ‘election issue’ - WCWC opposed to province’s energy policy (Jesse Ferreras, Whistler Pique, Jan. 14, 2009)

• Anger, hostility greet Ryan River project - Pemberton meeting draws opponents from Lower Mainland (Jesse Ferreras, Whistler Pique: Dec. 10, 2008)

• Downhill rush to power Whistler (Tom Fletcher, Sicamous Eagle Valley News: November 11, 2008)

• Hydro Project to Help Offset B.C. Ski Resort’s Energy Usage (First Tracks Online Ski Magazine: Sept. 15, 2008)

• Power struggle (Ryan Starr, Business Examiner — Fraser Valley: June 2, 2008)

• Power project propels First Nations band (Paul Rudan, Campbell River Mirror: May 9, 2008)

• BC’s official opposition party calls for a moratorium on independent power projects (Laura Walz, Powell River Peak: April 24, 2008)

• Dam numbers - The Sun examines the cost of making electricity in B.C. (Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun: April 3, 2008)

• A green mix and match of facts (by Erin Airton, 24 Hours, March 27, 2008)

• Carbon Footprint of Electricity Generation (United Kingdom Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, POSTnote Number 268: October 2006)

 

Solar energy:

• Surrey housing complex becomes model for energy efficiency: Greenbrook boasts largest solar power installation in Western Canada (By Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun: July 21, 2010)

 

Tidal and Wave energy:

• Clean power comes in with the tide - Nova Scotia is testing water-driven turbines that could produce 10 per cent of the province’s peak load (Grant Buckler, Special to the Globe and Mail: October 20, 2008)

• Ebbing away (Michael McCarthy, Vancouver Courier: July 11, 2008)

• Ucluelet considered one of few sites for wave energy in province - Two companies have investigative permits (Gillian Riddell, Westerly News: May 15, 2008)

 

Nuclear energy:

• Japan crisis drags, France wants global nuclear reform (By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa, Reuters: March 31, 2011)

 

Renewable energy storage:

• Energy Storage Breakthrough is Put to the Test in Bella Coola
  (By Russell Ray, RenewableEnergyWorld.com: November 11, 2010)   

 

Pemberton Landslide:

• 40-million-cubic-metre Pemberton avalanche second only to Hope Slide (BY TODD COYNE, VANCOUVER SUN: AUGUST 9, 2010)

• Flooding averted after landslide blocked Meager Creek  (BY VIVIAN LUK, VANCOUVER SUN: AUGUST 9, 2010)

• B.C. landslide may be over, but debris expected to wreak more havoc (Rebecca Lindell, Globe and Mail: Aug. 09, 2010)

• Pemberton area evacuation order rescinded, slide classified as second-largest ever in Canada (BY JESSE FERRERAS, SPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN: AUGUST 7, 2010)

• B.C. village faces evacuation after massive landslide (Rebecca Lindell and Ian Bailey, Globe and Mail: Saturday, Aug. 07, 2010)

• Evacuation ordered after B.C. landslide (CBC News: Friday, August 6, 2010)

 

Smart Meters/Smart Grid:

• Going Gaga over smart meters (By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News: March 15, 2011)

• Hydro bill shocking: Higher-rate error missed twice on 'correction' (By Damian Inwood, Vancouver
  Province: October 4, 2010)

 

Wind energy:

• B.C.'s largest wind farm starting up (By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News: November 24, 2010)

• Wind energy contracts to bring jobs to Vancouver port (Cami Joner, The Columbian: Feb. 5, 2009)

• A revolution in the air (Martin Mittelstaedt, Environment Reporter, The Globe and Mail: January 6, 2009)

• B.C. plays catch-up on wind power (Tom Fletcher, BC Local News: August 14, 2008)

 

Miscellaneous:

• Delta council won't watch video after getting legal advice (BY SANDOR GYARMATI -
  THE DELTA OPTIMIST: MARCH 9, 2011) News: November 24, 2010)