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Last updated November 14, 2010
 
Northern wind power surges in BC Hydro Clean Power Call
May 11, 2010 article by Scott Simpson in the Vancouver Sun
Visit the BCCGE Livewire blog for
ongoing discussion of green energy in B.C.
BCCGE on Firm Energy and BC Hydro's Clean Power Call
An email sent to all of BC's MLAs on March 24, 2010
A Triple Legacy for Future Generations: British Columbia's
Potential as a Renewable green energy powerhouse
Key Legislation Impacting on Green Energy Projects
BCCGE Submission to the Green Energy Advisory Task Force
BCCGE Presentation to the Select Standing Committee
on Finance and Government Services
NDP Energy Minister Anne Edwards' October 1992 News Release
Norm Macdonald's 2006 letter supporting Cedar Creek project
Harrison Lake run-of-river project benefits In-SHUCK-ch First Nation
Sechelt and Klahoose First Nations slam opponents of run-of-river
Fact sheet released by Ministry
Environmentalist expresses support for renewable energy projects
Watch our video: Power Ploy:
The hidden agenda in the campaign against green energy
Myths about green energy spread to North Shore
The independent advantage
Outsiders know what’s best for Bute
Sustainable electricity will help sustain 50,000 Ontario jobs
You won’t hear this from her B.C. colleagues
The Wilderness Committee: “anti-environmental and anti-aboriginal”
A union focuses its 20/20 vision on green energy
Dispelling the myths
Water Licence 101: We examine the genesis of the 500 Rivers Myth
A First Nations chief challenges anti-green propaganda
Anti-run-of-river road show coming to Campbell River and Courtenay
A Clayoquot veteran re-examines the ‘save our rivers’ pose
Anti-run-of-river rent-a-mob coming to Sechelt
Anti-run-of-river road show pulls into Powell River
Ontario moves forward while BC Hydro steps back
Wind energy jobs in Europe will more than double by 2020
The truth, the whole truth... or the Wilderness Committee version
Car 2.0
Alberta also suffers from an anti-green status quo
The Green Party attacks run of river and democracy
As BC Hydro cuts back, Alberta and the U.S. could cut us off
Say goodbye to oil and the lifestyle it supported
Obama plans half a million green collar jobs
Clean, green electricity: a menace to this planet and others
BC Hydro takes a giant step backwards
Just one per cent of Canada’s electricity comes from the wind
Wilderness Committee follows the COPE 378 script
Electric cars, trains, transit, cruise ships and now tug boats
Vancouver Island produces less than one-third of its electricity
The Tyee’s ‘journalism’: Slanted, false and desperate
Bogus environmental group has $2.2-million war chest
The roving rent-a-mob hits Pemberton
Miller Creek: The Wilderness Committee’s propaganda hobby horse
Anti-IPP campaign challenged on amount and sources of spending
‘Greenhouse gases hit record high’
The NDP works with IPPs — in Manitoba
BC Hydro forecasts underestimate our electricity needs
Let the sun shine brightly on our environment and economy
Green energy can bring a green economy
Environmentally sustainable but financially risky
Dirty electricity needs more electricity to clean up its act
Miller Creek, ‘fraudulent science’ and stale news
Anti-IPP myths meet the real world of risk
‘Tape and twine’ hold together our electricity infrastructure
More staff, more spending and more expansion for BC Hydro
Blue collars turn green with new jobs
Nova Scotia goes with the flow of tidal energy
Slow and cautious blow the winds of change
B.C.’s dirtiest source of electricity cranks up production
Electricity projects an economic advantage during uncertain times
Faux environmental group gives Pemberton speech
Anti-run-of-river road show rolls through the northwest
Download our myth-busting FAQ sheet
BC Hydro is being privatized?
Independents take the risk, consumers and the environment benefit
BCCGE’s Robert Ruf appointed to Council on Climate Action
Is this COPE 378’s best response to the Jaccard report?
Training conference prepares anti-IPP activists for major offensive
Academic report destroys intellectual basis of anti-IPP campaign
Vancouver becomes Canada’s first major city to approve electric cars
Egad! E-cars coming to Vancouver?
Portugal opens world’s first commercial wave energy project
Electrification could help create 10,000 jobs in northwestern B.C.
Run of river sans hysteria
Video — On Dancing Air: The Story of Wind Power
John Calvert’s myths
Run of river helps keep Whistler sustainable
B.C. is just months away from its first operational wind farm
Neither B.C. nor Alberta can supply Ft. Nelson with enough electricity
Why BC Hydro can’t develop clean electricity
More about why BC Hydro can’t develop clean electricity
Cruise ships: replacing dirty diesel with clean electricity
Canadian demand for green energy workers will skyrocket
Scotland looks to run of river for renewable energy
‘Sun may soon shine on solar-powered revolution’
Peace region wind farms: part of the environmental solution
Air pollution will kill up to 21,000 Canadians this year alone
B.C.’s plan for electricity self-sufficiency draws praise
Wind energy faces 73 levels of bureaucracy
First Nations support run-of-river hydro projects
B.C. power outages reveal aging infrastructure
Veteran journalist’s anti-IPP involvement raises concerns
Innovators don’t wear plaid
See it on TV: A tidal project similar to the Campbell River proposal
Circling the globe via SolarTaxi
The emotion-packed world of power generation in B.C.
Big money backs the campaign against clean electricity
Where we stand
Is BC Hydro turning away from clean energy?
Wind energy can bring B.C. 3,000 jobs
Anti-run-of-river re-runs coming to the Kootenays
Electric car show promotes positive change
The low-flow flaw of compromised commodes
An environmentally friendly version of Alberta’s oil and gas
Who stands in the way of clean energy?
First Nation criticizes fear-mongering of energy opposition groups

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