BRITISH COLUMBIA FIGHTS BACK

Good and Bad Energy in BC Hydro’s Open Call for Power
July 27, 2006 (Peace, Earth & Justice News)
- “We’re very pleased to see some robust wind proposals winning contracts,” said Guy Dauncey, BCSEA President. “Now BC can finally start to catch up with the rest of the world. There is no reason why all BC’s electricity needs should not be met with conservation and 100% non-greenhouse gas emitting energies.”

- “British Columbians are very concerned about climate change and aware that we need to cut greenhouse gas emissions. BC Hydro could cut out the coal and still meet its energy needs. The two coal projects increase BC’s emissions of greenhouse gases by 1.6 megatonnes a year, adding to BC’s total, as well as pollutants such as mercury...We promise a “P-4” response -– prolonged and persistent public protest – against these unnecessary and backward-looking coal-fired power proposals.”

- “It is strategically critical that BC Hydro should gain competence in feeding wind power into the grid, “said Tom Hackney, British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association Policy Specialist. “The United States is moving toward mandatory controls on greenhouse gas emissions, in spite of rearguard action by the president. BC can’t afford to be left behind.”