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A road for all reasons, says PM
New Democrat questions role of private financing Prime Minister Stephen Harper came to a Surrey warehouse yesterday to...
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Water war: Inside the battle over IPPs
It's like a scene from "There Will Be Blood." Hundreds have descended on the aging gymnasium at the old Pemberton...
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Symbolic protest for final home
It was the last house to go down in Bridgeview to make way for the South Fraser Perimeter Road in Surrey, but...
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Forest round‑table report calls for deep changes
More timber for first nations, more land for fast-growing species among recommendations The provincial government...
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Canada to protect endangered killer whales
Since British Columbians celebrated the unexpected sighting of two newborn Orca whales in mid-February, there is...
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Private power protest goes viral
VANCOUVER—A campaign by groups protesting the development of private power projects on British Columbia rivers has...
Media Releases
Leaked Government Document Reveals Newly Lowered Environmental Standards for IPPs
For Immediate Release March 2009 document replaces decisions by Ministry of Environmental staff with political...
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Independent power projects 'ignoring rules'
Environment ministry faces 'substantial pressure' from power producers, documents say Some independent power projects...
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Is “run of the river” running away with the river?
British Columbians are hungry for power. Take a moment and think about how much electricity you use from the moment...
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Miller Creek IPP operators underperforming
Report Epcor working to correct eco-deficiencies, company official says A new report raising concerns about the...
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Miller Creek project failing: report
Power project is not meeting its commitment to go green and to protect species at risk An independent power project on...
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Anger grows over proposed B.C. river project
SQUAMISH — The head of the Lower Mainland chapter of the B.C. Wildlife Federation says he plans to tell his...
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Upper Pitt named B.C.'s most endangered river
METRO VANCOUVER - A prized Lower Mainland stream that touched off a provincial controversy about small-hydro projects...
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Size of Plutonic proposal raises alarms
Bute Inlet project 100 times larger than typical private venture Plutonic Power Corporation is scaling new heights for...
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B.C. Liberals selling out our energy future
Climate and terrain could make us the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy There is an energy "gold rush" happening in...
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