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          <title>After snowpack hits near-historic low, Yukon Energy looks to diversify hydro-heavy grid</title>
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          <title>Hydro Reservoirs Produce Way More Emissions Than We Thought: Study</title>
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          <title>Fracking, Earthquakes and Hydro Dams? Don’t Worry, We Have an Understanding.</title>
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          <dc:creator>Ben Parfitt</dc:creator>

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          <title>Big Dams and a Big Fracking Problem in B.C.’s Energy-rich Peace River Region</title>
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          <dc:creator>Ben Parfitt</dc:creator>

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          <title>Unimpeded Rivers Crucial as Climate Changes: New Study</title>
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          <dc:creator>Judith Lavoie</dc:creator>

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               Ric Hauer               </category>
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               Y2Y               </category>
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          <title>‘No Need for Site C’: Review Panel Chair Speaks Out Against Dam in New Video</title>
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               Center Top               </category>
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               Harry Swain               </category>
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          <title>Peace Country Mayor Calls on B.C. to Refer Site C Dam Decision to Independent Regulator</title>
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               B.C. Utilties Commission               </category>
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               Bill Bennett               </category>
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               Christy Clark               </category>
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               Gwen Johansson               </category>
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               Hudson's Hope               </category>
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               Joint Review Panel               </category>
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          <title>B.C. Business Community Slams &amp;#8216;Astronomical&amp;#8217; Cost of Building Site C Dam</title>
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          <dc:creator>Judith Lavoie</dc:creator>

          
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               Association of Major Power Customers of B.C.               </category>
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               Clean Energy Act               </category>
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               Clean Energy Canada               </category>
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               Craig Thomson               </category>
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               Dan Potts               </category>
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               Dave Conway               </category>
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               Joe Foy               </category>
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               Joint Review Panel               </category>
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               JRP               </category>
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               Mark Winfield               </category>
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               Marvin Shaffer               </category>
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               Merran Smith               </category>
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               Peace Break               </category>
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               Richard Stout               </category>
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               Simon Fraser University               </category>
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               Taylor pulp mill               </category>
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               Wilderness Committee               </category>
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