Scrapping B.C.’s Site C dam could lead to $116 million in savings every year: energy economist
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9 min. readSerious geotechnical issues and the project's escalating cost make the dam uneconomical, according to two...
So there’s going to be a fall election in B.C.: has the NDP kept its environmental promises?
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The NDP rose to power in 2017 vowing to take action on climate change, old-growth...
The clean energy bill that divided B.C.’s NDP and Greens: 11 things you need to know
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Proposed legislation would end B.C.’s mandate to be electricity “self-sufficient,” and the Greens say that’s...
Don’t blame COVID-19 for new Site C dam cost overruns and delays, energy experts say
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BC Hydro has classified the health of the most expensive public project in B.C. history...
CAPP, LNG industry lobby B.C. government for long-term discount on hydroelectricity
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If the province agrees to give the oil and gas industry another financial break, B.C....
BC Hydro’s Site C dam report months overdue, fuelling concerns about more cost overruns
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The Site C dam was declared an ‘essential service’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing construction...
Active Peace Valley landslide renews questions about slope instability and B.C. government secrecy
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For the second time in 20 months, residents of Old Fort are dealing with a...
Why an Alberta court decision to quash an oilsands project affects Treaty Rights cases in B.C.
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A recent ruling by three Appeal Court justices has transformed the nature of Treaty 8...
B.C. rules prevent Indigenous communities from running their own clean energy utilities. Here’s why that should change
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BC Hydro's monopoly position in the province's electricity system is preventing First Nations from reaping...