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BC Hydro Advances 36 Hydroelectric Projects

MATTER MAGAZINE (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

BC Hydro closer to clean-energy goal

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

BC Hydro has picked 13 hydro and wind projects to advance to the next stage of its Clean Power Call, a bidding process for companies to help the province become electricity self-sufficient by 2016.

Saving BC Hydro from Gordon Campbell

Creekside (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

So far the cornerstone of Premier Gordon Campbell's green revolution consists of forcing the public utility BC Hydro to buy power at twice the market value from private independent power producers and then resell it at a loss to owners of air-conditioners of California . A good deal for IPP investors like General Electric/Plutonic Power who get to use BC Hydro as a guaranteed market ;...

Many B.C. Crown corporation CEOs paid above 'cap'

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

B.C.'s auditor general says the government needs to keep a tighter rein on the rules surrounding salaries for Crown corporation executives, over half of whom are paid more than the salary cap set by the government of premier Gordon Campbell.

Second storm wallops B.C.

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Another wet and windy storm rolled through B.C. overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning, leaving thousands without electricity and many on Vancouver Island worried about flooding.

BC Hydro CEO steps down amid power controversy

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Bob Elton is stepping down after six years as president and CEO of Crown-owned BC Hydro, sparking rumours he may have been pushed out by the Campbell government.

B.C. has hydro for millions of vehicles: study

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

There's enough under-used capacity in British Columbia's power grid to charge 2.5 million electric vehicles, almost the number of vehicles on B.C. roads right now, a new study suggests.

Bombs suspected at B.C. high school

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

A secondary school and several nearby homes in Burnaby, B.C., have been evacuated after police got a call of two bombs on the school's property.

NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.: NaiKun Wind Welcomes B.C. Government's 'Special Direction' on Clean, Renewable Energy

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NKW) ("NaiKun Wind") welcomes the provincial government's 'special direction' to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to end BC Hydro's reliance on the Burrard Thermal Generating Facility for energy needs, and to replace that supply with clean, renewal and cost-effective energy through BC Hydro's...

Enecsys Names Clean Energy Veteran Mossadiq Umedaly as Executive Chairman

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enecsys Limited, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic micro-inverters, has named Mossadiq Umedaly as Executive Chairman. Umedaly has over 20 years’ experience in growing clean energy businesses. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Chairman of BC Hydro and Power Authority, a $5 billion Canadian electric utility. Prior to that he transformed the power electronics...

Diving In: The Corporate Water Footprinting Conference

Triple Pundit (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009

The second Corporate Water Footprinting Conference splashes down in San Francisco this December 2-3 and I’ll be there to report on how companies like Patagonia, Pepsi, BC Hydro, Raisio, and Intel are addressing water risks and opportunities in their operations and to their brands. The other two primary H2O stakeholder groups; government agencies and NGO’s, [...]

Sihota's Soft Path (in Opinion)

Tyee - Home (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

Is the BC NDP betting on business or social democracy to win power?

Uh Oh! Parking Advisory!

Vancouver Opera Blog (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

... THEATRE! VO has made a special arrangement with Impark to use its 300-stall lot under the BC Hydro Building, just 1 block from the theatre complex. The lot is located at the corner of Homer and Dunsmuir Streets (enter from Homer Street). Identify yourself as an opera patron when you pay, and you'll receive the preferred rate of $6.00. OTHER PARKING NEAR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE 775 Hamilton...

Plutonic Power Corporation: Plutonic Power Corporation Update: Progress on the 2008 BC Hydro Clean Power Call

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC) has received notification from BC Hydro that the Bute Inlet and Upper Toba Valley Projects continue to be under consideration in the 2008 Clean Power Call for Tender. In their notification, BC Hydro stated that they will commence discussions with an initial group of 13 projects and a further 34 before the...

100 Reasons NOT To Vote For Gordo Ever Again

The Galloping Beaver (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

On BC election night last May, blogger Laila Yuile decided to throw her hat into the ring in her riding of Surrey-Panorama come the next chance we get to throw Gordo's gang out on their sorry asses. This morning she's looking for 100 reader-based reasons and stories why BC can't afford another go-round with this bunch. Here's one from her comments : Because he doesn’t care about eldery people...