Plugged In - BCCPP eNews - August 15, 2008

Posted August 15th, 2008
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What’s New:

BC Citizens for Public Power presents: MORE POWER TO YOU, a provincial conference for community and environmental activists organizing to protect public power in BC. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre in Vancouver.  Registration deadline is: September 3rd. 
Find out more about the conference. 

Events & Action:
The MORE POWER TO YOU conference is just around the river bend! Don’t miss this event!
- Keynote speaker broadcaster/journalist, political commentator, and spokesperson for Save Our Rivers Society, Rafe Mair will set the tone for the conference.
- Presenters include economist and SFU professor Marvin Shaffer, Liquid Gold author John Calvert, and Wilderness Committee policy director Gwen Barlee.
- Panel presentations feature public power grassroots activists from across the province.
- Workshop topics range from Launching a Grassroots Awareness/Action Campaign to Energy Policy and First Nations Peoples.
- Skills building workshops cover topics such as working with the media, and how to launch a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.  

Travel and accommodations bursaries for registrants living outside of the Lower Mainland are available.
Download Registration Form
Download Travel Bursary Form
View the Conference Program  
Register TODAY! Fax (604.681.2127), mail (604-207 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7) or email completed registration forms and travel bursary applications.  

Do you have a public power related event in your community? Post it to our website! 

In the Media:
The public/private power debate continues to attract media attention, particularly with frequent announcements about residential rate increases, two-tiered rates, and as the public challenges the provincial government’s questionable model of “green” energy promoted by private power producers and the BC Energy Plan. So far this year, BC Citizens for Public Power—our organization, staff, or Board members—has been cited in more than 65 print or broadcast media outlets across the province. Recently BCCPP has been featured in the Vancouver Sun, BC Business, and the Victoria Times Colonist. 

Browse current and archived BCCPP-related print and broadcast media   

Information & Resources:
BCCPP recently revised and reprinted its full-colour poster detailing now more than 600 proposed private hydro projects on BC rivers and creeks. The reverse side of the poster identifies 20 private companies who are profiting the most by owning close to 70% of all licences and applications for private power projects in the province. BCCPP donors will receive copies of the map with our mailing in late August; if you aren’t an active donor, please email us your mailing address to receive a copy of the map.  

View many other informative print and video resources.


Stay energized on these issues!