Plugged In - BCCPP eNews September 2009

Posted September 2nd, 2009
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What's New
The BC Government released its updated budget on September 1st. Budget documents conspicuously omitted any references to "private" or "public" electricity generation in an effort to quell public opposition to their privatization plans. In the meantime, the budget also revealed the government's plan to raise our hydro rates by another 21.7% over the next three years.  
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Events & Action
BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day takes place on September 27th, celebrating the tremendous resource and heritage our rivers provide.
Click here to learn more about this year's event.

In the Media
So far this year, BCCPP has issued nine media releases and has received 50 unique placements in print, broadcast, and online media outlets.
Search our media archives here.

Recent media highlights:  
Michael Smyth interviewed Melissa Davis, Executive Director of BC Citizens for Public Power, on CKNW's Christy Clark Show.
Click here to listen.

The government's own independent regulatory body, the BC Utilities Commission, ruled that BC Hydro's 2008 Long Term Acquisition Plan is "not in the public interest."
Click here to read BCCPP's OpEd that appeared in multiple media outlets.

Information & Resources
BCCPP is presently producing an instructional DVD for grassroots activists on creating a successful community-based public power campaign. This resource will be relevant for jurisdictions across Canada. Topics include:
- tips and tools for community organizing
- coalition building: collaborating with environmental activists, labour organizations, citizens' groups, First Nations, and other allies
- countering opposition:  tools and techniques to expose strategies typically used by the government, private power industry, and "astroturf" groups to undermine public power systems and campaigns

Stay tuned and watch for the launch and release of this project in the coming months.


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BC Citizens for Public Power is a registered non-profit society funded by individuals and groups. Join our crew of Public Defenders by becoming a monthly donor or support our work by sending a donation.
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Stay plugged in and energized on this issue!!