Resources

Please visit the new Save Our Rivers Action Page to send a letter to Premier Campbell directly telling him exactly what you think about his "Green Energy Task Force".

A Two Year Progress Report that summarizes some of BCCPP's key achievements and provides an accounting of financial activities with the organization was established in May, 2002.

Right now, the world is facing a climate and economic crises. Without urgent    action for a transition to low carbon economies and societies, the world is in peril. Mere weeks away from the important climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark, world leaders are already warning that urgent action may not come soon. This must change.

Here is a story that seems to have not been reported much in Canada. It appears to be one more step in continental integration under NAFTA as Mexico lays the basis for privatizing and restructuring its electricity system.

The Western Canada Wilderness Committee recently released a report entitled: BC Rivers at Risk (the successor to Power Grab, an earlier publication).

The proposed Site C hydro development is a controversial project. Presently, the viability of Site C is being reviewed in a 5 year process--now nearing the end of its third phase.

The BC Utilities Commission's ruling on BC Hydro's 2008 Long Term Acquision Plan reinforces BCCPP's view that the province has grossly exagerated BC's need for additional electricity. The decision rejects BC Hydro's acquisition plan for private power purchases and potentially represents an opportunity to stop further privatization of our Crown utility by the provincial government.

Save Our Rivers Society presents a new 5-min video by Damien Gillis, documenting a big week in the battle against private river power in BC. See highlights from the recent Kaslo meeting where 1,100 spirited citizens showed up to rally and speak out for their wild rivers.

For 35 years, West Coast Environmental Law Society has provided authoritative and non-partisan research and analysis on a host of environmental issues and is often looked upon as an independent legal resource for guidance on environmental issues. They have prepared a backgrounder report that addresses the most Frequently Asked Questions about IPPs.

This important short video, produced and distributed by Calling from the Coast, outlines current threats to BC's precious natural resources and what citizens can do stop it.