BC Resources

REVISED MAP of Private Power Projects (Licences & Applications) in BC (July 2008)

BCCPP produced its first full-colour poster detailing locations of private power water licenses and applications throughout BC in September 2007; the reverse side of that poster listed the names of all corresponding IPPs with license and application numbers.

Power play: The theft of BC’s rivers

Documentary filmmaker Damien Gillis' recent release is a powerful depiction of the privatization of BC's rivers and public utility. Click here to view the video

 

Informational bookmarks from BC Citizens for Public Power

BCCPP has produced a series of five decorative bookmarks with information about public vs. private power in BC. Each bookmark highlights a different topic: the BC Government, BC Hydro, privatization, conservation, as well as climate change/green energy. Available for FREE from BC Citizens for Public Power.

Power Grab: BC Rivers and Streams at Risk

The Western Canada Wilderness Committee has produced this informative report on the environmental impacts of several private power projects in BC.

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Sold Down the River: Private Power Water Licenses and Applications in BC

BCCPP produced the following full-colour poster, in September 2007, detailing locations of private power water licenses and applications throughout BC; the reverse side lists the names of all corresponding IPPs with license and application numbers. Click here to view a full-size version.

Book Review: John Calvert’s Liquid Gold

BCCPP Board Member and SFU Professor John Calvert has released a thoroughly researched and alarming exposé of the BC government's privatization of BC Hydro. Available at independent bookstores throughout BC.

 

 

Lost in Transmission: A Comprehensive Critique of the BC Energy Plan

By Martin Shaffer & Associates, for Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 and their Take Back the Power campaign.

Run-of-River Hydropower in BC: A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding Approvals, Impacts and Sustainability of Independent Power Pro

By Tanis Douglas for Watershed Watch Society 

Sticker Shock: The Impending Cost of BC Hydro’s Shift to Private Power Developers

By John Calvert, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Rivers of Riches

By Arthur Caldicott, from the Watershed Sentinel A thorough examination of the BC Government's privatization of electricity and the hundreds of small hydroelectric generation projects, known as run-of-river, situated throughout the province's rivers and creeks.

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