Run-of-the-river projects threaten efforts to become green
By Melissa Davis, Vancouver Sun, January 29, 2010
It's not easy being green, as the saying goes, and nowhere more so than here in British Columbia.
Plutonic plans postponed
DAN MACLENNAN, Courier-Islander, Wednesday, January 27, 2010
It's going to take much longer than first thought for Plutonic Power to submit an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its massive Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project.
Participant Funding Process Postponed
News Release, CEAA, January 21, 2010
"OTTAWA, January 21, 2010 - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is postponing its participant funding process for the proposed Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project in British Columbia due to changes in timelines associated with the submission of the Environmental Impact Statement.
Planting trees in Bute Inlet
Premier and all:
I am writing about the proposal to put 17 rivers at risk in Bute Inlet for hydro power.
Over 30 years ago I planted trees in Bute Inlet. I tell you this because the area I planted was so delicate that I planted Scar Creek 3 years in a row. Once the logs were gone, to keep the steep hillside stable we tried everything ... cones, etc. to protect from deer, rock slides, avalanches and sun.
It finally took and I hope that hillside is still there and flourishing.
Bute Inlet and Mount Waddington Stories by Rob Wood
(Extracts from my book “Towards the Unknown Mountains” – Ptarmigan Press 1991).
1. A short history of early explorations of Mt. Waddington.
2. Our first trip up Bute Inlet into the Waddington range.
3. A wintery ascent of Mt. Waddington from Bute.
Voices of Bute Inlet
A video by Jeremy Williams, www.jeremywilliams.ca
Environmental Groups Recommend New Approaches to Clean Electricity in BC
Media Release, David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute, Watershed Watch Salmon Society, West Coast Environmental Law, December 17, 2009
Several environmental organizations today released a blueprint for improving the planning and development of renewable electricity projects in British Columbia. The recommendations, authored by the David Suzuki Foundation, the Pembina Institute, Watershed Watch Salmon Society and West Coast Environmental Law, have been endorsed by 25 environmental organizations across the province.
Share your stories of Bute Inlet
Has Bute Inlet given you stories to tell? Do you know someone who would like to share memories about living or working in the inlet, or about an adventure up Bute? Please help us locate and document the history of this magnificent powerful place.
See Our Bute for more information.
Federal Environmental Assessment for Upper Toba approved
December 7, 2009 -- Transport Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have taken the following course of action on December 7, 2009 relating to the screening of the Upper Toba Valley Hydroelectric Project. The authorities may exercise any power or perform any duty or function with respect to the project because, after taking into consideration the screening report and taking into account the implementation of appropriate mitigation measures, the authorities are of the opinion that the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.
