It’s 2030, just 12 years from now. Your gas-fired furnace is gone, probably your gas stove, too. The City of Vancouver already has placed extreme carbon standards on builders to discourage gas installations in new buildings. Others will follow. Electric baseboard heaters? Forget about it. All new homes and many older homes will…
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23
Sep
17
Vancouver, B.C. - The New Relationship Trust (NRT) is proud to announce the approved projects funded under the third intake of the BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI). The following First Nation communities will receive a total of $1,351,583 in funding to assist the advancement of thirteen clean energy projects in…
Jul
11
"We offer our warmest congratulations to the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on the successful completion of the Winchie Creek Hydro project. We have been working together with the Nation in the development of their clean energy portfolio for 16 years, and Winchie Creek is the third hydropower project to come…
Jun
22
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is true for the experience of Barkley Project Group when developing energy projects with First Nations after meeting at ABM. After having attended five ABMs so far, Yuho Okada, VP Project Development and Business Development of…
May
22
When it comes to the potential for generating electricity Mother Nature was very kind to British Columbia. With an abundance of flowing water to power hydro-electric projects, sunshine to energize solar panels and even rolling surf to generate wave power, the province has access to an unparalleled wealth of opportunities.…
May
11
The Huu-ay-aht First Nations are taking advantage of green technology to generate a new source of revenue for the community with the construction of a clean-energy power plant on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The Huu-ay-aht community received $500,000 in equity funding from the B.C. government’s First Nations Clean Energy…
Dec
27
By DeSmog Canada Editors • Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Being an environmental journalist at this point in history can be a bit, well, depressing. It often means bringing negative stories to light: stories about government failing to balance development with environmental protection, or about companies getting away with harmful practices, or about Indigenous peoples’ rights…
Dec
21
On Dec. 11, BC Hydro advised Huu-ay-aht First Nation Councillor Trevor Cootes that it would not proceed with an application for an Electricity Purchase Agreement for a proposed Sarita River mini-hydro project. That same day, the province announced it would go forward with the controversial Site C mega-project. Later that…
Nov
07
By Jimmy Thomson • DeSmog Canada • Tuesday, November 7, 2017 The rain comes down in a dense mist as John Ebell shows off the construction site of the Nicknaqueet River Hydro project, high on a hillside above the Wannock River in Rivers Inlet, a fjord on the central coast of B.C. It’s the perfect weather, he says,…
Aug
31
Hot Springs Cove, BC — Each year more than half a million dollars in diesel is shipped by barges to generate electricity for the 50 or so people living in Hot Springs Cove. For the Hesquiaht First Nation north of Tofino, it’s a costly reliance on non-renewable energy. And as…