Balancing act a thing of beauty - The Globe and Mail
In negotiating a potentially groundbreaking land management deal with the province, the Taku Tlingit are fighting to find the right balance between development and protection
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Gold Glitters in BC's Last Intact Watershed - BC Local News
Gold Glitters in BC's Last Intact Watershed - BC Local News
Negotiations are underway to set land use rules for B.C.’s last pristine coastal watershed, the remote Taku River valley near the Alaska and Yukon borders.
In talks similar to those that established the so-called Great Bear Rainforest agreement on B.C.'s central and northern coast three years ago, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation is moving beyond court challenges over mining to a plan that would share the resources and tourism potential of their vast traditional territory.
Negotiations are underway to set land use rules for B.C.’s last pristine coastal watershed, the remote Taku River valley near the Alaska and Yukon borders.
In talks similar to those that established the so-called Great Bear Rainforest agreement on B.C.'s central and northern coast three years ago, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation is moving beyond court challenges over mining to a plan that would share the resources and tourism potential of their vast traditional territory.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Nov. 25, 2009 Whitehorse Yukon - Policies to Support Increased Renewable Energy to be Developed -
Click here for press release
A public consultation for developing Yukon policies for independent power production (IPP) and net metering was announced today by Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Archie Lang.
“As a key initiative of Yukon’s Energy Strategy, these policies will encourage the development of new small scale sources of renewable energy to help meet our future energy needs while limiting green house gas emissions and improving electrical system reliability,” Lang said.
A public consultation for developing Yukon policies for independent power production (IPP) and net metering was announced today by Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Archie Lang.
“As a key initiative of Yukon’s Energy Strategy, these policies will encourage the development of new small scale sources of renewable energy to help meet our future energy needs while limiting green house gas emissions and improving electrical system reliability,” Lang said.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Canoe Pass will pioneer power projects - Campbell River, BC
Canoe Pass will pioneer power projects "The recent announcement of four task groups and a cabinet committee to advance the clean energy agenda for BC is a clear response to the campaigns to make BC dependent on imports of coal- and nuclear-powered electricity and the confusion caused by the BC Utilities Commission suggestion that reliance on Burrard Thermal was "in the public interest". Notwithstanding the vitriolic blogs of campaigners, letters to local newspapers seem to be suggest that many BC residents do have an interest in seeing the province's remarkable renewable energy resources at work in the fight against climate change."
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
SitNews - Opinion/Letter: Heating and power generation By A.M.Johnson
SitNews - Opinion/Letter: Heating and power generation By A.M.Johnson Energy News out of Ketchikan? One Citizen's Viewpoint
Monday, November 16, 2009
International Water Power and Dam Construction
International Water Power and Dam Construction Brian Yanity presents a review of regional hydro power development strategies involving proposed international transmission lines connecting the US state of Alaska and Canada
Friday, November 13, 2009
AltaGas short-circuits BC Hydro
AltaGas short-circuits BC Hydro
This action by AltaGas, the owner of nearby BC run-of-river hydro project proposals, would short circuit the process - to get the east of Wrangell Northwest Transmission Line moving in an expedited manner. It makes a connection to Southeast Alaska even more tangible.
This action by AltaGas, the owner of nearby BC run-of-river hydro project proposals, would short circuit the process - to get the east of Wrangell Northwest Transmission Line moving in an expedited manner. It makes a connection to Southeast Alaska even more tangible.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Man of the North - BC Business Online
Click here to read story As a youth, Tom Albanese fled a small industrial New Jersey town for Alaska. Albanese, now 50, is the first American CEO of the venerable London-based mining giant Rio Tinto PLC (RTP-N), which last year took over Alcan Inc. in a $38-billion deal. He went to university in Fairbanks, Alaska, for degrees in mineral economics and mining engineering.
Palin's successor Parnell catches rogue wave: Can he ride it to victory? - Alaska Dispatch
Click to read story Four months removed from the surprise resignation of one-time Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, you can almost sense across the state a palpable relief that the turmoil of her 954 days is fading. Neither those who yearned always to embrace Palin nor those who thrived on kicking her around seem anxious to return to the divisive days of yesteryear.
Boom and Bust in B.C.'s Northwest - BC Business
Click here to read story How a proposed power line is reviving a centuries-old dream
of economic prosperity for
B.C.’s beleaguered northwest
"Native tribe will petition Ottawa to remove its Indian status" Globe & Mail
Click here to read story Gitxsan people from northwest British Columbia willing to relinquish reserves, tax exemptions, Indian Act housing and financial supports in exchange for a share of resources
Friday, November 6, 2009
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