Friday, March 26, 2010
Telling the Northwest Transmission Line story
This is an excellent explanation of what is transpiring in the North Coast Mountain region of British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon. Have a view of this video, it may not fit your view of how things may be, but it definitely promises to change things for a number of folks who live marginally and love the region in which they live. This means jobs for those who wish to remain on the land they love.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
BBC News - Canada's 'secret land' Yukon woos tourists
BBC News - Canada's 'secret land' Yukon woos tourists
As Vancouver gears up for its second stint as Olympic host with the Paralympics beginning on 12 March, one northern Canadian territory is hoping the lasting legacy of the Games will be a boost to tourism.
The government of Yukon spent just under 3m Canadian dollars (£1.9m) trying to educate people about their territory during the Winter Games, promoting it as a great place to travel, invest and do business.
"The people that go to the Olympics are our kind of people," says Sheila Dodd, who works in economic and tourism development for Whitehorse, Yukon's capital.
As Vancouver gears up for its second stint as Olympic host with the Paralympics beginning on 12 March, one northern Canadian territory is hoping the lasting legacy of the Games will be a boost to tourism.
The government of Yukon spent just under 3m Canadian dollars (£1.9m) trying to educate people about their territory during the Winter Games, promoting it as a great place to travel, invest and do business.
"The people that go to the Olympics are our kind of people," says Sheila Dodd, who works in economic and tourism development for Whitehorse, Yukon's capital.
First nation leads Northwest economic revival - Vancouver Sun
First nation leads Northwest economic revival
An isolated first nation on the northern British Columbia coast is emerging as a new economic powerhouse leading the rebirth of the Northwest's forest industry.
There are no roads to the village of Lax Kw'alaams and most British Columbians would be hard-pressed to find it on a map.
But in the last decade, this village, 30 kilometres by boat north of Prince Rupert, has levered its own forest resources to build a solid financial balance sheet and focus on building a northwestern empire of wood with a global reach. From the verge of bankruptcy, it has transformed itself into an economic engine for the region; its logging operations are pumping millions of dollars into the economies of Prince Rupert and Terrace.
Click above link for full story in the Vancouver Sun
An isolated first nation on the northern British Columbia coast is emerging as a new economic powerhouse leading the rebirth of the Northwest's forest industry.
There are no roads to the village of Lax Kw'alaams and most British Columbians would be hard-pressed to find it on a map.
But in the last decade, this village, 30 kilometres by boat north of Prince Rupert, has levered its own forest resources to build a solid financial balance sheet and focus on building a northwestern empire of wood with a global reach. From the verge of bankruptcy, it has transformed itself into an economic engine for the region; its logging operations are pumping millions of dollars into the economies of Prince Rupert and Terrace.
Click above link for full story in the Vancouver Sun
Thursday, March 11, 2010
B.C. group touts green economic solution
B.C. group touts green economic solution
B.C. could pull in about $4.3 billion annually and eliminate its debt over several years by tapping into and selling its vast green-energy potential, said a report released yesterday.
Bio-energy, run-of-river, wind, geothermal, tidal, wave and solar energy could all be developed to help the environment and to work towards wiping out B.C.'s debt in 15 years or less, said the B.C. Citizens for Green Energy's 76-page report.
"B.C. is widely recognized as having a natural abundance of renewable green energy resources. However, this natural abundance is currently going virtually untapped as are the economic and environmental benefits that developing them could bring to our province," said the report, titled A Triple Legacy for Future Generations: B.C.'s Potential as a Renewable Green Energy Powerhouse.
Read more by clicking above link. To go to the greenenergybc website.
B.C. could pull in about $4.3 billion annually and eliminate its debt over several years by tapping into and selling its vast green-energy potential, said a report released yesterday.
Bio-energy, run-of-river, wind, geothermal, tidal, wave and solar energy could all be developed to help the environment and to work towards wiping out B.C.'s debt in 15 years or less, said the B.C. Citizens for Green Energy's 76-page report.
"B.C. is widely recognized as having a natural abundance of renewable green energy resources. However, this natural abundance is currently going virtually untapped as are the economic and environmental benefits that developing them could bring to our province," said the report, titled A Triple Legacy for Future Generations: B.C.'s Potential as a Renewable Green Energy Powerhouse.
Read more by clicking above link. To go to the greenenergybc website.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
SitNews - Prince Rupert Turns 100 By DAVE KIFFER
SitNews - Prince Rupert Turns 100 By DAVE KIFFER
Ketchikan, Alaska - On March 10, The City of Prince Rupert is celebrating the centennial of its incorporation in 1910.
The events will begin with a pancake breakfast at the Masonic Hall from 8 to 10 am. At 9:45, there will be a children's parade on Third Avenue from City Hall to Nisga'a Hall and at noon a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the North Coast Meeting and Convention Center featuring Dr. Bill Hick.
For full story read click on link above to read this story in sitnews.us
Ketchikan, Alaska - On March 10, The City of Prince Rupert is celebrating the centennial of its incorporation in 1910.
The events will begin with a pancake breakfast at the Masonic Hall from 8 to 10 am. At 9:45, there will be a children's parade on Third Avenue from City Hall to Nisga'a Hall and at noon a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the North Coast Meeting and Convention Center featuring Dr. Bill Hick.
For full story read click on link above to read this story in sitnews.us
Monday, March 8, 2010
Canada, U.S. switch positions in Beaufort Sea boundary dispute - "All of a sudden, we have this almost perfect opportunity for a win-win..."
Canada, U.S. switch positions in Beaufort Sea boundary dispute
Just days after the Conservative government's throne speech pledged to resolve several outstanding Arctic territorial disputes, polar experts have revealed an unexpected twist in the long-running disagreement over the Canada-U.S. border in the southern Beaufort Sea.
For decades, the two countries have been deadlocked over where to draw the maritime boundary off the coasts of Alaska and the Yukon — a conflict that has flared occasionally when it came to fisheries management and oil-and-gas exploration.
Just days after the Conservative government's throne speech pledged to resolve several outstanding Arctic territorial disputes, polar experts have revealed an unexpected twist in the long-running disagreement over the Canada-U.S. border in the southern Beaufort Sea.
For decades, the two countries have been deadlocked over where to draw the maritime boundary off the coasts of Alaska and the Yukon — a conflict that has flared occasionally when it came to fisheries management and oil-and-gas exploration.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
CBC News - North - Feds failing wind energy industry, Whitehorse engineer says
CBC News - North - Feds failing wind energy industry, Whitehorse engineer says
A Whitehorse engineer who organized a wind energy conference in Ottawa this week says governments should spend more money on alternative energy industries, not on infrastructure and bailing out car manufacturers.
J.P. Pinard, who hosted the 2009 Wind-Diesel Workshop on Monday and Tuesday, said the federal government cut incentive programs this year for wind energy, including a wind subsidy program and a plan to assist northern communities wanting to supplement diesel-generated power with wind energy.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/06/03/wind-energy.html#ixzz0hQNeOf0z or click above link.
A Whitehorse engineer who organized a wind energy conference in Ottawa this week says governments should spend more money on alternative energy industries, not on infrastructure and bailing out car manufacturers.
J.P. Pinard, who hosted the 2009 Wind-Diesel Workshop on Monday and Tuesday, said the federal government cut incentive programs this year for wind energy, including a wind subsidy program and a plan to assist northern communities wanting to supplement diesel-generated power with wind energy.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/06/03/wind-energy.html#ixzz0hQNeOf0z or click above link.
CBC News - North - Yukon Energy urged to release alternative power studies
CBC News - North - Yukon Energy urged to release alternative power studies=
The Yukon's public power utility should release feasibility studies it had done on wind and geothermal energy, says NDP MLA Steve Cardiff.
Cardiff is calling on Yukon Energy Corp. to release the studies, which he said the utility has been withholding to date.
"These studies were paid for with public funds. The energy corporation belongs to Yukon citizens," Cardiff told CBC News on Friday.
For full story visit CBC North by clicking the link above
The Yukon's public power utility should release feasibility studies it had done on wind and geothermal energy, says NDP MLA Steve Cardiff.
Cardiff is calling on Yukon Energy Corp. to release the studies, which he said the utility has been withholding to date.
"These studies were paid for with public funds. The energy corporation belongs to Yukon citizens," Cardiff told CBC News on Friday.
For full story visit CBC North by clicking the link above
Friday, March 5, 2010
CBC News - North - Liard First Nation renew land battle
CBC News - North - Liard First Nation renew land battle
The Liard First Nation has filed lawsuits against three governments, reigniting a years-old battle over its traditional territory in the Yukon and northern British Columbia.
The Watson Lake-based First Nation filed lawsuit documents this week with the Yukon Supreme Court, British Columbia Supreme Court and the Northwest Territories Supreme Court, demanding compensation for mineral resources it claims the governments have taken over the years.
"This is a direct response to the high level of activity on the lands by government and industry, and the lack of consultation of our community," Chief Liard McMillan told CBC News on Thursday.
Click link above to read the full story on CBC North
The Liard First Nation has filed lawsuits against three governments, reigniting a years-old battle over its traditional territory in the Yukon and northern British Columbia.
The Watson Lake-based First Nation filed lawsuit documents this week with the Yukon Supreme Court, British Columbia Supreme Court and the Northwest Territories Supreme Court, demanding compensation for mineral resources it claims the governments have taken over the years.
"This is a direct response to the high level of activity on the lands by government and industry, and the lack of consultation of our community," Chief Liard McMillan told CBC News on Thursday.
Click link above to read the full story on CBC North
A sinking feeling about AGIA and plan B by Andrew Halcro - Alaska Dispatch guest op-ed
A sinking feeling about AGIA and plan B
This week we arrive at the annual ritual of spring break on the legislative calendar, when lawmakers will shove aside their pressing state business to attend the annual Energy Conference in Washington D.C.
The conference hosts policy makers from oil and gas states and provinces, while providing a forum to meet with federal regulators, congressional members and the ability to be briefed on the latest energy trends.
For full story click the link above to Alaska Dispatch.
This week we arrive at the annual ritual of spring break on the legislative calendar, when lawmakers will shove aside their pressing state business to attend the annual Energy Conference in Washington D.C.
The conference hosts policy makers from oil and gas states and provinces, while providing a forum to meet with federal regulators, congressional members and the ability to be briefed on the latest energy trends.
For full story click the link above to Alaska Dispatch.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Proponents, critics seek 'clarity' from Victoria on clean power strategy
Proponents, critics seek 'clarity' from Victoria on clean power strategy
Both proponents and critics of private-sector power development are ready for a quick shift into post-Olympic mode as the provincial legislature reopens this week.
The British Columbia government has promised to introduce a Clean Energy Act that may emerge as a highlight in the introduction of Tuesday's budget, if only because the government is facing a huge deficit as the global recession continues to resonate through the provincial economy.
Click link above to read the full story in the Vancouver Sun.
Both proponents and critics of private-sector power development are ready for a quick shift into post-Olympic mode as the provincial legislature reopens this week.
The British Columbia government has promised to introduce a Clean Energy Act that may emerge as a highlight in the introduction of Tuesday's budget, if only because the government is facing a huge deficit as the global recession continues to resonate through the provincial economy.
Click link above to read the full story in the Vancouver Sun.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Congratulations to Canada and British Columbia for a successful hosting of the 2010 Winter Olympics!
Monday, February 22, 2010
BC Hydro subsidiary battles U.S. poacher
BC Hydro subsidiary battles U.S. poacher
Efforts by a Wall Street financial giant to poach employees and business from a lucrative government-owned energy trading operation in Vancouver are proving expensive for British Columbia taxpayers.
BC Hydro subsidiary corporation Powerex has lost 10 energy trading team members in a continuing employee raid by New York-based financial services firm Morgan Stanley, according to an internal memo obtained by The Vancouver Sun...
Click link above for entire story from the Vancouver Sun
Efforts by a Wall Street financial giant to poach employees and business from a lucrative government-owned energy trading operation in Vancouver are proving expensive for British Columbia taxpayers.
BC Hydro subsidiary corporation Powerex has lost 10 energy trading team members in a continuing employee raid by New York-based financial services firm Morgan Stanley, according to an internal memo obtained by The Vancouver Sun...
Click link above for entire story from the Vancouver Sun
Saturday, February 20, 2010
SitNews - Canadian Tsimshian Was A Leader For Alaska Native Rights By DAVE KIFFER
SitNews - Canadian Tsimshian Was A Leader For Alaska Native Rights By DAVE KIFFER
Ketchikan, Alaska - Although the vast majority of the leaders in the Alaska Native civil rights movement were Tlingits, one of the founders and early leaders was a Tsimshian, originally from Canada, named Peter Simpson.
Simpson was one of the founders of the Alaskan Native Brotherhood in 1912, the only non Tlingit among the early advocates. And many in the Native community consider him one of the forces behind Native land claims efforts...
Click link above to access the full story in Sitnews.com
Ketchikan, Alaska - Although the vast majority of the leaders in the Alaska Native civil rights movement were Tlingits, one of the founders and early leaders was a Tsimshian, originally from Canada, named Peter Simpson.
Simpson was one of the founders of the Alaskan Native Brotherhood in 1912, the only non Tlingit among the early advocates. And many in the Native community consider him one of the forces behind Native land claims efforts...
Click link above to access the full story in Sitnews.com
GE Energy Finance Unit May Expand B.C. Wind Farm (Update1) - BusinessWeek
GE Energy Finance Unit May Expand B.C. Wind Farm (Update1) - BusinessWeek
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co.’s energy finance unit said it may double the capacity of a wind farm in British Columbia, increasing its bet on renewable-power in Canada’s westernmost province.
GE and Vancouver-based Plutonic Power Corp. last year bought the unfinished, 144-megawatt Dokie Ridge Wind Project, the first equity investment in wind energy in Canada for both companies.
“British Columbia has tremendous natural resources that are ideal for large-scale renewable energy projects,” Alex Urquhart, who runs the energy financial services unit, a division of Fairfield, Connecticut-based General Electric’s GE Capital division, said in a statement today.
Click link above for full story
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co.’s energy finance unit said it may double the capacity of a wind farm in British Columbia, increasing its bet on renewable-power in Canada’s westernmost province.
GE and Vancouver-based Plutonic Power Corp. last year bought the unfinished, 144-megawatt Dokie Ridge Wind Project, the first equity investment in wind energy in Canada for both companies.
“British Columbia has tremendous natural resources that are ideal for large-scale renewable energy projects,” Alex Urquhart, who runs the energy financial services unit, a division of Fairfield, Connecticut-based General Electric’s GE Capital division, said in a statement today.
Click link above for full story
Friday, February 19, 2010
Arctic gas by 2017 February 21 - Petroleum News
Arctic%20gas%20by%202017%20-%20February%2021,%202010 - Petroleum News
Canada’s Mackenzie Gas Project could be onstream as early as 2017 and Alaska’s North Slope project could be delivering gas to Lower 48 markets three or four years later, predicts consultant Ziff Energy Group.
And, regardless of the enormous capital costs to develop Arctic gas and compete with abundant shale gas supplies, the two projects are tied to expectations for gas prices in the 20 years after they are completed, not what happens over the next decade, the Calgary-based firm said.
Canada’s Mackenzie Gas Project could be onstream as early as 2017 and Alaska’s North Slope project could be delivering gas to Lower 48 markets three or four years later, predicts consultant Ziff Energy Group.
And, regardless of the enormous capital costs to develop Arctic gas and compete with abundant shale gas supplies, the two projects are tied to expectations for gas prices in the 20 years after they are completed, not what happens over the next decade, the Calgary-based firm said.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Electricity: A new industrial pillar for the B. C economy - Vancouver Sun
Electricity: A new industrial pillar for the B. C economy
To say that the atmosphere in Vancouver is electric is something of a double entendre. Certainly, thousands of visitors surging through the streets to take in the Olympic Games and related activities have recharged our sleepy little town, but a series of announcements tied to Premier Gordon Campbell's clean-energy program this week may do more in the long run to bring power to the people.
Click links above for full story
To say that the atmosphere in Vancouver is electric is something of a double entendre. Certainly, thousands of visitors surging through the streets to take in the Olympic Games and related activities have recharged our sleepy little town, but a series of announcements tied to Premier Gordon Campbell's clean-energy program this week may do more in the long run to bring power to the people.
Click links above for full story
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Northeast transmission line would create 'energy corridor' that could boost our clean power exports, Liberals say - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
Northeast transmission line would create 'energy corridor' that could boost our clean power exports, Liberals say - Vaughn Palmer - Vancouver Sun
Following the push to build a new transmission line into northwestern B.C., the provincial Liberals want to extend the power grid to the northeast as well, as part of what they are calling a "northern energy corridor."
"New transmission infrastructure will link northeastern B.C. to our integrated grid," declared the speech from the throne last week.
The move was touted as a way to "provide clean power to the energy industry" and to "open up new capacity for clean power exports to Alberta and Saskatchewan."
Following the push to build a new transmission line into northwestern B.C., the provincial Liberals want to extend the power grid to the northeast as well, as part of what they are calling a "northern energy corridor."
"New transmission infrastructure will link northeastern B.C. to our integrated grid," declared the speech from the throne last week.
The move was touted as a way to "provide clean power to the energy industry" and to "open up new capacity for clean power exports to Alberta and Saskatchewan."
Monday, February 8, 2010
Whitehorsestar.com - Leaders discuss salmon, caribou, pipeline
Whitehorsestar.com - Leaders discuss salmon, caribou, pipeline
Whitehorse Star - Whitehorse, YK
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie met in Whitehorse recently to discuss issues ranging from the Yukon River salmon fishery, the Porcupine Caribou herd, the Skagway port, natural gas to possible wind and hydro options.
Click the link above to read details in the Whitehorse Star.
Whitehorse Star - Whitehorse, YK
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie met in Whitehorse recently to discuss issues ranging from the Yukon River salmon fishery, the Porcupine Caribou herd, the Skagway port, natural gas to possible wind and hydro options.
Click the link above to read details in the Whitehorse Star.
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