Editor,
Say what, Christy Clarke?
Yes, British Columbians have significant electricity needs. We should
concentrate on conservation – not build huge capacity!
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When we do
decide to build, the projects should go through rigorous environmental
impact assessments – not the Mickey Mouse, under-resourced process
currently in place. |
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We should not
leave the production of hydro-electricity in private-for-profit hands.
That is where our southern neighbours went wrong! Their transmission
system and production was/is in private hands. Remember ENRON? |
Any “profit” our public power hydro
generates (pun intended) stays in the public purse to benefit all of British
Columbians – not shareholders and their CEOs! Nothing awful about this
“truth”.
You say that Californian’s panicked and then did the dirty diesel deed –
something we should avoid, presumably. So, on our panic, we should concrete
over our wilderness and give away our public rivers, streams and revenue
instead? Not a choice I want to make lightly even under the pretext of
developing “green and renewable” power. I don’t look for the “perfect”
answer: but I want one pretty darn close!
My mother was fond of telling me, when I tried to cite others as
justification for doing something: If your friend jumped off the bridge
would you do that too?
Don’t attack the environmentalists. Say “Thank you” to them for ringing the
alarm bells! We should all object to what is allowed to happen to our
commons in the name of “green” but really for private profit - Orwell turns
in his grave.
Gudrun Langolf
"The Earth is not dying, it is being killed, and the people killing it have
names and addresses." - Utah Phillips
Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy. - Sir Peter
Ustinov |