Links and further information

The Peace Valley Environment Association echoes BC Hydro's claim that there are many alternative solutions to building yet another megadam on the Peace River.

"Large dams are widely acknowledged to be highly destructive of aquatic ecosystems, as well as wiping out wildlife habitat, displacing indigenous people, and creating a toxic form of mercury that accumulates in the food chain. Far less harmful are smaller hydroelectric systems called run-of-the-river projects, which rely on the natural flow of a river rather than blocking, storing, and manipulating that flow."

- 2003 National Geographic interview with David Boyd, chairperson of Canada's Endangered Rivers Committee for Vancouver-based EarthWild International.

Find out more about the 57 alternative and green energy projects submitted in response to BC Hydro's Open Call for Power.

Our association members are not experts on other energy sources, but we want to provide you with a list of links where you can find further information. Please come back often, as we will continue to update the list when we find new information.


Articles/Books/Illustrations:
Annual Global Renewable vs. Non-renewable Energy Sources Pie Charts. - PDF 1.12 MB.
Burley, Hamilton, Fladmark. (1996).The Prophecy of the Swan: The Upper Peace River Fur Trade of 1974-1823.
Crok, M. (2005). Breaking the Hockey Stick. Canada.comNews.
Dauncey, G. (2005). Sustainable Energy Solutions for BC
Gunter, L. (2007). Global Warming? Look at the numbers. National Post.
Pembina Institute (2007). Mind the Gap - home page to summary report and full article
Shaffer, et. al. (2007). Lost in Transmission: A comprehensive critique of the BC Energy Plan - PDF (475kb)

Websites:
BC's Electricity Gap - BC Government site
BC's Energy Plan - BC Government site
BC Hydro 2006 "Open Call for Power"
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources: Alternative Energy
British Columbia Sustainable Energies Association
Canadian Association for Renewable Energies (CARE)
Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN)
Independent Power Produces of BC
Meeting the Gap - BC Government site
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Peace Energy Cooperative
Pembina Institute: Community eco-solutions


EnerGuide for Houses
Energy Retrofit Assistance Program
Federal Tax Incentives
Natural Resources Canada
SolarBC.org


BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources: Geothermal Resources
British Columbia's Geothermal Resources Act
Canadian GeoExchange Coalition
Canadian Geothermal Energy Association
Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN): Earth Energy
Energy Resources: Geothermal
Geothermal Education Office
Geothermal Resources Council
Geothermal Rights in British Columbia (pamphlet)
International Geothermal Association (IGA)
Peace Energy Cooperative: Geothermal Power


2007 Popular Science Innovation of the Year: Nanosolar Powersheet.
Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN): Solar Energy
Canadian Solar Industries Association
Energy Resources: Solar Energy
Peace Energy Cooperative: Solar Power
Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc.
Solar is the Solution and its associated Renewable Energy pie chart.
SolarBC.org


BC Hydro: Environment - Biomass Energy
Biomass Energy
Biomass Fuels, Energy, Carbon and Global Climate Change
Canadian Bioenergy Association (CANBIO)
Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN): Bioenergy
Energy Resources: Biomass
Ontario Ministry of Energy: Renewable Energy - Biomass
Pacific BioEnergy Corporation


Articles:
Archer and Jacobson (2005). Evaluation of Global Wind Power. Journal of Geophysical Research.
Smith, C. (2005). BC Wind Energy Touted. Straight.com, June 2, 2005 Ed.

Websites:
Alternative Energy Institute
Canadian Renewable Energy Network: Wind
Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
Energy Resources: Wind Power
Garrad Hassan - Experts in Wind Energy
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
Peace Energy Cooperative: Wind Power
World Wind Energy Association