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February 05, 2006 Climate Change, Energy, and Pipelines: Year 2001 News, June to August
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News Items from Jun 1, 2001 to Aug 31, 2001

SAME NEWS, DIFFERENT SPIN
Low inflow hits Hydro
Profits from electricity dropping along with reservoir water levels
August 31, 2001
The Crown-owned utility reported yesterday that it earned $74 million for the first quarter ending June 30, 2001, but that was $232 million lower than the $306 million it earned for the same period last year.    The reason for the big drop in profits was the higher costs from increased out-of-province energy purchases Hydro has had to make to conserve the low reservoir levels due to record low snowpacks and subsequent lower inflows
Brian Lewis, The Province ... article
B.C. Hydro's earnings far better than predicted
Utility shows a $74-million profit in first quarter
August 31, 2001
The Crown company's earnings are far better than Hydro predicted earlier this year, when the utility tightened spending and warned it could lose money in 2001.  But they're in line with a more recent submission to B.C.'s finance ministry in which the utility forecast a $375-million profit on the year thanks to soaring electricity prices in United States markets early this fiscal year.
Chris Nuttall-Smith, Vancouver Sun ... article

BP ethane fire threatens petrochemical production
Producers face disruption if blaze burns much longer

August 27,29,30, 2001
Sunday: A ball of fire flares up from a burning natural gas plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
Wednesday: Alberta's natural gas and petrochemical industries are keeping their fingers crossed that the BP Canada ethane fire doesn't last much longer
Thursday: A raging fire at a Fort Saskatchewan gas plant will burn for at least 10 more days before crews try to extinguish the blaze. Ethane gas leaking from a massive storage cavern at BP Canada burst into flames Sunday morning. The company had initially planned to allow the fire to burn until all of the nearly 500,000 barrels of ethane in the cavern were consumed. BP now believes pressure in the cavern will have been sufficiently reduced to allow the blaze to be safely extinguished. That could take 10 to 14 days.
from The Edmonton Journal

Sun Block
Why is BC Hydro keeping alternative energy in the dark?
August 23, 2001
Hydro's reluctance to embrace alternatives is the product of its corporate culture. Because it's a government monopoly, says Marc Jaccard ... Hydro is often "subject to the whims of individual players", especially premiers. Under Bill Vander Zalm, for example, it introduced the PowerSmart conservation program. Now, thanks largely to the visions of Glen "Megaproject" Clark, Hydro is plowing ahead with the controversial GSX pipeline and plans to have it fuel several giant natural gas-fired power stations on Vancouver Island.
Ross Crockford, Monday Magazine ... article

Island Cogen plant continues with growing pains
August 25, 2001
Apply whatever cliche you wish - teething troubles, growing pains, gremlins, gum in the gears - the Island Cogeneration Plant has suffered it.
The natural-gas fired electric generating plant is in a stretch of down-time, this one for 35 days, to fix another manufacturer-prescribed repair on a piece of equipment.
Derrick Penner, Campbell River Mirror ... article

Ontario opens North America's biggest windmill
August 24, 2001
TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation was set this week to put the finishing touches on what it claims is the tallest wind turbine in North America as it looks to develop more "green" energy.
Julie Remy, Reuters ... article

Enbridge, Suncor start wind power production
August 23, 2001
CALGARY, Alberta - Two Canadian companies best known for fossil fuel production and transport said this week they had begun generating power from three turbines as part of a C$20 million ($13 million) wind power project they announced in April.
Reuters News Service ... article

Wind power cheaper than coal
August 24, 2001
CALGARY -- Wind power, often called a laudable but expensive energy source, may actually cost less than half the price of traditional  coal-fired electricity when health and environmental costs are considered, a U.S. study has found.
Dawn Walton, Globe and Mail ... article

Exploiting Wind Versus Coal
Today, the direct and health and environmental costs of wind energy are less than are those of coal energy. The United States could displace 10% of coal energy at no net federal cost by spending 3 to 4% of 1 year's budget on 36,000 to 40,000 large wind turbines and selling the electricity over 20 years. The authors ... recommend replacing 59% of coal energy with energy from 214,000 to 236,000 turbines, which would allow the United States to meet Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas targets as of 1999 and simultaneously to improve health, acid deposition, smog, and visibility problems associated with coal.
The authors are in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University
Mark Z. Jacobson and Gilbert M. Masters, Science Magazine ... magazine

Environment group fears N.W.T. pipeline hearings will be too narrow
August 23, 2001
Hearings on a proposed Mackenzie River valley gas pipeline will be too narrow in scope, with no assurance of adequate public involvement, says the Canadian Arctic Resources Centre, an environment group.
A leaked copy of a proposal to co-ordinate a review by a dozen northern regulatory and government agencies shows that it will be limited to just the pipeline, centre spokesman Kevin O'Reilly said Wednesday. It should also examine oil and gas development that the pipeline will encourage, he said.
Don Thomas, Edmonton Journal ... article

Giant Pipeline From Canada Hits a New Snag
August 23, 2001
The proposed Millennium Pipeline, the longest natural gas line under review in the nation, has suffered another setback with the announced withdrawal last week of its Canadian backers because of the project's repeated delays in winning approval in the United States.
In a letter to Canadian energy regulators, the sponsors said they had decided to withdraw their application, at least for now, while they update technical information for the Canadian segment of the project and await a decision from United States regulators on the New York end.
Randall Archibold, New York Times ... article
National Energy Board News Release ... release

B.C. freezes hydro rates for 18 months
August 21, 2001
Dick Gathercole of the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre worried that the plan will allow B.C. Hydro time to make major internal changes without having to submit its books to the B.C. Utilities Commission. While B.C. Hydro is regulated by the commission, it can escape such scrutiny if it does not change its rates. "It's totally contrary to what they said prior to the election."
Jim Beatty & Chris Nuttall Smith, Vancouver Sun ... article

Queen Charlottes drilling: Too many strings attached
August 18, 2001
CALGARY -- The main hurdle facing supporters of oil and gas production in the waters off the Queen Charlotte Islands won't be the West Coast's environmental movement. While much has been made of how "green" protesters will do whatever they can to block offshore drilling near the Queen Charlottes, the energy industry will be even more concerned about something basic: It won't be profitable enough to warrant pushing ahead.
Brent Jang, Globe and Mail ... article

BC Hydro posts BC wind energy resource map
August 17, 2001
BC Hydro have posted their long-awaited assessment of the provincial wind resource in the form of the wind energy resource map. It comes with a Cartographer-Generals warning: "This map was generated using mathematical models and illustrates general wind velocities for information purposes only. Wind speed and direction may vary. Consult a qualified professional before relying on the information expressed on this map.
Warning! This PDF file is big, 706KB, and will take forever to download at modem speeds.
Download the map... PDF

The next gas crisis
August 10, 2001
North America is still using more gas than it is finding. Concerted conservation drives and a softer economy may temporarily mask ever-dwindling supplies. A prolonged cold snap, though, could remind us of the reality sooner rather than later. You can count on rising prices to definitely affect your home and business heating bills—or your portfolio—early next year as natural gas abandons its image as a cheap staple and becomes, for better or worse, a premium good on the North American market.
Andrew Nikiforuk, Canadian Business ... article

And there's the New BC Hydro, reconfirming its commitment to the natural gas bandwagon, just when the supply is running out and prices are headed in one direction only!

Larry Bell has been appointed chair of BC Hydro

August 10, 2001
MOST MYSTIFYING PARAGRAPH: One of his first priorities, Bell said, is to figure how to get more private gas generators in operation on the Columbia or Peace rivers before the anticipated supply runs out by 2005 or 2006. It will take at least 11 years before more hydro generators are operational.
Petti Fong and Rod Nutt, Vancouver Sun ... article

FERC Chairman to Resign August 7, 2001
Curt Hebert Jr., the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman whose pro-market approach to California's power crisis has been under attack by state officials, said yesterday that he will resign at the end of the month. Hebert's resignation clears the way for President Bush to appoint FERC commissioner Pat Wood III as chairman.
Peter Behr, Washington Post ... article
Federal Energy Regulation [sic] Commission - What is it?
August 7, 2001
Staff, Washington Post ... article

U.S. oil executive fights for Canadian pipeline route
August 9, 2001
We are going to use all those relationships to try and accelerate the pipeline schedule...it's going to be a political issue. It will be settled politically
Claudia Cattaneo, National Post... article
Pipeline hits major snag on natives
August 3, 2001
CALGARY - Two of Canada's largest pipeline companies are stepping up pressure on the federal government to "show leadership" and resolve native issues if it wants to see development of Mackenzie Delta natural gas, otherwise it risks falling behind a competing project in Alaska.
Claudia Cattaneo, Calgary Bureau Chief, National Post... article
The Deh Cho First Nation ... web site

The Deh Cho area is the southwest corner of the North West Territory (NWT), from Fort Liard on the west to Hay River on the east, north to Fort Simpson. It includes all of the southern Mackenzie River Valley.
The Sahtu First Nation ...
The Sahtu First Nations people live in the central portion of the Mackenzie River Valley, including the communities of Deline, Tulita, Fort Good Hope, and Norman Wells.

Environment program cuts take BC off track
July 31, 2001
VANCOUVER - Spending cuts to environmental programs announced by the BC government Monday will put the province at a disadvantage when it comes to meeting the required emissions targets of the Kyoto Protocol, the David Suzuki Foundation said today.
David Suzuki Foundation, July 31, 2001 ... news release

B.C. Hydro's profit estimate higher than under NDP

July 31, 2001
The Liberal government's mini-budget anticipates B.C. Hydro's profits this year will climb well beyond the $300 million estimated in the NDP's pre-election budget last March - that Finance Minister Collins at the time said "Given the low snowpack, the low water levels in the reservoirs and the current state of the market, it is virtually impossible for Hydro to hit the $300-million profit figure this year."
Chris Nuttall-Smith, Vancouver Sun ... article

Bush Vows To Remove Toxic Petroleum From National Parks
July 31, 2001
WASHINGTON, DC--Vowing to "restore the pristine splendor of America's natural treasures," President Bush Monday unveiled "Project: National Parks Clean-Up," an ambitious program to remove all toxic petrochemical deposits from national parks by 2004.
From the Onion, July 18, 2001 ... article

All kidding aside, there's a lot of gas under the national parks in Canada and in the USA. Close to markets and not yet depleted - cheaper by far than risky, remote, and expensive high Arctic and offshore resources.

International pipeline should get international review
July 25, 2001
Cobble Hill, BC: The Cobble Hill-based GSX Concerned Citizens Coalition sent a petition today to Environment Minister David Anderson and International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew, calling for a joint US/Canada review of the international Georgia Strait Crossing (GSX) natural gas pipeline.
The petition ... html
The news release ... Word doc

Campbell tap-dances over shifting ground
July 25, 2001
... the B.C. Liberals highlighted their throne speech with a promise to get going on offshore oil and gas. The government admitted that "risks" still have to be assessed before the said-to-be-vast North Coast resource can be developed. But the tone of the speech left little doubt where the Liberals are headed. You could almost hear lips smacking amid the speech's references to "those rich reserves" and those "enormous opportunities."
Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun ... column

Greens laud PM for Kyoto revival
June 24, 2001
Environmentalists praised Jean ChrÈtien yesterday for not giving in to the United States after an historic compromise was reached in Bonn to reduce greenhouse gases and cut global warming. The 11th-hour agreement on changes to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol among 178 countries leave the United States, which produces 25% of the world's greenhouse gases, isolated.
Robert Fife, National Post... article
Pollution pact hailed as crucial first step
July 24, 2001
OTTAWA -- The world left U.S. President George W. Bush behind yesterday and signed a deal to salvage an international climate-change accord, albeit one weakened by the planet's largest polluter refusing to participate.
Mark Mackinnon, Globe and Mail ... article

Four part special report in the Austin American-Statesman
Pipelines: The Invisible Danger

July 22-25, 2001
Ralph K.M. Haurwitz of the Austin American-Statesman, and Jeff Nesmith of Cox News Service and others have been working on this series for months, which began on Sunday.  Check out www.statesman.com for the full series of articles, photos,  graphics, and editorials.  Jeff was denied an interview with the Office of Pipeline Safety (he had to send in written questions), and then he was not allowed to take a picture of the OPS office door!
Part 1: Spills and explosions reveal lax regulation of powerful industry
Part 2: "I mean, it was like hell had opened up"
Part 3: Pipe owners' clout imperils land, water
Part 4: Editorial: Close holes in pipeline policy: Too much Swiss cheese, not enough beef

Electricity regulation slowly nears end in Texas
July 23, 2001
In a state where air-conditioning is a way of life and widespread manufacturing and technology gobble up power, electric bills are serious stuff. Texans in recent years have paid roughly 12 percent below the national average for each kilowatt-hour they use. With a stroke of then-Gov. Bush's pen in 1999, electric rates were frozen in place. Lawmakers ordered rates to hold steady for two years, then drop by 6 percent once deregulation kicks in.
Meagan K. Stack, Los Angeles Times, in Seattle Times ... article

Supplies Lag Despite New Natural Gas Wells
July 22, 2001
...suppliers are struggling to keep pace, even as they find that the number of wells drilled translates into less and less natural gas than ever before. "It's like a treadmill," said R. Skip Horvath, president of the Natural Gas Supply Association, the industry's lobbying arm in Washington. "You have to race faster and faster just to keep up."
Douglas Jehl, New York Times ... article

More demand, more holes, and less and less gas. Racing faster and faster only to ... run out. The US will go after Canada, Mexico, offshore, the Arctic, national parks - in their panic, nothing we value in nature will be off-limits.

Major oil industry accidents
Posted July 22, 2001, from March 20, 2001
A chronology of some of the major oil industry accidents in the last 20 years
CNN.com and Reuters ... article

For the oil and gas industry, profits always have a higher priority than human safety and environmental protection. Just following the standards, folks, adhering to the regulations - proving as always, that the regulations don't address the real risks.

Hydro faces "thorough" review
July 19, 2001
The B.C. government is going to conduct a thorough review of all B.C. Hydro's operations -- including those of its Powerex export arm -- as part of a program to establish a long-term energy plan for the province, energy minister Richard Neufeld said yesterday
Brian Lewis, The Province ... article

Province plans sweeping review of B.C. Hydro
July 18, 2001
British Columbia's Liberal government plans a sweeping review of B.C. Hydro that could see the utility opened to more competition from the private sector.
Wendy Stueck, The Globe and Mail ... article

John Reid, President & CEO of BC Gas
January 18, 2001
"...we must look at our energy needs and our energy resources in a co-ordinated, connected way. This requires a public policy debate that is broad reaching and informed. The debate should be all about maximizing the inherent value of our energy assets in British Columbia for the overall long-term benefit of all British Columbians."
John Reid, BC Gas ... transcript

Dr. Marc Jaccard on BC Hydro
Mar 7, 2001
As master of BC Hydro, the government needs to avoid Fast Ferries II. It should make BC Hydro stop now and engage British Columbians in an open process to assess our electricity options.
Mark Jaccard in the Vancouver SUN ...article

We congratulate the government for the long overdue review of BC Hydro. However, Mr. Reid and Dr. Jaccard both called for a public review, and we strongly encourage the government to ensure that there is full public inclusion in their plans for a provincial energy policy review.

NWT pipe dream rises as gas falls
July 18, 2001
A steep drop-off in natural gas prices could give a pipeline proposed for the Northwest Territories the jump on a competing, but more expensive project slated for Alaska, NWT Premier Stephen Kakfwi says.
Lily Nguyen, The Globe and Mail ... article

GSX Coalition petitions for a joint Canada-US review of GSX
July 13, 2001
The proposed GSX route is one environment, one pipeline; common sense says give it one assessment. The GSX Coalition launches a petition today to encourage the Canadian government to take the necessary steps to initiate a joint Canada-US review of the proposed GSX pipeline.
The GSX Coalition is collecting signatures until July 25.
The petition - read it, print it, circulate it, sign it ... html
Sign it by email ... html

BC Hydro refund to California may rise to US$175 million
July 13, 2001
Powerex's share of a $1 billion judicial ruling would rise to about $175 million, a major chunk of Hydro's reported profits last fiscal year, but still less than the $439 million California wants. "If you believe California is going to settle for $1 billion in refunds, we will see you in court," Governor Gray Davis said.
Chris Nuttal Smith, Vancouver Sun ... article

B.C. Hydro offers US$125 million to California
July 10, 2001
California has rejected an offer by B.C. Hydro's power trading subsidiary to refund $125 million US -- nearly 20 per cent of Hydro's profit last year -- to settle allegations by the state that it was charged too much for B.C. power
Chris Nuttal Smith, Vancouver Sun ... article

Pipeline deal bypasses public-- critics
July 9, 2001
...the energy industry was consulted about the environmental impacts of several proposed multibillion- dollar pipelines to bring arctic natural gas to southern markets. But none of the agencies involved have sought public input into the process... "It's really crafted toward approval of a proposal rather than a rigorous assessment"
Bob Weber, The Edmonton Journal ... article
Special deal would fast-track Mackenzie pipeline
Ed Struzik, The Edmonton Journal ... article

B.C. Hydro to study pair of megaprojects
July 9, 2001
Two contentious B.C. Hydro megaprojects that were scrapped for environmental and economic reasons are getting a second look from the Crown corporation - coal-fired generation at Hat Creek, and a huge dam project on the Peace River at Site C.
Chris Nuttal Smith, Vancouver Sun ... article

Unplugged: Crown jewel, sacred cow, restrictive monopoly.
Will change finally be forced upon BC Hydro?

July, 2001
Liberal Gary Collins on Brian Smith: "I wouldn't believe the chair of BC Hydro if he was to tell you these reports are inaccurate,"
Paul Willcocks, BC Business ... article

That's cool: company saves big money through energy efficiency
July 5, 2001
"If we had more buildings around like this one, I have a feeling our blackout problems would either be gone or less of a concern than they are now," said Grant Duhon, who supervises commercial construction for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Michael Liedtke, Vancouver Sun ... article

Drive resurges for 'green' sources of electricity
July 4, 2001
A sampling of BC-based initiatives into sustainable energy projects.
Rod Nutt, Vancouver Sun ... article

First it was natural gas, now your electricity bill will spike
July 1, 2001
Last year, you were hammered by huge natural gas price hikes. But this year you could easily be facing significant rate hikes for electricity too. B.C. Hydro ratepayers are sitting ducks ...
Brian Lewis, The Province ...article
Brian Lewis, Jan 27, 2001 ...Electricity rates could soar

Second Sumas Energy 2 Application Filed
June 30, 2001
Proponents of a 660-megawatt power plant in Sumas filed their second application Friday to build the natural gas-powered project, known as Sumas Energy 2.
Ericka Pizzillo, The Bellingham Herald ... article
Jeremy Sandler, The Vancouver Sun ... article
EFSEC Press Release ... release
Second Revised SE2 Application (EFSEC) ... document

Liberals oppose Sumas power plant... again
June 29, 2001
Vancouver - The B.C. Liberals have wasted no time preparing to fight a second application to build a gas-fired power plant in Sumas, Washington. 'Air quality is a major concern of this government' – Joyce Murray
Premier Campbell & WLAP Minister Murray ... letter

Okay, Port Alberni, now its your turn to have the provincial government step in to protect your air quality...

Westcoast Energy shelves pipeline project
June 29, 2001
The Orca Natural Gas Pipeline project is stalled indefinitely because of rising natural gas costs that have stopped customers from signing long-term contracts for the fuel from the pipeline, company officials said
Ericka Pizzillo, The Bellingham Herald ...article

Yet BC Hydro still says that it makes economic sense to build the GSX pipeline and the Port Alberni Generation Project. When will the lights go on?

BC Hydro could power Intalco
June 28, 2001
BC Hydro might provide cheap power to the smelter to win local support for a natural gas pipeline the British Columbia utility and Williams Gas Pipeline want to build through Whatcom County
Aubrey Cohen & Ericka Pizzillo, The Bellingham Herald ... article

BC Hydro denies pipeline link
June 29, 2001 as expected. BC Hydro says there are discussions, but not connected to the pipeline. A Whatcom County spokesman disagrees.
Aubrey Cohen, The Bellingham Herald ... article

Gas pipeline to Island riles U.S. residents
June 28, 2001
Opposition is rumbling south of the border over a B.C. Hydro plan to pipe natural gas through the U.S. And that idea wasn't welcomed by 200 residents of Lynden, Wa. and area who came out in force to oppose the proposed pipeline. They questioned why the line would run through Whatcom county, even though the gas comes from Canada and will fuel power plants on Vancouver Island.
Ian Austin, The Province ...article

There's something in the air: wind power
June 25, 2001
The Northwest is at the forefront of a worldwide boom in wind power. Wind farms that could generate more than 1,747 megawatts of electricity are being planned or are under construction from Washington to Wyoming. That's enough to provide all the electricity consumed by a city of more than 330,000 people, and represents a potential 25 percent increase in the nation's total wind-power capacity.
Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times ...article

This is a new world for natural gas
June 19, 2001
Gwyn Morgan of Alberta Energy Co. said natural gas has moved to a new floor price of US$4 per thousand cubic feet, or about twice as much as two years ago. He sees prices strengthening in the third and fourth quarters to about US$5. "There is such a tight demand and supply situation for gas, there isn't a lot of gas around," he said, stressing that North America's cheap gas has been used up. "I don't think this is a cycle. This is a new world for natural gas."
Claudia Cattaneo, National Post, June 19, 2001... more
Gwyn Morgan, May 15, 2001 ... Continental Energy: Bring It On!
BC Hydro based their natural gas strategy on gas costing an unrealistic US$2.  At these new base prices for gas, electricity will cost British Columbians well over 7.5 cents per kilowatt hour.

Explosive Incident at BC Gas Compressor Station
June 19, 2001
LANGLEY, B.C., 8:03 a.m. PDT June 19, 2001 -- The Township of Langley fire department received multiple calls about a very loud noise and a heavy natural gas smell in the 25200 block of 48 Avenue in Aldergrove just after midnight Tuesday. The Otter fire hall responded and on arrival firefighters found that a relief valve had tripped at a BC Gas pumping station and was releasing natural gas into the air.
Monique Tamminga, Langley Times, June 19, 2001 ... article

If you wanted to produce as much negative climate impact from driving in those 28 minutes as this gas escape has just done, you would need to drive over 2 million cars - 2,259,927 cars, to be precise.
Guy Dauncey, letter to the Langley Times ... text

Minister Shuts Down Public Comment On GSX Review
June 19, 2001
The Cowichan Valley Regional District, Sierra Club of BC and over a hundred individuals in southern Vancouver Island called for an extension to the thirty-day public comment period on the terms of reference for the assessment of the Georgia Strait Crossing (GSX) natural gas pipeline. Environment Minister David Anderson refused.
GSX Coalition Release, June 19, 2001 ...Word doc

ICP Air Emissions Permit Appeal
June 16, 2001
The Appeal by Sierra Club of B.C., Quadra Group against issuance of an Air Emissions Permit applied for by Island Cogeneration Ltd. Partnership (I.C.P.) was heard from June 4th to 8th.
Joan Sell, Discovery Islander, Campbell River ...Word doc

CEAA announces participant funding for GSX review
June 18, 2001
Up to $100,000 for individuals and groups registered as intervenors in the GSX review
Participant funding ... news release
Backgrounder to the review process ... news release

Cogen appeal hearing begins in C.R.
June 6, 2001
William Andrews said the environmental assessment that granted ICP it's project certificate relied too heavily on air pollution dispersion models that he contends are faulty. "The appellants take exception to the notion that because there are winds there is no pollution, it simply blows it away,"
Derrick Penner, Campbell River Mirror ...article

In Memory of Derrick Mallard
June 6, 2001
Derrick Mallard, a member of the GSX Coalition, was a pioneer of the environmental movement in British Columbia. He died last Friday of cancer at 80. Derrick continued to the end of his life his tireless stewardship of the environment with Citizens Action to Save the Environment Society. His wife, Gwen, who worked and campaigned alongside Derrick, died in November 1999, also of cancer.

We will miss Derrick, and still miss Gwen, and will continue our work on behalf of our damaged earth, in their memory.

Chief Judith Sayers presentation on Port Alberni Generation Project
June 5, 2001
All of these things are integral to us as First Nations and  I daresay all living people.  The earth and everything that grows from it, air, and water will be at risk by the proposed generation plant in the proposed location on Tebo.
Chief Sayers presentation ...transcript

David Anderson says Canada will meet Kyoto targets
June 6, 2001
In my view, the US should be adopting the energy efficient technologies of the future rather than clinging to the technologies of the past.
Excerpts from David Anderson's speech ...more

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