Who's Behind 'BC Citizens For Green Energy'?

By Christopher Pollon
TheTyee.ca
Published: December 18, 2008

Group with BC Liberal ties slams gov't critics, pushes private power, nuclear.

BCCGE's Bruce Sanderson and Gene Vickers. (theTyee)

A bold new voice emerged in the provincial discussion about B.C. energy policy last spring, right around the time public outrage was peaking against private hydro development in the Pitt River watershed.

The B.C. Citizens for Green Energy (BCCGE) -- whose name is an apparent take on the B.C. Citizens for Public Power -- launched a website in March, containing articles and press releases aggressively attacking environmentalists, the B.C. citizens, and the organized labour groups that support them.

From its inception, the BCCGP displayed hallmarks of an "Astroturf" group -- a fake grass-roots organization designed to both promote industry-friendly messages and marginalize critics.

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