Dam them all to sell
By Jonathon Narvey on May 22, 2006 - 12:20am
China marked the completion of the Three Gorges Dam today - a project expected to provide the equivalent of 18 nuclear power plants worth of energy.
Here in resource-rich BC, we should be making money from energy exports; we're not. We might be importing 45 per cent of our energy in 20 years, according to a recent article by Scott Simpsonin the Vancouver Sun. But hydro power projects are opposed here on the grounds that they will flood fishing and hunting grounds (as reported by Allan Dowd.
The population of this province is overwhelmingly urban. Their only contact
with nature is the ritual summer camping trip or nature hike. I could
care less if a few grizzly bears - or even a few hundred - are forced
to literally sink or swim when these projects finally do get the go
ahead. A few hunting guides and tour companies can go out of business
in the hinterland so long as Vancouver residents remains free of
frequent blackouts and sky-high utility bills.
Power to the people.
There's a great feature on Chinaview English about the
Three Gorges Dam, with many pictures taken of it in
the last few days. They're very proud of it, as they
should be. Their official website address is:-
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/
Check it out...