MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST.
On November 20, 2009 the BC Government quietly announced their Handpicked appointees to the new Green Energy Advisory Task Force, designed to recommend ways to “improve” the BC Energy Plan, which has already overseen the slow-motion privatization of BC Hydro and the staking of over 800 rivers and water bodies by private corporations.
Many appointees and/or their employers stand to derive financial benefit from private power projects. Many of the task force members are substantial campaign contributors to Gordon Campbell. Companies like Cloudworks, Transalta and Pinnacle Pellet hope to become or already are big players in BC’s private electrical power industry.
BC GOVERNMENT HAS ONLY ALLOWED FOUR WEEKS FOR “PUBLIC CONSULTATION”
There is no budget for public meetings.
The public is expected to submit their concerns by email by December 31, 2009.
Let the BC Government and the Task Forces know that this sham process doesn’t replace real public consultation.
• Rivers are precious and irreplaceable, our last great resource. Don’t give them away...
• Fair and democratic process is our right – give it back: Repeal your Bill 30 that silenced our local governments...
• We need a moratorium on river diversions until they are properly planned, environmentally appropriate, acceptable to First Nations and local governments, and publicly owned.
• We need decisions that balance environmental impacts and social benefits...
• Energy conservation must be our first priority...
• Put public welfare ahead of corporate profits...
• Give us incentives and social infrastructures that encourage conservation...
You can contact the Task Forces here:
ProcurementAndRegulatoryReform@gmail.com
CarbonAndExportMarket@gmail.com,
CommunityAndFirstNations@gmail.com
ResourceDevelopmentTF@gmail.com
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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