After reading the Feb. 13 letter regarding the Site C dam written by Mr. Kendrick, who worked for B.C. Hydro, I couldn’t help but notice he left out a very important piece of information when he stated, “Hydro power contributes nothing to global warming, adds nothing to air pollution and is generally accepted as the least environmentally harmful method of generating electrical power.”
What about the amount of energy required to actually build the dam?
How many millions of litres of fuel will be burned to construct it? Where will the electricity be used? A bit of research resulted in the following information:
Site C fails to meet minimum international standards for large dam construction, according to the World Commission on Dams.
Site C will increase annual greenhouse gas emissions in B.C. by almost 150,000 tonnes. The project’s carbon footprint derives from construction emissions, as well as emissions created by the flooded boreal forest as it decays.
The B.C. government has said that 100 per cent of the power from Site C could be used by Shell’s proposed liquid natural gas plant in Kitimat, which will convert natural gas for transportation to Asia. That LNG is obtained by a harmful fracking process.
Dan Cole
Vernon
