Editor:
It’s encouraging to see wind energy projects finally making inroads in B.C. The green, renewable energy that wind farms provide is a welcome addition to hydro energy.
Interestingly, B.C.’s incredible hydro resources have actually slowed the development of its wind energy resources: B.C. was the last province to tap into wind energy.
However, unlike other parts of Canada, the best wind resources in B.C. tend to be far from populated areas but still relatively close to existing transmission lines.
The best thing about developing these resources is the fact that they are typically located in places that have been logged and mined extensively over the past century.
That gives an opportunity to fix the damage that was done in previous decades.
So no matter how you look at it, developing green energy resources is a huge environmental win for B.C. because it prepares us for the future while building on the present and repairing the past.
Lesley Bates, Courtenay, B.C.
