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Conservation Pricing: Can it be Environmentally Effective and Economically Fair?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

Stephanie Taylor and George Hoberg March 1, 2011 (updated September 28, 2011) Electricity pricing in BC is a concept that is little understood, yet frequently the subject of grumbling by ratepayers, especially when rates are going up. Recent proposals by … Continue reading →

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How Electricity Pricing Works in British Columbia

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin

Stephanie Taylor and George Hoberg February 17, 2011 In the midst of a spending blitz, BC Hydro has applied to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to increase residential electricity rates by an estimated 10% per year over the next three … Continue reading →

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The Export Question: Designing Policy for British Columbia Electricity Trade

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

February 10, 2011 The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions released a White Paper today that I wrote with University of Victoria grad student Amy Sopinka.  The report analyzes the Government of British Columbia’s new strategy to become a net exporter … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Forests for Climate Change Promises

Posted on December 28, 2010 by admin

Jennifer Allan December 28, 2010 Forests can emit carbon dioxide when the land is cleared, especially through burning, or when trees are left to rot. On the flip side, forests can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The International … Continue reading →

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How to make real climate policy without destroying the Canadian federation: Insightful new CD Howe report on regional equity concerns of Canadian climate policies

Posted on December 14, 2010 by admin

George Hoberg and Stephanie Taylor December 14, 2010 With the Cancun UN meetings now completed, attention is turning back to national governments and whether key players are willing to solidify or increase their commitments to greenhouse gas mitigation made in … Continue reading →

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One Land Manager, or Seven? The 2010 Reorganization of Natural Resource Management in BC

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

George Hoberg and Stephanie Taylor October 27, 2010 On October 25, 2010, BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced a fundamental restructuring of the organization of the BC government with respect to natural resource management. The government created a new ministry, Natural … Continue reading →

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What’s Behind the Woeful Implementation of Canada’s Species at Risk Act?

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin

George Hoberg July 23 2010 I had the opportunity several weeks ago to speak to the annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology in Edmonton at a symposium on “Bridging the Science-Policy Gap in Implementation of Critical Habitat under … Continue reading →

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The Other F-Word: The Government of British Columbia’s Volatile Relationship with Environmentalists

Posted on July 14, 2010 by admin

July 14, 2010 George Hoberg Yesterday, the Globe and Mail reported that Bill Bennett, BC’s Minister of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources referred to environmentalists campaigning to turn the Flathead Valley in the southeastern corner of the province into a … Continue reading →

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British Columbia’s New Clean Energy Act: A Preliminary Analysis

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin

George Hoberg   The Government of British Columbia introduced its much anticipated Clean Energy Act today. The Act follows the government’s increasing assertions about it aspirations to become a “Clean Energy Powerhouse.” To lay the groundwork to pursue that mission, … Continue reading →

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Update on BC electricity trade balance

Posted on March 16, 2010 by admin

George Hoberg March 17, 2010 Updated statistics compiled by BC Stats on electricity trade are now available for 2009, providing additional evidence that BC has moved into a situation of being a net importer of electricity. In the continuing controversy … Continue reading →

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