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Environmental groups plan Montreal utility protests |
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Friday, 14 September 2007 |
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MONTPELIER, VT (2007-09-14) - John Dillon
(Host) Office workers in Montreal may see an unusual sight today in the city's downtown.Environmental groups plan to string a huge clothesline around the headquarters of Hydro-Quebec.It's part of a new round of protests against the provincial utility's plans to build new power projects in northern Quebec.
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Too late to stop Rupert River Dam |
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
Toronto Sun
A group of U.S. environmental organizations backed Canadian groups fighting a hydroelectric dam in Quebec yesterday, but construction has already begun, and the government-owned power utility building the dam says it is too late to stop the $5- billion project.
Eighteen U.S. environment groups called for a moratorium on construction of the 893-megawatt project on the Rupert River, one of Quebec's biggest rivers, which flows into James Bay. The group says the project is unnecessary and warns about mercury contamination in the river.
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Des écologistes américains contre la Rupert |
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
Éric Moreault - Le Soleil - Québec
Les écologistes mènent un baroud d’honneur pour mobiliser l’opinion publique contre les travaux de dérivation de la rivière Rupert. L’appui d’une quinzaine de groupes environnementaux américains n’ébranle en rien la détermination d’Hydro-Québec. À la société d’État, on juge que le mouvement vert ne mène pas une bonne bataille et devrait choisir ses combats avec plus de discernement.
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Green groups decry Canadian dam project |
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
By Jonathan Spicer
TORONTO (Reuters) - A group of U.S. environmental organizations backed Canadian groups fighting a hydroelectric dam in Quebec on Wednesday, but construction has already begun, and the government-owned power utility building the dam says it is too late to stop the C$5 billion ($4.8-billion) project
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But this will build awareness about future large hydro projects that might be rammed down our throat |
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
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Hydro Quebec's Rupert river diversion project at James Bay has come under fire from a battery of US environmental campaigning groups, which have joined forces with Canadian greens and native communities.
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Saturday, 08 September 2007 |
Hydro-Québec's plan to buy 2,000 megawatts of wind power has sparked gold-rush fervour among potential suppliers.
LYNN MOORE - The Gazette - "Think big, 'sti!" The motto of Elvis Gratton, one of Quebec's most beloved film characters, might also sum up Hydro-Québec's stance on wind power.
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