60 million people have been displaced in India alone for building dams since Independence. This was never sustainable or just. We have to find local and more decentralized solutions to addressing floods & droughts which doesn't involve violence on people & nature.

"Hydropower is a green energy scam" -- Gary Wockner #coriver #stopfakerenewables #climate Fox News #hydropower news.yahoo.com/green-energy-p…

A few thoughts on the current state of the #SiteC dam, starting with this stark view of the project by an employee who, in the end, couldn't work there anymore & quit. Thanks for this beautiful piece @austonchhor. #NoDamWay #bcpoli PVEA nationalobserver.com/2022/10/27/opi…

It seems @BCHydro is in damage control mode after a #SiteC dam fish biologist quit the project for ethical reasons & published an exposé on the sham of its fish protection measures in the @NatObserver. The exposé is here: nationalobserver.com/2022/10/27/opi… #bcpoli See replies to #SiteC:

Alberta's electricity utility - TransAlta Corp, their equivalent to BC Hydro - is suing the AB govt to prevent oil & gas companies from fracking near its largest dam, citing fear the quakes will damage the dam. Sound familiar #bcpoli? Fracking already cracked a dam near #SiteC.

“Acid rock discharge can affect fish in a lot of their regular daily functions,” including their ability to smell and breathe, Adrienne Berchtold of SkeenaWild Conservation Trust said. #SiteC #Conservation thenarwhal.ca/site-c-charges…

Spanish radio covers #SiteC. A number of those fighting the dam were interviewed (including me). Acciona, Spain’s SNC-Lavalin, has a major Site C contract. #bcpoli #cdnpoli Riu Peace: sacrificar el medi ambient per fer energia neta - Catalunya Ràdio ccma.cat/catradio/catal…

Great. #SiteC #carbonemissions #dirtyhydro North American Megadam Resistance Alliance #nodamway

Sarah Cox Flat out bully tactics from a utility backed by successive governments that couldn't/can't prove there was/is a genuine business case for the #sitec dam. Still isn't and like the SLAPP suit, it should be withdrawn prior to any further damage to the environment or the BC economy.

!!! ‘Crush you like a bug’: BC Hydro’s #SiteC lawsuit targets farmers, First Nations Looks like a strategic lawsuit to silence & intimidate peaceful opponents of the most expensive hydro dam in Canadian history. Sarah Cox in The Narwhal #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-site-…

While media ignores #SiteC, the private chats of those of us fighting #SiteC are full of painful outpourings of grief. Watson Slough, one of the most important ecologies in the Peace Valley, was just clearcut. This follows the loss of other ancient, irreplaceable sites. #bcpoli

PLEASE SIGN this #SiteC dam petition! This is a call for BC govt and BC Hydro accountability for the Site C dam & related construction on the Peace River. #bcpoli change.org/p/bc-and-bc-hy…

🧵 Earlier this month, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation officially broke ground on removal activities for the Klamath River dams. What does it mean to break ground? & what's next? 👇 caltrout.org/news/klamath-d…

Experts are now saying the world has reached “peak dams." Rising construction costs, competition from cheap wind and solar power, and mounting public opposition have led to a precipitous decline in massive new hydro projects. e360.yale.edu/features/hydro…

!!! ‘Deeply troubling’: BC Hydro secretly handed out $430m in #SiteC dam contracts - SNC-Lavalin was among the big winners of no-bid contracts for the over-budget hydro project on BC's Peace River, acc to docs obtained by @TheNarwhal. #bcpoli #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/site-c-contrac…

Bad news: "Chevron increasingly relies on large dams for offsets" **About half the carbon offsets Chevron bought between 2020 & 2022 are associated with hydroelectric dams, but large dams do not lead to new or additional emissions reductions #noDamWay theguardian.com/environment/20…

Take note, BC. The risk is real. "The tragic dam disaster in Libya is a warning siren for other aging dams around the world. Our best tool is removing them altogether. We must start using it much more often." nytimes.com/2023/09/17/opi…

!!! NEW SLIDE AT THE #SITEC DAM Aerial photos taken on the weekend show a large slide on the dam's downstream (right) side. BC Hydro & BC govt need to be transparent & answer questions. How serious is it? How will this failure be fixed, & what will it cost us? #bcpoli