Canada:

The Clean Energy Enigma: Why is the BC Government Ignoring Low Cost Geothermal Energy to Destroy a Valley with the Site C Dam? (CanGEA Geothermal Technical Briefing)

Wednesday, February 4th, 451-409 Granville Street, Vancouver B.C.

Members of the media and the public are invited to attend a one-hour technical briefing hosted by Alison Thompson, Chair and Managing Director of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA).

CanGEA released the report: “Geothermal Energy: The Renewable and Cost Effective Alternative to Site C” on November 25, 2014.  Two days later CanGEA wrote and requested an opportunity to brief Minister Bennett and Premier Christy Clark on this breakthrough research.  CanGEA never received a response.

Instead, on December 16th, 2014, the BC government announced that construction of the Site C Dam (Site C) will commence in summer 2015. At the Site C Final Investment Decision technical briefing, Minister Bennett unequivocally rejected geothermal: "…there is no possible way that geothermal could be the answer to our prayers at the present time…".

CanGEA is unable to confirm how Minister Bennett reached this conclusion –  the supporting research and analysis has not been made public.

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