Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Canada: Questions About Geothermal Energy Development in BC Legislature

Advancing the case for geothermal energy production in British Columbia

By Andrew John Weaver OBC, Canadian scientist and politician representing the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly and leader of the Green Party of British Columbia.

Today in the legislature, Shirley Bond, the MLA for Prince George-Valemont and I quizzed the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources about the delays involving approval of a permit expansion for Borealis GeoPower.

Below I reproduce both the text and video of the exchange between Shirley Bond, Michelle Mungall and me. As you will see from the discussion, I was troubled by some of the responses we received from the Minister. Nevertheless, the overall conversation was generally positive and bodes well for the future of this particular geothermal energy project.