Prime Minister Stephen Harper Visits Pearson College and Race Rocks

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ecoenergyOn January 19 2007,Prime Minister Stephen Harper and two federal cabinet ministers, Gary Lunn and John Baird pose with Glenn Darou beside a scale model of the energy generating turbine installed at Race Rocks in September of 2006.

 

A number of other news media covered this event:

atdockB.C. critical for Tory majority, Harper says Peter O’Neil, Vancouver Sun; Files from CanWest News Service Published: Saturday, January 20, 2007
“OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on Vancouver Island Friday to announce $1.5 billion for renewable energy initiatives, said B.C. is “critical” to his hopes of winning a majority government….” Harper was in Metchosin, near Victoria, to unveil an environmental incentive package in which the Conservatives will spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to boost Canada’s supply of wind, ocean, solar and other green energy. He said the package will boost the production of renewable energy by 4,000 megawatts a year. “In terms of greenhouse gas reductions, that’s the equivalent of taking one million cars off the road,” he said.

harperPutting ‘green’ toward going green Edward Hill, Peninsula News Review Jan 24 2007
….”Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a $1.5 billion funding package for clean green energy generation Friday at Lester B. Pearson College in Metchosin, the host of North America’s first operational tidal turbine.
Coined the ecoEnergy Renewable Initiative, $1.48 billion over 10 years has been earmarked toward helping industry harness renewable, zero or low emission energy sources, such as wind, solar, tidal, wave, biomass or small hydro………”
PM to Boost Funding for Tidal Power… trip to Metchosin will heighten new Tory support for alternate energy Peter O’Neil, and Richard Watts, Times Colonist; CanWest News Service Published: Friday, January 19, 2007

 

harper3Harper pledges $1.5 billion for green energy, Global National,CanWest News Service, Saturday, January 20, 2007METCHOSIN, B.C. — The Conservative government will spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to boost Canada’s supplies of wind, tidal and other green energy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday…..”In terms of greenhouse gas reductions, that’s the equivalent of taking one million cars off the road,” he said. “That is real, practical, achievable action on climate change.”

 

harplunnTories’ green boost to cost $1.5 billion... at Pearson College, Harper unveils incentives to ramp up wind,tidal and solar power.. Lindsay Kines.. Times Colonist, Victoria British Columbia, Saturday, January 20, 2007..page A1. “The Conservative government will spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to boost Canada’s supply of wind,ocean,solar,and other green energy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday.”

 

pollPoll: Tories gain in B.C.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper said B.C. is “critical” to his hopes of winning a majority government while he was at Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific yesterday in Metchosin to announce $1.5 billion for renewable energy initiatives,—-Public aware of initiatives his party is taking to protect environment, PM says.. Peter O’Neil..Times Colonist, Victoria British Columbia, Saturday, January 20, 2007..page A3.

 

Creating Power to Stay in Power, Conservatives are out to prove that their plan is better than the Liberal one. Les Leyne, Times Colonist , January 20, 2007, page A16.. “What a lot of trouble Prime minister Harper went to in order to announce a rather obscure alternative energy program that he Liberals unveiled earlier is going to carry on under his government. By plane, by motorcade and by water taxi he made his way almost literally to the ends of the Earth to illuminate the point that…..” (see full article.).

Tories announce $1.5-billion renewable energy plan, CBCnews “Harper said a 10-year incentive program, the so-called ecoEnergy Renewable Initiative, will be established to fund eligible projects to be constructed over the next four years.”

Harper nips some green from Liberals: wind, tidal and biomass projects benefit from new Tory program ..Rod Mickleburgh , Metchosin BC. and Bill Curry, Ottawa. The Globe and Mail Saturday, January 20, 2007, page A4 “Stephen Harper’s government is finding it easy to be green, resurrecting yesterday a frozen Liberal alternative-energy program, injecting it with a bit more “oomph” and trumpeting it as the Tories’ own. The ecoEnergy Renewable Initiative pledges to spend $1.5-billion over the next 10 years to increase Canada’s supply of emission-free power from renewable, alternative energy sources such as wind, the ocean and biomass. The program aims to produce enough renewable energy to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions equivalent to taking one million cars off the road, Mr. Harper said.”(enlarge picture)

glensRacerocks Tidal Project : Former Shell Executive wants to make a difference. Lindsay Kines , Times Colonist, January 22, 2007. page A3 ” ” Its very hard for someone to go out to Race Rocks and not come away saying: “this stuff is great!” …By the end of the year, Clean Current expects to complete design work on a three megawatt commercial turbine with manufacturing slated to start in 2008. …. “(See full article.)

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