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Hydroelectricity: The Power of Water
From rushing rivers deep in Canada's wilderness comes the electricity that keeps our cities humming. As a renewable, emissions-free source of energy, hydroelectricity is "green," but flooding from hydroelectric dams has sometimes devastated traditional aboriginal livelihoods. Ranging from a single tidal turbine to Niagara Falls to a dam carved from a mountain, Canada's hydro projects provide 60 per cent of this country's power.
Photo of Sir Adam Beck Generating Station #1 from Origins of Niagara.
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Wringing power from Race Rocks
Broadcast Date: Feb. 5, 2005
A B.C. firm proposes a tidal-power experiment in the waters off Vancouver Island.Wringing power from Race Rocks
Medium: Television
Program: Canada Now
Broadcast Date: Feb. 5, 2005
Guest(s): Gwyn Morgan
Reporter: Justine Hunter
Duration: 2:13
Last updated:
July 4, 2005
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Nov. 9, 1965
The largest power blackout to that point in history leaves 30 million people in darkness.
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In 1971 northern Quebec became a political battleground as the provincial government and the James Bay Cree faced off over a hydroelectric mega-project. Quebec sees the James Bay Project as the key to future...
Wringing power from Race Rocks.
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Last updated: July 4, 2005.
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