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EnergyBC: British Columbia's Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
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The map below illustrates the various mines, pipelines, railways, refineries, and ports that constitute British Columbia's fossil fuel infrastructure. Oil and gas wells are not included as there are several thousand of them, they are however all clustered in the Peace region near the natural gas processing plants in the province's northwest corner. Scroll down beneath the map to read about the role each piece of the fossil fuel infrastructure plays in its national, continental, and global context. This c...
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EnergyBC: Energy Inequality
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A composite image of the Earth at night taken by satellite in the year 2000. What becomes immediately obvious is that the most well-lit regions are the countries with the most economic and political clout: Europe, Japan and the United States. If this was taken today China and India would be much more well lit, as they are industrializating at breakneck speed. With industrialization comes increasing political power. Whatever happens, we have got. The Maxim gun, and they have not.". At length the world was...
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EnergyBC: Energy Issues
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A number of energy issues are under intense public debate in British Columbia today. Here we give briefings on energy issues that matter to British Columbians, their environmental and economic impacts, and their context in the global energy system. The Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. Coal Mining in B.C. A Brief History of Energy Use. The Global Consumer Economy. Coal Mining in B.C. Where it Comes From. BC's Fossil Fuel Infrastructure. BC's Fossil Fuel Potential. How BC. Uses Energy. Where it Comes From.
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EnergyBC: Global Consumer Economy
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Back: A Brief History of Energy Use. The impact of exploding energy use upon human society is nowhere more obvious than in the way we go about our daily lives. Remember sitting in the cold with flashlights and candles during the last electricity blackout? How do we keep warm at night? How do you visit your friends the next town over? Now one begins to grasp the role energy plays in our lives. Let's examine the importance of each of these in turn. A woman cooking on a traditional stove in Ghana. After the...
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EnergyBC: Site Map
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Use this guide to quickly find your way around the site. Energy B.C. Home Page. Explaining each of the different sources from which industrial society gets its energy. Includes how the technology works, the geography, how it's used in Canada, B.C. and the world, its economics, politics and environmental impact, all with an overall eye to understanding what role this energy source can play in the future. The Anatomy of an Oil Spill. Hydraulic Fracturing or "Fracking". Coal Mining in B.C. In addition to ou...
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EnergyBC: Energy Converter - Basic Units
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British thermal units (Btu). British Thermal Units (Btus). Barrels of Oil (boe). Kilowatt Hours of Electricity (kWh). Megawatt Hours of Electricity (MWh). Cubic Metres of Pentane Plus Oil. Cubic Metres of Light Crude Oil. Cubic Metres of Heavy Crude Oil. Thousand Cubic Feet of Natural Gas (MCF). Million Cubic Feet of Natural Gas (MMCF). Billion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas (BCF). Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas (TCF). Cubic Metres of Ethane. Cubic Metres of Butane. Cubic Metres of Propane. Coal Mining in...
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EnergyBC: Resource on energy sources, uses and issues in British Columbia
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Resource on energy sources, uses. And issues in British Columbia. Find out about how the modern energy economy came into existence and the immense challenges it will face in the coming decades. Where It Comes From. Maps in this section explain where British Columbia's electricity comes from, the fossil fuel infrastructure that already exists here and the potential for future energy development. Energy Issues in B.C. Where it Comes From. A Brief History of Energy Use. The Global Consumer Economy.
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EnergyBC: Northern Gateway Pipeline Project
http://www.energybc.ca/issues/northerngateway.html
Only through an inclusive, constructive debate can the impact of the Northern Gateway be properly assessed and the real benefits for British Columbians determined. Here we seek to provide an effective examination of the issues surrounding the Northern Gateway project and the approvals process it must undergo if it is to be built. Technical Details of the Project. The other way, from the coast to Bruderheim at a rate of 193,000 barrels daily. The route that was submitted to the. The terminal in Kitimat wo...
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EnergyBC: Climate Change
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The melting of permafrost, the year-round frozen ground in polar regions, has led this house to collapse in the Alaskan fishing village of Shismaref. When permafrost melts it releases methane trapped underground into the atmosphere, posing a grave threat to the global climate system. The melting of permafrost in the polar regions, another feedback mechanism, may release millions of tons of trapped methane, a hugely potent greenhouse gas. At the heart of the problem are fossil fuels. Many technologies...
