Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley's Stand Against Big Hydro Contributor(s): Cox, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774890266 ISBN-13: 9780774890267 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General |
Dewey: 333.914 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.01 lbs) 312 pages |
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Publisher Description: Breaching the Peace tells the story of the ordinary citizens who stood up to the most expensive megaproject in BC history and the government-sanctioned bullying that propelled it forward. Starting in 2013, journalist Sarah Cox travelled to the Peace River Valley to talk to locals about the Site C dam and BC Hydro's claim that the clean energy project was urgently needed. She discovered farmers, First Nations, and scientists caught up in a modern-day David and Goliath battle to save the valley, their farms, and traditional lands from wholesale destruction. Told in frank and moving prose, their stories stand as a much-needed cautionary tale at a time when concerns about global warming have helped justify a renaissance of environmentally irresponsible hydro megaprojects around the world. |