White Gold : Hydroelectric Power in Canada.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Appendices -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Federal and Provincial Power -- 2 Avoiding National Power -- 3 Niagara Power Repatriation (Ontario) -- 4 Power from the North and Neighbour: Distinct Interconnections (Québec) -- 5 The Churchill Power Trap (Newfoundland) -- 6 Nelson River Power (Manitoba) -- 7 Peace, Pulp, and Power Hunger (British Columbia) -- 8 Conclusion: Review and Resistance -- Appendices -- Notes -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
White Gold looks at what went wrong with hydro development, with the predicted industrial transformation, with the timing and magnitude of projects, and with national and regional initiatives to link these major projects to a trans-Canada power grid.
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Electric utilities -- Canada. Hydroelectric power plants -- Canada. Electric power production -- Canada. Water-power -- Canada.