Category:  Manitoba Hydro

Senate Speech Re: Climate Emergency
Dec . 20 . 2021 B.M Mangeli 0 Comment advocacy, alternative energy, BC Hydro, Churchill River Diversion, climate action, greenwashing, Hydro-Québec, Keeyask, Lake Winnipeg Regulation, Manitoba Hydro, Site C

Speech Motion 7, December 14, 2021. Official Report. Women and girls are a powerful force for climate action. Polls consistently indicate that women are more aware than men of environmental degradation and its harms, want the government to take urgent action on this issue and they vote based on issues relating to climate. Action to arrest, mitigate and prevent climate change and environmenta

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Drought Effects on MB Hydro Operations
Nov . 19 . 2021 B.M Mangeli 0 Comment climate action, greenwashing, Manitoba Hydro

By Mathew Scammell Drought conditions across the Prairies have been causing far-reaching implications in recent years (1). Water levels flowing into Southern Manitoba are at a 40-year low (2), and have been impacting agriculture, drinking water sources, and recreation. These impacts are also being felt by Northern Manitoba as well, with dry conditions also increasing the frequency of forest fir

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DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
Oct . 18 . 2021 B.M Mangeli 0 Comment efficient energy, Manitoba Hydro, Uncategorized

USE THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF PERSONAL ENERGY TO SAVE THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY. By Michael Tyas In my previous article, “Don’t sweat the savings: How a warmer home can make saving a breeze, and let you live like royalty,” I explained how setting your air conditioner to ~26°C, when combined with moving air from a fan in the rooms you occupy, is the most comfortable, and cheap

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Greenwashing Hydropower: Fish Management Strategies in Canadian Hydropower
Aug . 05 . 2021 B.M Mangeli 0 Comment BC Hydro, fish management, greenwashing, Hydro-Québec, Keeyask, Manitoba Hydro, Site C

By Andrea Sutherland Many features essential to a hydroelectric generating station are inherently harmful to fish populations. Aside from the obvious ones, like the barrier to migration, and injury from turbines, hydro dams slow the fast-moving water that some species require for spawning and flush away the eggs of others. They alter ecosystems and destroy populations through changes in water q

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The lights are on, but Manitoba Hydro isn’t answering the door to offer clarity on greener power plans
May . 29 . 2021 Kelly Janz 0 Comment Churchill River Diversion, Keeyask, Manitoba Hydro

This article was published on May 29, 2021 in the Winnipeg Free Press by Sarah Laurenuik https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/power-failure-future-shock-574517752.html The lights are on, but Manitoba Hydro isn't answering the door to offer clarity on greener power plans Flying above the coast of Hudson Bay west of Churchill, in the furthest northern reaches of Manito

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