MINISTER LEKSTROM AT THE B.C. ENERGY CONFERENCE
Minister Blair Lekstrom speaks to the audience at the 2009 BC Energy Conference on September 25 in Dawson Creek.News
GREEN ENERGY ADVISORY TASK FORCE MEMBERS NAMED
VICTORIA – The committee members of the Green Energy Advisory Task Force, dedicated to ensuring B.C. remains a leader in clean and renewable energy, were announced by Blair Lekstrom, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Barry Penner, Minister of Environment, and John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action.
NOVEMBER NATURAL GAS RIGHTS SALES NEARLY $20 MILLION
VICTORIA – The November 2009 land rights sale resulted in nearly $20 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year to date total to $720.6 million.
TASK FORCE, COMMITTEE TO LEAD CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
VANCOUVER – The Province will establish a Green Energy Advisory Task Force, as committed in the throne speech, and a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Action and Clean Energy, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
PROVINCE ADVANCES COMMITMENT TO CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY
VICTORIA – As part of its commitment to reduce greenhouse gases and become a clean energy powerhouse, the Province has clarified its intention to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to end BC Hydro’s reliance on the Burrard Thermal Generating Facility for energy needs.
OCTOBER B.C. OIL AND GAS RIGHTS SALE HIGHEST FOR 2009
VICTORIA – B.C.’s economy has received a much-needed boost with the October 2009 land rights sale, which resulted in $370 million in bonus bids, the sixth-largest sale on record.
The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources is the catalyst and facilitator for developing sustainable and competitive energy and mineral resource sectors for British Columbians.
