Rendering Technical, Rendering Sacred: The Politics of Hydroelectric Development on British Columbia’s Saaghii Naachii/Peace River

• Main Authors: Caleb Behn, Karen Bakker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Peace River
• Online Access: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/glep_a_00518

This article analyzes debates over the Site C Dam on the Saaghii Naachii/Peace River in northeastern British Columbia (BC), Canada. After heated debate over the past several decades, construction on the CN$10 billion hydroelectric project—the largest in the province’s history—recently commence...