Poor Choices for Power

BIG HYDROELECTRIC DAMS

The International Rivers Network (IRN) is working to raise awareness among policy makers and the public that dams can be important emitters of greenhouse gases, and that climate change will have significant impacts on the safety and performance of dams.

NUCLEAR POWER

Learn more about the consensus for a nuclear free future from the, Nuclear Information & Research Service and Nuclear Policy Research Institute.

Read Nuclear Power is Not the Answer by Helen Caldicott, MD.

500+ Organizations Sign Statement Rejecting Nuclear Power As a Solution to Climate Crisis

Better Choices for Power

• SMALL HYDROELECTRIC DAMS
• WIND POWER
• SOLAR POWER
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• GREEN BUILDING & DESIGN
• ENERGY CONSERVATION

Stop Hydro-Quebec

When Alexander Lee began Project Laundry List in 1995, he was a leading opponent of Hydro-Quebec's major dam projects in the James Bay region of Northern Quebec.

Today, there are only a few stalwart activists paying attention to the plight of the great rivers in this region.

In the News

Chiefs of three Cree villages banded together in opposition of the massive Hydro-Quebec project

Thirst for Energy Fuels Controversial Power Project by Brian Mann of NPR

Contacts

Fondation Rivières: (514) 272-2666

Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny, vice-présidente de la Fondation Rivières : (514) 910-1653

Daniel Green, Sierra Club of Canada: (514) 844-5477

Nicolas Boisclair, Révérence Rupert: (514) 267-3140

André Belisle, Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique: (418) 642-1322

Charles-Antoine Drolet, Nature Québec/ UQCN: (418) 687-9394

John Burcombe, Mouvement Au courant: (514) 937-8283

Ronald O’Neary, Regroupement québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE): (514) 392-0096

Bertie Wapache, Nemaska, 1-819-354-1549

Pat Buckley © 2007.

Alexander Lee, the founder of Project Laundry List, stands by a cataract on the lower section of the Rupert River during his fourth paddling trip down the river.