Campaign seeks moratorium on independent hydro projects.

By MARK HUME
GLOBEANDMAIL.COM
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

VANCOUVER -- A campaign by groups protesting the development of private power projects on British Columbia rivers has gone viral in an attempt to drown Liberal MLAs in a flood of messages tomorrow.

The Web-based event, called 10,000 Voices, will demand a moratorium on private hydro power projects - and it sends a signal that social networking through Twitter, Facebook and e-mail will be a powerful tool in the May 12 provincial election.

"I think we'll easily meet the target of 10,000 people from across the province, from Vancouver to Prince George. They will take action on the day and say make sure we do green power right," said Gwen Barlee, policy director for the Wilderness Committee, one of 12 groups behind the initiative.

"We have over 1,000 supporters on the Facebook site, we have over 1,000 signed up on [the website] 10000voices.org and then we have a multiplier effect. And that's just the Wilderness Committee," she said.

Ms. Barlee said the growing protest against independent power projects - which are proposed on some 600 B.C. rivers and streams - has "absolutely gone viral" heading into the election.

Complete Globe and Miil article HERE.