Radio Podcast: VOCM Radio, Newfoundland, April 16, re. Muskrat Falls

I was a guest of Paddy Daly’s on his show Back Talk (2-4 pm Newfoundland Island Time) on the VOCM radio network on April 16. We discussed the Labrador power and transmission megaproject proposed for Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River. I recapped the reasons for my concern that Nalcor has overestimated the useful production …

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Lower Churchill Power Development in Labrador

The Globe and Mail has reported (January 13, 2010) on initiatives of the government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy conglomerate Nalcor to gain transmission access through Quebec for power capacity it hopes to develop on the lower reaches of the Churchill River. See: Hydro transmission tiff heats up Nalcor is arguing that Hydro Quebec is …

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