{"id":82895,"date":"2015-07-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=82895"},"modified":"2024-11-18T17:29:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:29:21","slug":"clean-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=82895","title":{"rendered":"A growing body of evidence on BC&#8217;s clean-energy future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wind turbines and solar cells sound compelling and no doubt they will have a big impact on consumers one day. Yet the greatest potential is for natural gas to replace dirtier forms of energy, and for energy efficiency generally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling found the way water is used in natural-gas extraction in British Columbia to be acceptable, following a court challenge alleging otherwise. 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