LAILA YUILE’S “NO STRINGS ATTACHED”: BC Hydro-BC Liberal weather modification collaboration?… ‘2 years after BC Hydro feasibility study, Weather Modification Act was repealed by Kevin Falcon’

Published July 1, 2013 by goyodelarosa

Laila Yuile did some key preliminary research on weather modification in this province in 2011, and posted information about that research on her blogsite on July 28, 2011.

Laila Yuile asserts that BC Hydro commissioned scientific research on the subject of weather modification in 2001:

‘2001, BC Hydro hired an international company, Weather Modification Inc.,  to conduct a feasibility study on weather modification to enhance the snowpack, thereby increasing run-off and filling reservoirs to capacity, which of course would generate more electricity when it goes through the turbines downstream,’ writes Yuile.

Laila Yuile further contends that the B.C. Liberal government consequently repealed the Weather Modification Act in 2003, thus enabling more such weather modifcation to be undertaken without provincial government oversight or regulation.

Below, I provide other excerpts from Laila Yuile’s post.

-Gregory Paul Michael Hartnell, LA ROSA Editor

Alias: ‘Goyo de la Rosa’

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Interesting, no? Imagine the possibilities of Hydro generation if they could increase the snowpack every year! While I could not location that study online, I did locate reference to it in another study done by the same company for the state of Wyoming ( search British Columbia on that PDF link). The reference is in regards to the amount of silver found in run-off and if the levels of concentration are harmful or not -Silver Iodide is what the clouds are seeded with to enhance precipitation.

This company appears to be no stranger to the BC government, showing up on the public accounts going back as far as 1998/99.

But what was even more interesting to discover, is that no more than 2 years after that BC Hydro feasibility study, the Weather Modification Act was repealed by none other than Kevin Falcon, who was then the very ambitious minister of Deregulation. How convenient. It was thought the act added just added an unnessecary layer of regulation on top of the federal requirements.

Under that old act, anyone wishing to initiate weather modification activities had to apply for a permit to the Minister of Water Land and Air Protection 30 days prior to the start of such activities.  Now, not so much. In fact, thanks to Kevin Falcon, it is entirely left at a federal level with Environment Canada and that appears to be an iffy thing as well, according to this report from an Alberta publication, where farmers and residents are concerned about private insurance companies seeding clouds to reduce property damage :

No gov’t monitoring of weather modification

Last week Alberta Environment officials washed their hands of any responsibility, saying that if any monitoring of the activity is done it would be at the federal level and that people who call with concerns are told to contact Environment Canada.

Environment Canada hasn’t done active research in cloud seeding and “is not aware of any evidence that suggests that this process is a threat to safety,” wrote Henry Lau, spokesperson for Environment Canada in an e-mail. He said any citizens who have concerns should contact the company that conducts cloud seeding.

But when contacted by the Gazette last week, Terry Krauss of Alberta Severe Weather Management Society said there’s nothing to be concerned about and that only a small amount of chemicals are used.

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MP Blake Richards said he hasn’t received many complaints about cloud seeding but is encouraging people with concerns to contact his office.

“From the amount of research I have been able to do there doesn’t appear to be any safety concerns,” Richards said, adding that he’s still trying to figure out who is responsible for regulating weather modification.

“My understanding would have been it would be the province but I am looking into that.”

The Weather Modification Information Act requires any person engaged in weather modification activities in Canada to inform an administrator – but who that is hasn’t been pinpointed by Alberta Agriculture, Alberta Environment, Environment Canada, the premier’s office or Richards.

Wow. And this was my experience today calling first the Environment Canada offices back east, and then our local communications office. No one really seems to know what, or who is in charge of monitoring, regulating or enforcing. And that alarms me when I go back to look at that 2001 snowpack augmentation feasibility study commissioned by BC Hydro.

It an age where companies exist- and Weather Modification Inc, is but just one – that have become expert at manipulating mother nature, why would our government repeal an act that would at minimum, keep track of  such activity? Clearly, the BC hydro study establishes a benefit to weather modification, at least for them, but think about other applications. The Ministry of forests was a client of the same company. 2010 was the worst forest fire season from the last 12 years, that left the budget decimated. Another hot dry year could leave the vast dry areas of beetlekilled timber still standing a virtual firestorm with damage and firefighting costs in the billions. Would the ministry look to seeding clouds to increase rainfall to prevent such an occurance from happening again? If BC Hydro wanted to increase the snowpack, why wouldnt they?

I’ve got some calls out to determine just who is in charge at the federal level and how/if they monitor and track weather modification activities, and will update when I hear back. Until then, think about where you stand on this issue, and what else we don’t know about our governments activities.

I provide this article above in the public interest only, to further understanding of the ongoing problem of geo-engineering in BC.

This should not be construed by any of my readers as a plug for the Official Opposition party in this province.

– Gregory Paul Michael Hartnell, Editor

LA ROSA

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