Power from the north : the poetics and politics of energy in Québec
In 1971, Robert Bourassa, then Premier of Quebec, launched a major hydroelectric scheme to be built 1400 km North of Montreal. Known as the "James Bay" project, the first phase included the creation of eight powerhouses, six reservoirs and the diversion of two rivers. These transformat...
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12941 |