Environment
Media release: Offshore Alliance calls on all parties to commit to no further fossil fuel development
media release: “This is a measure of the sincerity of a party’s pledge to address the climate emergency,” says Gretchen Fitzgerald, Director, Sierra Club Canada Foundation. “It will be a challenge to reduce our emissions, but further offshore oil and gas development will make it impossible.”
Landfill managed by PC candidate violated environmental regulations
A landfill near Bridgetown in the Annapolis Valley has been the subject of complaints at the Municipal level for nearly five years. At the time the facility was managed by a Annapolis Progressive Conservative candidate Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Poole, who earlier became a subject of controversy after screenshots circulated on social media of the candidate expressing a desire to commit violence against cyclists.
Code red for humanity: IPCC report calls for emergency-level action on climate change and biodiversity loss
Brooklyn Connolly on the UN’s IPCC report on the climate crisis and what it means for Nova Scotia. “While Nova Scotia has among the strongest climate targets in the country, it lacks a climate plan to ‘back it up’.”
News brief: Public rallies call for Liberals to abandon secretive efforts to sell Owls Head Provincial Park
A rally at Victoria Park in downtown Halifax drew at least 300 people angry enough about the potential sale of Owls Head Provincial Park to sacrifice part of a beautiful summer Saturday. Passing cars and buses honking in support provided a steady background chorus throughout the event.
Press Release: “Save Owls Head Provincial Park” Rally
News release: Mi’kmaw Grandmothers and members of the grassroots “Save Owls Head” movement will be hosting a rally at Victoria Park in Halifax on August 7 at 1:00 PM, calling on Nova Scotian voters to protect our provincial land and parks at the ballot box.
Editorial cartoon: This is our time, Nova Scotia
The Liberal attempts to secretly de-list and then sell Owls Head Provincial Park to turn it into a golf course remain a source of inspiration for cartoonist Matt Dempsey.
Media release: In Colchester North, only Liberal candidate fails to voice support for French River watershed regulations
Media release: Alternative economic solutions to the destructive practices of gold mining exist that support the growth of local economies. We therefore asked all North Colchester candidates whether they support the immediate adoption of the proposed French River Watershed Regulations, which includes a ban on mining.
Save Owls Head Provincial Park statement: This fight will continue at the ballot box
The Save Owls Head Provincial Park Facebook group responds to the recent supreme court decision: “When governments won’t do what’s right, it’s up to the citizens to demand change.”
Media release: New “Beyond Climate Promises” report calls on Nova Scotia government to step up and take action now
Media release: Sierra Club Atlantic’s new Beyond Climate Promises report is calling for urgent action and accountability on climate change, forestry, and a just transition. Sierra Club Atlantic submitted the report to the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change last night as part of the public consultation on the Sustainable Development Goals Act and New Climate Change Plan for Clean Growth, which closed July 26.