News release: Student pressure puts divestment back on the table at Dalhousie University
Today’s news release by Divest Dal after the campout and after addressing the Dalhousie board of governors calling on them to revisit fossil fuel divestment.
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Divest Dal campout – No more excuses
New contributor and Divest Dal member Laura Cutmore writes on Canada’s longest university campout for fossil fuel divestment, and why Dalhousie can no longer look the other way. Climate, racial, and gender justice are inextricably linked, she writes, and there simply are no more excuses for inaction.
Letter: Dead heat — PC and Liberal parties ignore climate change
Addressing climate change, Joanne Light writes “A moral compass, a sign of real leadership, is completely missing among Progressive Conservative and Liberal leadership, panting all the way to the “We’re finished” line in their dead heat.”
Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt: Can Nova Scotia weather the storm?
New contributor Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt wonders how ready we are for climate change. As weather intensifies we must stop clearcutting our forests and get serious about shoring up our shores, he says.
Op-ed: Nova Scotia must own up to the truth of climate change
Time for Nova Scotia to get serious about climate change and consider a carbon tax, says David Henry in this guest op-ed.
There is nothing radical about demanding a liveable planet
“We know what we need to know, we know the solutions – and you have some choices to make.” Transcript of an excellent speech by Hannah Mills during the August 2016 rally outside a Liberal fundraiser on Gottingen Street hosted by MP Andy Fillmore, and with federal environment minister Catherine McKenna as the guest of honour.
Protesters tell Liberals to get serious about protecting the earth
Last night about 40 protesters gathered outside a Liberal fundraiser on Gotting Street hosted by MP Andy Fillmore and with federal environment minister Catherine McKenna as the guest of honour. The perception among protesters is that provincial and federal Liberals may say the right things, but fall far short when it comes to to actively fighting climate change and recognizing the obligation to consult with First Nations.
Weekend video: Listening to our neighbours
Fast paced documentary on the impact of climate change on the people who live in Antigonish.