There's a growing movement afoot! Let's encourage Nova Scotia's municipal councils to pass declarations recognizing people's right to live in a healthy environment. Yarmouth has already done this, and work is under way in several other communities. This Blue Dot movement is a nation-wide initiative of the David Suzuki Foundation. Across the country, more than…
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Alton Gas Will Violate Universal Human Rights
Alton, Nova Scotia is at risk of Methane gas leaks which is proposed to be stored in salt caverns being built. Despite assurances it will be absolutely safe, there aren't any guarantees. There have been some very serious leaks causing explosions and fires and although these represent extreme failures, constant leaking occurs. In an EPA…
Read moreDonkin coal and the Nova Scotia media
In an article on this site, there is mention of the "reopening of the Donkin Coal mine in Cape Breton" -- written by Robert Devet, who is featured in this article with a follow up to it. While Canada and Nova Scotia slashes budgets for research, education and social programs and environment protection, it was…
Read moreFracking lurks in Nova Scotia
Hydraulic fracturing started in 1949 in the United States, although other history sources can be traced back to 1862. It didn't really become commercialized until the 1960s. In Canada, the technology was adopted over the last decade and media reports show "In B.C. alone, 7,300 wells have been fractured since 2005, and between 500 and…
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