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‘Isn’t just about rocks’: Advocates broaden the conversation on uranium exploration
River John, N.S. resident Barb Harris is speaking out on the importance of community discussions on uranium exploration, despite receiving a warning not to.
Harris told The Todd Veinotte Show that a fellow community organizer received a Facebook message warning against people without “proper credentials” making and repeating claims on natural resource exploration.
After a bit of digging, they found the message came from the CEO of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Nova Scotia.
“I just found it very odd that this organization of geoscientists would be warning of people making comments,” Harris said, stating the message was very broad and gave no examples of direct misinformation.
She said the warning attached to the message even made threats of fines and jail time for people who misrepresented themselves as geoscientists, something Harris said was “totally unnecessary.”
“Why is this organization making such a big deal about people informing themselves?” she questioned. |Read more|