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Beyond Coal Atlantic
The Beyond Coal Atlantic project launched in December 2020 with an ambitious goal: to get Atlantic Canada off coal and biomass energy as quickly as possible and transition to clean renewable energy....
View ArticleNova Scotia New Solar Law a Welcome Ray of Sunshine
Kjipuktuk (Halifax, NS) - Sierra Club Canada Foundation welcomes new amendments to the Electricity Act introduced in the Nova Scotia Legislature last week, which would reduce barriers to adopting solar...
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5 Myths That Delay Climate Action in Nova Scotia (and other places too!)
Q Have you ever found yourself saying to someone, "Hey, we should really get going on renewable energy in our province."And they respond with "We don't get enough sun for solar" or "We burn trees for...
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Seeking Graphic designer/Digital Editor
Want to put your skills to work helping to amplify grassroots efforts to address the climate crisis and advocate for environmental justice? Consider joining the Atlantic Canada Chapter for a 9-week...
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Climate Change Outreach Coordinators – 3 Positions
Are you a good communicator and passionate about climate action and environmental justice? Then consider joining us for a 9-week summer term.
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Clean Energy Researcher and Advocate
Do you want to put your climate change knowledge to work this summer?
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Trouble in the Atlantic Bubble
One of the many things the pandemic has shown us is just how interconnected we are with people, not only in this region, but around the globe. A virus can easily spread from one hemisphere to another...
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TECO/EMERA Blocks Tampa Area Shareholders from Attending Shareholder Meeting
Tampa Shareholders did everything they were supposed to, TECO/EMERA still blocked them.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 20, 2021Contact:Tynette Deveaux, 902.719.9083, tynetted@sierraclub.caRicky...
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Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling faces scrutiny in...
Environmental groups head to court to fight blanket exemption for exploratory drillingST JOHN’S, N.L./TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE BEOTHUK AND MI’KMAQ –Ecojustice will be in court today to challenge...
View ArticleFinding Strength in the Brave Ones Who Have Gone Before Us
As COVID-19 marches on in the Atlantic region, and around the world, so too does the climate crisis. The irony, of course, is that these two tragedies are very much interrelated. But we’ll save that...
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Job Opening: Watch for Wildlife Outreach Coordinator
We are seeking a dedicated and outgoing individual to help increase the reach and impact of our wildlife collisions prevention program, Watch for Wildlife (http://www.watchforwildlife.ca). The...
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Environmental Activism Has Been Around for a Long Time
The origin of the term "tree hugger"The first tree huggers were 294 men and 69 women belonging to the Bishnois branch of Hinduism, who, in 1730, died while trying to protect the trees in their village...
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Diverse Faith Groups to Pray for Mi’kmaw Fishery
In the days leading up to the Sipekne’katik First Nation’s plans to fish outside of the commercial fishing season, members of multiple faith traditions will be taking time to pray and meditate for two...
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Let's Talk About Land Acknowledgments
Land Acknowledgments have become more and more common in recent years and can be a great place to start as an ally for Indigenous communities and peoples. The term "ally" is defined by Sheree Atcheson...
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Come Clean Emera: Video
Video: Come Clean Emera. There's no time left for greenwashing. We need green action NOW.
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SDGA Consultation Resources
On May 27, the Nova Scotia government announced that the long awaited public consultations on the Sustainable Development Goals Act (SDGA) were beginning immediately. While it’s a bit like being...
View ArticleOn the Art of Stealing Human Rights
These extracts are from a speech given by Gerry Gambill at a conference on human rights at Tobique Reserve in New Brunswick. In this speech, he warned Indigenous people about how this society goes...
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Watch for Wildlife Driver Safety Film Launched Today in Nova Scotia
How animal-vehicle collisions can be avoided while driving and what to do following a collision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2021Media Contacts:Gretchen Fitzgerald, National Programs Director |...
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SCREENING: INVISIBLE HAND - Rights Of Nature Documentary
Produced by award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo, INVISIBLE HAND takes you behind the curtain of the global economy where ‘Rights of Nature’ becomes “capitalism’s one true opponent.” In the fall of 2014,...
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"Every residential school site in Canada is a crime scene"
Wapna’kikewi’skwaq – Women of First Light sends our Prayers, love, and light across Turtle Island from the People of the Dawn. As Clan Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, and Mothers we are devastated and...
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