Suggested Reads from Decolonizing Book Club
Here are the books that were suggested by the participants during our first Decolonizing Book Club Zoom meeting on June 2:Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererInconvenient Indian by Thomas...
View ArticleHere are a few new things we want to share with you as we go into the weekend
An Interfaith Coalition for Treaty Rights recently formed in the Maritimes in anticipation of the start of the Mi’kmaw moderate livelihood fishery. The coalition is made up of a group of concerned...
View ArticleNow you can paint a room with climate change—Seriously!
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...
View ArticleNew Federal Policy Statement on Thermal Coal Mines “a No-Brainer”
For Immediate Release, June 14, 2021The Sierra Club Canada Foundation couldn’t agree more with Federal Environment Minister Jonathon Wilkinson that getting off thermal coal is a “no-brainer.” On...
View Article3 Degrees & Counting
As things heat up—literally—from coast to coast, shattering high-temperature records day after day, one report by the National Observer’s Chris Hatch stood out to me. In his Carbon Zero e-newsletter,...
View ArticleGoldboro LNG fails to secure investor by June 30th deadline
Federal government ignores request for nearly $1 billion in loans or grantsMEDIA RELEASEJune 30, 2021
View ArticleA Climate Emergency Response to the HRM Plan Review
The Halifax Regional Municipality has made some important strides in addressing the climate crisis and advancing the local conversation around climate change. The Sierra Club Canada Foundation would...
View ArticleNew "Beyond Climate Promises" Report
Media ReleaseFor Immediate Release: July 27, 2021Background: Beyond Climate Promises ReportBeyond Climate Promises Report Calls on Nova Scotia Government to Step Up on Urgently Needed Climate Action
View ArticleOffshore Alliance calls on All Parties to Commit to No Further Fossil Fuel...
For immediate release: August 13, 2021Media Contacts: Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, 1-902-444-7096 / gretchenf@sierraclub.caJohn Davis, Clean Ocean Action Committee,...
View ArticleWe have more power than we think
By now, most of you have heard the news about the Special IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report that came out Monday (August 9); it’s been dubbed a “code red for humanity.” Tempting...
View ArticleOffshore Alliance applauds NDP and Green commitments - Other Parties Need to...
StatementFor immediate release: August 16, 2021Media Contacts: Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, 1-902-444-7096 / gretchenf@sierraclub.caJohn Davis, Clean Ocean Action Committee,...
View ArticleOffshore Alliance Calls on All Parties to Commit to No Further Fossil Fuel...
For immediate release: August 23, 2021Media Contacts: Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, 1-902-444-7096 / gretchenf@sierraclub.caJohn Davis, Clean Ocean Action Committee,...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about embodied carbon
Embodied carbon, in the context of buildings, refers to emissions associated with the materials extracted for construction, transportation, manufacturing, on-site construction, as well as...
View Article#Size Matters
While we can’t say size always matters, in the case of buildings it really does.
View ArticleHere’s how we get through this
Student climate strike, Kjipuktuk (Halifax), September 24, 2021Each time governments and industry leaders break another climate promise or kick a climate target down the road, they’re essentially...
View ArticleOpen Letter: Stop Gull Island
October 13, 2021Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Premiers of Atlantic Canada, and Elected Leaders, We, the undersigned organizations and individuals are calling on you as elected leaders to oppose the...
View ArticleTaking Action in Atlantic Canada
Version française à suivreFrom the Beyond Coal Impact Report
View ArticleWe need alternatives for our whales
This year, the Sierra Club Canada Foundation will be organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative to bring people together to discuss potential solutions to restore the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence and reduce...
View ArticleWhales are smart, too!
World Whale Day is also an opportunity to remind ourselves of their current conservation status and to address the many challenges they face.
View ArticleLetter to Cabinet: Reject Bay du Nord and focus on a fair transition for...
We ask that the Federal Government of Canada reject this project and immediately work with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to build a fair and just transition away from fossil fuels.
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