{"id":4905,"date":"2021-03-26T22:08:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T01:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/?p=4905"},"modified":"2022-12-18T22:28:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T02:28:50","slug":"nova-scotia-climate-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/nova-scotia-climate-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia&#8217;s Climate Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In 2019 Nova Scotia Declared A Climate Emergency.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s What&#8217;s Happened Since:<\/h2>\n<p>Navigate to topic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#biodiversity\">Biodiversity Collapse<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#climatechange\">Climate Change<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#videos\">Videos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pollution\">Industrial Pollution<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#northernpulp\">Northern Pulp<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#owlshead\">Land Conservation &amp; Protection<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#biodiversityact\">The Nova Scotia Biodiversity Act<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#jacobfillmore\">Jacob Fillmore<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#localleaders\">Local Leaders<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#goodnews\">Good News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#action\">Take Action<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#calendar\">Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#groups\">Facebook Groups<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"biodiversity\"><\/a>The Sixth Mass Extinction &#8211; <span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.0415625em;\">Biodiversity Collapse<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/wetlands-and-woodlands-how-the-province-is-helping-and-harming\/#Noticed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wetlands and woodlands: how the province is helping and harming.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 11, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/opinion\/raymond-plourde-nova-scotia-government-big-developers-steamroll-halifax-planning-process-100713557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAYMOND PLOURDE: Nova Scotia government, big developers steamroll Halifax planning process.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; April 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26242\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/bruce-mackinnon-cartoon-everythings-just-ducky-for-halifax-developers-100713703\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26242 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bruce-mackinnon-wetlands-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce MacKinnon Everything's Just Ducky For Halifax Developers\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bruce-mackinnon-wetlands-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bruce-mackinnon-wetlands-756x550.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bruce-mackinnon-wetlands-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bruce-mackinnon-wetlands-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bruce-mackinnon-wetlands.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruce MacKinnon: &#8220;Everything&#8217;s Just Ducky For Halifax Developers&#8221;. Saltwire &#8211; April 2, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/cape-breton\/news\/provincial\/residents-race-to-save-dartmouth-wetland-penhorn-development-an-easy-win-100712667\/\">Residents race to save Dartmouth wetland, Penhorn development an easy win<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; March 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandylakecoalition.ca\/pressreleases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broad opposition to fast-tracking development at Sandy Lake.<\/a>&#8221; Sandy Lake Coalition &#8211; March 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/dale-smith-2022-a-year-of-promise-for-halifaxs-blue-mountain-park-100700267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DALE SMITH: 2022 a year of promise for Halifax&#8217;s Blue Mountain park.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; March 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/opinion\/riley-scanlan-lamenting-the-loss-of-the-acadian-forest-that-i-never-got-to-know-100700229\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RILEY SCANLAN: Lamenting the loss of the Acadian forest that I never got to know.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; March 8, 2022<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-title\" class=\"article__title node__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2022\/02\/28\/news\/canadas-highest-court-rule-case-puts-municipalities-power-preserve-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada\u2019s highest court to rule on case that puts municipalities\u2019 power to preserve nature on the line<\/a>.&#8221; National Observer &#8211; February 28, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/emera-energy-brooklyn-biomass-wind-damage-1.6360815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N.S. power plant that uses biomass knocked offline after stack falls in high winds.<\/a>&#8221; CBC &#8211; February 22, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/city-hall\/dartmouth-residents-raise-concerns-about-development-next-to-wetland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dartmouth residents raise concerns about development next to wetland.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; February 8, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fdn-content-headline uk-margin-remove\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoast.ca\/halifax\/how-humanity-can-start-restoring-nature-here-in-the-anthropocene\/Content?oid=28066895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How humanity can start restoring nature here in the Anthropocene.<\/a>&#8221; The Coast &#8211; February 8, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/news\/no-cold-feet-among-forestry-protesters-camped-out-on-south-mountain-100683994\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No cold feet among forestry protesters camped out on South Mountain<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; January 24, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/new-evidence-confirms-the-sixth-mass-extinction-has-already-begun-scientists-warn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 6th Mass Extinction Really Has Begun, Scientists Warn in Newly Published Study<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Science Alert &#8211; January 18, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2022\/01\/05\/naturens-asks-nova-scotians-to-support-the-new-mainland-moose-recovery-plan-5jan2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NatureNS asks Nova Scotians to support the new Mainland Moose Recovery Plan<\/a>.&#8221; NS Forest Notes &#8211; January 5, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/three-years-after-he-wrote-the-blueprint-for-changing-how-nova-scotia-does-forestry-nothing-has-changed-says-bill-lahey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three years after he wrote the blueprint for changing how Nova Scotia does forestry, nothing has changed, says Bill Lahey<\/a>.&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; Nov. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/lahey-report-forestry-practices-clearcutting-environment-1.6267853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lahey forestry report author issues scathing update on lack of progress after 3 years<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC &#8211; Nov. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/not-too-many-options-left-for-mainland-moose-biologist-says-100663340\/\">&#8216;Not too many options left&#8217; for mainland moose, biologist says.&#8221;<\/a> Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/protestors-demand-logging-stop-at-rocky-point-lake-until-recovery-plan-for-mainland-moose-is-in-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protestors demand logging stop at Rocky Point Lake until recovery plan for mainland moose is in place<\/a>.&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; Nov. 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/a-look-at-whats-up-at-rocky-point-lake-road\/\">A look at what&#8217;s up Rocky Point Lake Road<\/a>.&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; Nov. 17 &#8211; 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Critics say a new government policy won&#8217;t do much to save old forests in N.S.&#8221; CBC Radio Information Morning &#8211; Nov. 17, 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-title\" class=\"article__title node__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2021\/11\/15\/news\/dani-miller-dreams-healthy-future-maritimes-forests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dani Miller dreams of a healthy future for Maritime forests<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 National Observer &#8211; Nov. 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/letters-inexcusable-delay-on-implementing-ecological-forestry-in-nova-scotia-100657119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LETTERS \u2014 Inexcusable delay on implementing ecological forestry in Nova Scotia.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 12, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/patrick-stewart-the-human-cataclysm-invasive-civilization-an-even-bigger-threat-than-climate-change-100656244\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PATRICK STEWART: The human cataclysm \u2014 invasive civilization an even bigger threat than climate change<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/digby-county-forest-assembly-of-nova-scotia-mi-kmaw-chiefs-letter-to-province-1.6242696\">Cutting begins in Digby forest where Mi&#8217;kmaw chiefs asked for logging pause<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; Nov. 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-scotia-old-growth-forest-policy-draft-public-consultation-1.6242885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N.S. drafts updated old-growth forest policy, advocates say it doesn&#8217;t go far enough<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Nov 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crown land considered habitat for endangered moose has been clear cut.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC Information Morning\u00a0&#8211; Nov. 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/john-demont-how-the-power-of-people-saved-a-stand-of-threatened-nova-scotia-hemlocks-100654779\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOHN DeMONT: How the power of people saved a stand of threatened Nova Scotia hemlocks<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/jim-vibert-as-nova-scotia-tories-stroll-toward-ecological-forestry-approach-the-results-are-clearcut-100654198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JIM VIBERT: As Nova Scotia Tories stroll toward &#8216;ecological forestry approach,&#8217; the results are clearcut<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/forestry-land-management-environment-lahey-report-1.6235669\">Ministerial advisory panel members accuse government of dragging its feet on Lahey report<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Nov. 3, 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"main-heading\" class=\"ssrcss-gcq6xq-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\" tabindex=\"-1\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-59088498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 BBC News &#8211; Nov. 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.halifaxtrails.ca\/product\/finding-the-mother-tree-discovering-the-wisdom-of-the-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17700 size-medium\" title=\"Book: Finding The Mother Tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/finding-the-mother-tree-book-201x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Book: Finding The Mother Tree\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/finding-the-mother-tree-book-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/finding-the-mother-tree-book-34x50.jpeg 34w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/finding-the-mother-tree-book.jpeg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><strong>Nature Reads &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.halifaxtrails.ca\/product-category\/books\/nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curated Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/10\/29\/nova-scotia-healthy-forest-coalition-calls-for-immediate-halt-to-logging-operations-in-moose-habitat-at-rocky-point-lake-29oct2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia Healthy Forest Coalition calls for Immediate Halt to Logging Operations in Moose Habitat at Rocky Point Lake.&#8221;<\/a> NS Forest Notes &#8211; October 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/10\/07\/kevin-smith-when-coyotes-survive-on-plastic-and-grass-7oct2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Smith: When coyotes in Nova Scotia survive on plastic and grass<\/a>.&#8221; NS Forest Notes &#8211; October 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7a37\" class=\"di dj dk dl b dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/climate-conscious\/when-we-cant-see-the-climate-for-the-trees-56f792356b75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When We Can\u2019t See the Climate for the Trees.<\/a>&#8221; Medium &#8211; September 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/09\/10\/westfor-stokes-fears-over-proposed-protection-of-the-ingram-river-conservation-area-10sep2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WestFor stokes fears over proposed protection of the Ingram River Conservation Area.<\/a>&#8221; NS Forest Notes &#8211; September 10, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/09\/06\/how-important-is-big-forestry-to-the-nova-scotia-economy-6sep2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How important is Big Forestry to the Nova Scotia economy?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; September 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/saltwire.pressreader.com\/article\/281505049258752\">The Future Of Crown Land<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; August 7, 2021<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/07\/27\/nina-newington-comments-on-the-nova-scotia-sustainable-development-goals-act-27july2021\/\">Nina Newington comments on the Nova Scotia Sustainable Development Goals Act<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; July 27, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/07\/09\/nova-scotia-election-looming-concerns-about-wood-supply-from-crown-lands-the-lahey-progress-report-promised-consultations-carbon-sequestration-and-low-value-wood-9july2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Nova Scotia election looming &amp; concerns about wood supply from Crown lands, the Lahey Progress Report, promised consultations, carbon sequestration and \u201clow value wood\u201d<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; July 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/highway-bypass-wilderness-area-halifax-nova-scotia-minister-transport-objections-1.6096551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Province still eyeing future highway through Halifax wilderness area, despite objections<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; July 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/land-dispute-expropriation-halifax-annapolis-group-1.6079258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court of Canada to hear dispute over undeveloped Halifax-area land<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; June 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/public-engagement-future-of-the-forestry-and-the-harvest-plans-map-viewers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public engagement, future of the forestry, and the Harvest Plans Map Viewer<\/a>.&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; June 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"title details-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtoday.ca\/local-news\/province-considers-protecting-5000-hectare-ingram-river-wilderness-area-3858808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Province considers protecting 5,000-hectare Ingram River wilderness area.<\/a>&#8221; HalifaxToday.ca &#8211; June 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/failing-protect-endangered-species-auditor-general-report-1.6095090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nova Scotia still failing to protect species at risk after 4 years, AG finds<\/strong><\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; July 8, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/archibald-lake-environment-protected-areas-gold-mine-1.6052093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No timeline for decision on Archibald Lake wilderness area, says N.S. minister<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; June 3, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/nova-scotia\/opinion\/raymond-plourde-time-for-industrial-forestry-to-vacate-crown-lands-100592470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAYMOND PLOURDE: Time for industrial forestry to vacate Crown lands<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/05\/09\/finding-the-mother-tree-can-it-change-the-way-we-manage-our-forests-in-nova-scotia-9may2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cFinding the Mother Tree\u201d \u2013 can it change the way we manage our forests in Nova Scotia?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; May 9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/opinion\/helga-guderley-crucial-next-steps-for-implementing-lahey-ns-forestry-report-100585475\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HELGA GUDERLEY: Crucial next steps for implementing Lahey N.S. forestry report<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; May 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/dale-smith-nova-scotias-rankin-must-end-bait-and-switch-routine-on-forestry-reform-576522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DALE SMITH: Nova Scotia\u2019s Rankin must end bait-and-switch routine on forestry reform<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Chronicle Herald &#8211; April 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-7g0r1e\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/apr\/15\/just-3-of-worlds-ecosystems-remain-intact-study-suggests\">Just 3% of world\u2019s ecosystems remain intact, study suggests<\/a>&#8221; The Guardian &#8211; April 15<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-dxy9hs\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/mar\/31\/destruction-of-worlds-forests-increased-sharply-in-2020-loss-tree-cover-tropical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Destruction of world&#8217;s forests increased sharply in 2020<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Guardian &#8211; March 31<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/biodiversity-hotspot-primed-for-logging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biodiversity hotspot\u201d primed for logging<\/a>&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infrastructure-intelligence.com\/article\/mar-2021\/why-we-can%E2%80%99t-forget-biodiversity-race-net-zero\">Why we can\u2019t forget biodiversity in the race to net-zero<\/a>&#8221; Infrastructure Intelligence &#8211; March 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/lands-and-forestry-lahey-report-clearcutting-environment-1.5944130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Looming change to Nova Scotia&#8217;s forestry practices not coming soon enough for some<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 10.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/williamslakecc.org\/2021\/03\/03\/chebucto-news-williams-lake-watershed-in-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Williams Lake Watershed In Crisis<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Chebucto News &#8211; March 3, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg24933223-300-rescue-plan-for-nature-how-to-fix-the-biodiversity-crisis\/\">Rescue plan for nature: How to fix the biodiversity crisis<\/a>&#8221; NewScientist &#8211; Feb. 17.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/the-borealization-of-acadia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Borealization of Acadia<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; July 2, 2020.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-title\" class=\"article__title node__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2020\/06\/22\/news\/how-nova-scotia-naturalists-forced-province-uphold-its-endangered-species-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Nova Scotia naturalists forced the province to uphold its Endangered Species Act<\/a>.&#8221; The National Observer &#8211; June 22, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/nova-scotia\/news\/provincial\/top-court-rules-nova-scotia-broke-endangered-species-law-455776\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia broke endangered species law, judge rules<\/a>.\u201d Saltwire \u2013 May 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2017\/03\/12\/nova-scotias-clearcut-refugees\/?fbclid=IwAR0AHUJ6ZOp9w7ApaDCxtM7lhWQm8FWnZm6HtG2yfls9rpjZnWWhR2yId1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nova Scotia&#8217;s Clearcut Refugees<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; March 12, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca\/news-events\/efforts-to-preserve-hemlock-and-ash-trees-in-peril-in-nova-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Efforts to preserve Hemlock and Ash trees in peril in Nova Scotia<\/a>&#8221; Acadia University &#8211; February 22.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"climatechange\"><\/a>Climate Change<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/climate-change-cartoon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/climate-change-cartoon.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/climate-change-cartoon-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/climate-change-cartoon-46x50.jpg 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"headline h1\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/ipcc-report-climate-change.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018A File of Shame\u2019: World on Track for 3.2 Degrees Celsius of Warming, Latest IPCC Report Warns.<\/a>&#8221; Eco Watch &#8211; April 4, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/letters-dont-put-climate-on-back-burner-in-halifax-100707460\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LETTERS \u2014 Don&#8217;t put climate on back burner in Halifax.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; March 22, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-1\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/news\/blog\/new-un-report-says-protecting-and-restoring-nature-is-key-in-climate-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New UN Report Says Protecting and Restoring Nature is Key in Climate Crisis.<\/a>&#8221; Nature Canda &#8211; February 28, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/we-need-accountability-nova-scotia-has-set-ambitious-climate-change-goals-but-concrete-action-is-elusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We need accountability\u201d: Nova Scotia has set ambitious climate change goals, but concrete action is elusive.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; Dec. 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/city-hall\/halifax-climate-plan-only-20-on-track-14-funded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halifax climate plan only 20% on track, 14% funded<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; Dec. 16, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"l-article-header__row l-article-header__row--title t-bold t-bold--condensed\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/doomsday-glacier-thwaites-antarctica-climate-crisis-1273841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Fuse Has Been Blown,\u2019 and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Rolling Stone &#8211; November 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/cape-breton\/news\/step-up-climate-change-policy-to-meet-urgency-of-the-crisis-eacs-lane-says-100657797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Step up climate change policy to meet urgency of the crisis, EAC&#8217;s Lane says<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; Nov 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/day6\/fighting-climate-change-wealthy-donors-1.6239230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instead of writing big cheques to fight climate change, billionaires should just pay taxes: environmentalist.<\/a>&#8221; CBC Radio &#8211; Nov. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/bill-57-environmental-goals-and-climate-change-reduction-act-legislature-1.6236459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCs dismiss dozens of amendments to environment bill<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; November 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/canada-emissions-boreal-logging\/\">Canada underestimating 80 megatonnes of emissions from boreal logging: report<\/a>.&#8221; The Narwhal &#8211; October 18, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ng-interactive\/2021\/oct\/14\/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The climate disaster is here &#8211; this is what the future looks like<\/a>.&#8221; The Guardian &#8211; October 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2021\/08\/latest-ipcc-report-catastrophe\/619698\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The latest IPCC report is a catastrophe.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Atlantic &#8211; Aug 9, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/7\/28\/thousands-of-scientists-declare-worldwide-climate-emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points \u2018imminent\u2019<\/a>.&#8221; Aljazeera &#8211; July 28, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.ca\/en\/atlantic-chapter\/2021-07-27\/new-beyond-climate-promises-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond Climate Promises<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.ca\/en\/atlantic-chapter\/2021-07-27\/new-beyond-climate-promises-report\">\u00a0Report Calls on Nova Scotia Government\u00a0to Step Up on Urgently Needed Climate Action<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Sierra Club Canada &#8211; July 27, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/contributors\/2021\/07\/26\/evidence-is-clear-climate-change-is-the-top-threat-to-our-health.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evidence is clear climate change is the top threat to our health<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Toronto Star &#8211; July 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-07-24\/world-s-food-supplies-get-slammed-by-drought-floods-and-frost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World\u2019s Food Supplies Get Slammed by Drought, Floods and Frost<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Bloomberg News &#8211; July 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-title\" class=\"article__title node__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2021\/07\/23\/opinion\/logging-carbon-emissions-new-canada-climate-targets\">Logging plays by its own rules in Canada\u2019s climate targets<\/a>.&#8221; National Observer &#8211; July 23, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/06\/26\/achieving-net-zero-for-nova-scotia-can-we-take-a-lead-from-dr-strang-26jun2021\/\">Achieving Net Zero for Nova Scotia: can we take a lead from Dr. Strang?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; June 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/93yqev\/its-118-degrees-in-siberia-great\">It\u2019s 118 Degrees in Siberia. Great<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Vice News &#8211; June 23, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/earth-climate-change-prehistoric-carbon-dioxide\">Earth&#8217;s ancient climate warns that we need to take urgent action, study suggests<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Space.com &#8211; June 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/4\/19\/world-on-the-verge-of-climate-crisis-abyss-warns-un\">World on the verge of climate crisis \u2018abyss\u2019, warns UN.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Al Jazeera &#8211; April 19, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/climate-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 ProPublica September 15, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2020\/04\/13\/news\/link-between-viruses-habitat-destruction-and-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The link between viruses, habitat destruction and climate change.<\/a>&#8221; National Observer &#8211; April 13, 2020.<\/p>\n<h3 lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a>Curated Video Playlist <\/a><a id=\"videos\"><\/a>: The Climate Crisis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"epyt-gallery\" data-currpage=\"1\" id=\"epyt_gallery_45186\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div  id=\"_ytid_53547\"  width=\"580\" height=\"326\"  data-origwidth=\"580\" data-origheight=\"326\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4zBoXY5YeVo?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epytgalleryid=\"epyt_gallery_45186\"  data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" 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class=\"epyt-pagenumbers \"><div class=\"epyt-current\">1<\/div><div class=\"epyt-pageseparator\"> \/ <\/div><div class=\"epyt-totalpages\">12<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"epyt-pagebutton epyt-next\" data-playlistid=\"PLsIXMc3B__c3tfy2q5p7vhk_kzRgRvWld\" data-pagesize=\"6\" data-pagetoken=\"EAAaHlBUOkNBWWlFRFl5TmpNeE16SkNNRFJCUkVJM1FrVQ\" data-epcolumns=\"3\" data-showtitle=\"1\" data-showpaging=\"1\" data-autonext=\"0\" data-thumbplay=\"1\"><div>Next<\/div> <div class=\"epyt-arrow\">&raquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"epyt-loader\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"loading\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-embed-plus\/images\/gallery-page-loader.gif\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"pollution\"><\/a>Industrial Pollution<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5246\" style=\"font-family: NonBreakingSpaceOverride, 'Hoefler Text', 'Noto Serif', Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: normal;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/My-Post-10.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cIt is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.\u201d\" width=\"1080\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/My-Post-10.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/My-Post-10-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/My-Post-10-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/My-Post-10-50x17.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-8413l\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/oct\/26\/nova-scotia-green-energy-plant-coal-powered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia touted its huge \u2018green\u2019 energy plant. Turns out it\u2019s powered by coal.<\/a>&#8221; The Guardian, Oct. 26, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/wall-failure-touquoy-gold-mine-1.6621406\">Fiona caused wall failure at N.S. gold mine&#8217;s open pit<\/a>.&#8221; &#8211; CBC News, Oct. 19, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/nova-scotia-environment-minister-approved-signal-golds-open-pit-mine-at-goldboro-despite-concerns-and-criticisms-from-scientists-in-his-own-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia Environment minister approved Signal Gold\u2019s open pit mine at Goldboro despite concerns and criticisms from scientists in his own department.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; Aug 10, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/lindsay-lee-stop-walking-on-eggshells-bowing-to-nova-scotias-industrial-forestry-lobby-100738979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINDSAY LEE: Stop walking on eggshells, bowing to Nova Scotia&#8217;s industrial forestry lobby.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; June 6, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/dalhousie-universitys-decision-to-source-sustainable-biomass-from-j-d-irving-and-wagner-a-piss-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalhousie University\u2019s decision to source \u201csustainable biomass\u201d from J.D. Irving and Wagner a \u201cpiss-off\u201d.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/nova-scotia-mining-company-ordered-to-pay-125k-for-offence-under-the-fisheries-act-810851861.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia mining company ordered to pay $125K for offence under the Fisheries Act.<\/a>&#8221; Cision Canada &#8211; February 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/atlantic-gold-sentenced-to-250000-fines-and-penalties-after-pleading-guilty-to-federal-and-provincial-environmental-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantic Gold sentenced to $250,000 fines and penalties after pleading guilty to federal and provincial environmental charges.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; February 11, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/what-if-we-just-left-gold-in-the-ground-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What if we just left gold in the ground?<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; February 7, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/atlantic-gold-mining-ns-inc-pleads-guilty-1.6338616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantic Gold Mining N.S. Inc. pleads guilty to environmental charges<\/a>.&#8221; CBC &#8211; February 4, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/solar-industry-says-proposed-nova-scotia-power-charge-will-devastate-sector-1.6331442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar industry says proposed Nova Scotia Power charge will devastate sector.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 CBC &#8211; January 28, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/marineland-says-whale-sanctuary-project-site-too-polluted-1.6286435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marineland Canada says site for planned whale refuge in Nova Scotia is too polluted.<\/a>&#8221; CBC &#8211; Dec. 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/we-cannot-imagine-two-locations-less-suited-for-extractive-projects-such-as-gold-mining\/\">\u201cWe cannot imagine two locations less suited for extractive projects such as gold mining\u201d<\/a> The Halifax Examiner &#8211; Dec. 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/earthsciencesociety.com\/2021\/12\/02\/mining-association-of-nova-scotia-mans-bullying-propaganda-and-a-complete-disregard-for-the-threatened-human-habitat\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS): Bullying, Propaganda, and a complete disregard for threatened natural\u00a0habitats.<\/a>&#8221; Earth Science Society &#8211; Dec. 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/new-regulator-shuts-down-questions-on-fish-farm-oversight-in-nova-scotia-1.6251589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New regulator shuts down questions on fish farm oversight in Nova Scotia<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Nov. 17 &#8211; 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/it-pains-me-to-tell-you-that-the-image-of-canada-is-severely-damaged\/\">It pains me to tell you that the image of Canada is severely damaged<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; Nov. 17 &#8211; 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/electricity-coal-renewable-climate-change-1.6227075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N.S. pledges to end use of coal for electricity 10 years earlier than scheduled<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Octobter 37, 2021.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">(Paywall) &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/atlantic-gold-agrees-to-a-plea-deal-that-would-have-the-company-pay-120000-to-the-nova-scotia-salmon-association-to-atone-for-breaking-environmental-rules-but-no-deal-says-the-salmon-associati\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantic Gold agrees to a tentative plea deal that would have the company pay $120,000 to the Nova Scotia Salmon Association to atone for breaking environmental rules, but \u2018no deal,\u2019 says the Salmon Association<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; October 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/nova-scotia\/opinion\/wilf-bean-nova-scotia-should-stop-investing-in-destructive-gold-mining-100629037\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WILF BEAN: Nova Scotia should stop investing in destructive gold mining.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; August 31, 2021<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/canada\/the-news-new-glasgow\/20210826\/281663963098330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pictou County university student helping raise awareness about importance of St. Mary&#8217;s River.<\/a>&#8221; The New Glasgow News &#8211; August 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/the-examiner-quizzed-the-four-main-political-parties-on-gold-mining-issues-here-are-their-responses\/\">The Examiner quizzed the four main political parties on gold mining issues. Here are their responses<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; July 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/pollution-permits-nova-scotia-environmental-groups-decry-use-of-herbicides-along-power-lines-100615760\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Pollution permits\u2019: Nova Scotia environmental groups decry use of herbicides along power lines<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; July 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/sales-pitch-come-destroy-the-environment-of-guysborough-and-well-make-a-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sales pitch: come destroy the environment of Guysborough and we\u2019ll both make a buck<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; June 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/were-turning-the-eastern-shore-into-the-nova-scotian-equivalent-of-the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone\/\">We\u2019re turning the Eastern Shore into the Nova Scotian equivalent of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; June 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/atlantic-gold-is-facing-32-charges-for-violating-provincial-environmental-laws-yesterday-we-learned-the-company-also-faces-three-federal-charges\/\">Atlantic Gold is facing 32 charges for violating provincial environmental laws; yesterday, we learned the company also faces three federal charges<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; June 3, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/fifteen-mile-stream-environmental-assessment-criticism-1.6042249\">Public comments on proposed N.S. gold mine overwhelmingly negative<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; May 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlantic Gold\u2019s imaginary conservation land<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 (Subscriber-only article) The Halifax Examiner &#8211; May 20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/concrete-capture-2\/\">Concrete Capture. Part 2: The Murky World Of Air Emissions Testing And Why Monitoring Pollution Is Not The Same As Mitigating It<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 21, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/readpassage.com\/the-supreme-courts-carbon-tax-ruling-is-hardly-a-climate-victory\/\">The Supreme Court\u2019s Carbon Tax Ruling Is Hardly A Climate Victory<\/a>&#8221; Passage &#8211; March 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/pieridae-plans-to-use-fracked-natural-gas-from-pennsylvania-at-its-proposed-goldboro-lng-plant-and-thats-a-huge-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pieridae plans to use fracked natural gas from Pennsylvania at its proposed Goldboro LNG plant, and that\u2019s a huge problem<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 29.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/sacrificing-wild-atlantic-salmon-for-gold\/\">SACRIFICING WILD ATLANTIC SALMON FOR GOLD<\/a>&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/atlantic-gold-says-it-is-getting-into-the-halls-of-government-in-nova-scotia-but-it-has-no-registered-lobbyist\/\">Atlantic Gold says it is getting \u201cinto the halls of government\u201d in Nova Scotia, but it has no registered lobbyist<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; February 18.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/atlantic-gold-is-going-to-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlantic Gold Is Going To Court<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; January 20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/atlantic-gold-is-going-to-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4915 size-full\" style=\"font-family: NonBreakingSpaceOverride, 'Hoefler Text', Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: normal;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1065\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-2.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-2-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-2-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Untitled-2-50x16.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/slapped-silly-the-company-promoting-the-goldboro-lng-plant-that-premier-rankin-supports-is-trying-to-bully-its-critics-into-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SLAPPed silly: the company promoting the Goldboro LNG plant that Premier Rankin supports is trying to bully its critics into silence<\/a>&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/aug\/31\/a-sacred-spot-why-gold-mining-threatens-nova-scotias-wildest-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;A sacred spot&#8217;: why goldmining threatens Nova Scotia&#8217;s &#8216;wildest&#8217; river<\/a>&#8221; The Guardian &#8211; Aug. 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"northernpulp\"><\/a>Northern Pulp<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26293\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/michael-de-adder-cartoon-the-gall-of-the-mill-100717251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26293 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/deadder-northern-pulp-nova-scotia.jpg\" alt=\"MICHAEL DE ADDER CARTOON: The gall of The Mill\" width=\"800\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/deadder-northern-pulp-nova-scotia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/deadder-northern-pulp-nova-scotia-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/deadder-northern-pulp-nova-scotia-635x550.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/deadder-northern-pulp-nova-scotia-768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/deadder-northern-pulp-nova-scotia-50x43.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael de Adder &#8220;The gall of The Mill.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/commentary\/northern-pulp-wants-another-six-month-delay-in-b-c-court-and-forced-mediation-with-nova-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp wants another six month delay in B.C. court and forced mediation with Nova Scotia<\/a>.&#8221; Halifax Examiner, Oct. 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/northern-pulp-says-it-is-insolvent-and-cant-pay-its-pension-obligations-but-its-got-plenty-of-cash-to-bankroll-legal-assaults-on-nova-scotias-government-and-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp says it is \u2018insolvent\u2019 and can\u2019t pay its pension obligations, but it\u2019s got plenty of cash to bankroll legal assaults on Nova Scotia\u2019s government and laws<\/a>.&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 20, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-mill-emissions-exceed-federal-threshold-1.6417745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New study shows Northern Pulp mill emissions exceeded federal threshold by 100,000%.<\/a>&#8221; CBC &#8211; April 13, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/wetlands-and-woodlands-how-the-province-is-helping-and-harming\/#N2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study: Northern Pulp in a league of its own when it comes to polluting<\/a>.&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 11, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/northern-pulp-and-its-wealthy-owners-seem-intent-on-taking-nova-scotians-to-the-cleaners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp and its wealthy owners seem intent on taking Nova Scotians to the cleaners<\/a>.&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 4, 2022. (Subscribers).<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/premier-tim-houston-orders-friends-of-a-new-northern-pulp-sign-removed-from-minister-pat-dunns-constituency-office-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier Tim Houston orders \u2018Friends of a New Northern Pulp\u2019 sign removed from Minister Pat Dunn\u2019s constituency office window.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/northern-pulp-has-a-new-set-of-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp has a new set of \u201cfriends\u201d.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 9, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/nova-scotia-refusing-to-provide-northern-pulp-with-hard-emissions-targets-100691622\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia refusing to provide Northern Pulp with hard emissions targets.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; February 10, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pictouadvocate.com\/opinion\/claims-regarding-np-effluent-play-questioned\/article_3ba0e81e-73ac-11ec-906b-278d2dd108eb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claims regarding NP effluent play questioned<\/a>.&#8221; The Pictou Advocate &#8211; Jan. 12, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/the-pictou-mill-fleecing-nova-scotia-for-53-years-and-counting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pictou mill: fleecing Nova Scotia for 53 years \u2014 and counting.<\/a>&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; Dec. 20, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/northern-pulp-sues-province-for-450-million-100671646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp sues province for $450 million.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Dec. 17, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-paper-excellent-environmental-assessment-registration-mill-restart-1.6276233\">Environmental assessment of Northern Pulp&#8217;s mill restart plan begins<\/a>.&#8221; CBC &#8211; Dec. 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/nova-scotia\/news\/northern-pulp-files-environmental-assessment-of-controversial-plan-100664828\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp files environmental assessment of controversial plan<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Dec. 1, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/why-isnt-northern-pulp-using-the-wastewater-treatment-plant-next-door-at-canso-chemicals-is-mercury-an-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why isn\u2019t Northern Pulp using the wastewater treatment plant next door at Canso Chemicals? Is mercury an issue?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; Nov. 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-boat-harbour-court-action-lawsuit-1.6237601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia won&#8217;t appeal judgment allowing Northern Pulp to prepare lawsuit<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Nov 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-450k-lawsuit-nova-scotia-nov-2-1.6234582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp gets green light to spend $450,000 preparing lawsuit against Nova Scotia<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Nov 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/woo-and-sue-northern-pulps-strategy-in-nova-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woo and sue: Northern Pulp\u2019s strategy in Nova Scotia<\/a>.&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; October 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/news\/a-possible-lawsuit-and-a-new-effluent-plan-the-northern-pulp-file-meets-a-new-government-100642079\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A possible lawsuit and a new effluent plan: the Northern Pulp file meets a new government<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; October 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline-news\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/boat-harbour-cleanup-environment-1.6193373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Province continues to work toward approval for Boat Harbour cleanup.<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; September 29, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/wastewater-from-northern-pulps-hibernating-paper-mill-is-being-discharged-into-the-bay-of-fundy\/\">Wastewater from Northern Pulp\u2019s hibernating paper mill is being discharged into the Bay of Fundy.<\/a>&#8221; \u00a0Halifax Examiner &#8211; September 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/what-are-paper-excellences-real-plans-for-northern-pulp\/\">What are Paper Excellence\u2019s real plans for Northern Pulp?&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; July 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/paper-excellence-holds-a-media-show-and-piles-on-the-pr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper Excellence holds a media show and piles on the PR<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211;\u00a0 July 16, 2021.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17362\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nQaKSy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17362 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/71KhhiMcjdL.jpg\" alt=\"The Mill: Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest Paperback\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/71KhhiMcjdL.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/71KhhiMcjdL-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A must-read book by Joan Baxter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-350-million-restart-plan-1.6103968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Pulp planning for $350M in upgrades to restart shuttered N.S. mill<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; July 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-paper-excellence-environment-boat-harbour-1.6078114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restart plan for Northern Pulp calls for treated effluent to go into Pictou harbour<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; June 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-paper-excellence-environment-boat-harbour-1.6043112\">Northern Pulp submits new proposal to Nova Scotia Environment Department<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; May 27, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/northern-pulp-is-insolvent-but-the-company-that-owns-it-paper-excellence-is-on-a-3-billion-buying-spree\/\">Northern Pulp is \u201cinsolvent,\u201d but the company that owns it, Paper Excellence, is on a $3 billion buying spree<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; May 12, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/northern-pulp-paper-excellence-environment-boat-harbour-1.6014548\">Northern Pulp withdraws environmental assessment application for controversial project.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; May 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-waste-solutions-boat-harbour-sludge-containment-cell-alternative-1.6003759?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This company wants to take Boat Harbour&#8217;s polluted sludge and turn it into roads<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; April 28, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/boat-harbour-northern-pulp-court-iain-rankin-environment-1.5989461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier questions Northern Pulp proposal timelines, won&#8217;t engage in settlement talks<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Chronicle Herald &#8211; April 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pictouadvocate.com\/2021\/03\/31\/northern-pulps-actions-speak-louder-than-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern Pulp&#8217;s actions speak louder than words<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 &#8211; The Pictou Advocate &#8211; March 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/thinking-out-loud-with-sheldon-macleod-environmental-lawyer-jamie-simpson-on-the-northern-pulp-sludge-cleanup-567312\/\">THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Environmental lawyer Jamie Simpson on the Northern Pulp sludge cleanup<\/a>&#8221; The Chronicle Herald &#8211; March 23, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/dredge-boat-harbour-northern-pulp-nova-scotia-1.5959595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N.S. to spend $19M to dredge Boat Harbour after Northern Pulp fails to submit cleanup plan<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 22, 2021<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/environment\/northern-pulps-political-game\/\">Northern Pulp&#8217;s \u201cPolitical Game.<\/a>\u201d Halifax Examiner, Nov. 21, 2019<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"owlshead\"><\/a>Land Conservation &amp; Protection<\/h3>\n<p class=\"fdn-content-headline uk-margin-remove\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoast.ca\/halifax\/blue-mountain-birch-cove-lakes-at-risk-after-supreme-court-of-canada-decision\/Content?oid=29580562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes at risk after Supreme Court of Canada decision<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 The Coast &#8211; October 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/owls-head-gets-provincial-park-designation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owls Head gets provincial park designation.<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> Halifax Examiner &#8211; June 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"track_head_info_title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/saltwire\/the-ongoing-legal-legacy-of-owls-head\">The ongoing legal legacy of Owls Head<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; January 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/what-is-the-pandemic-doing-to-sports-and-other-reporting\/#N3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government To Protect Owls Head<\/a>.<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; Jan. 10, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/amid-property-sales-near-owls-head-crown-land-once-slated-for-golf-courses-still-unprotected-100675869\/\">Amid property sales near Owls Head, Crown land once slated for golf courses still unprotected.<\/a>&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Dec. 31, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/opinion\/chris-miller-how-to-get-iron-clad-legal-protection-for-owls-head-provincial-park-100664833\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHRIS MILLER: How to get iron-clad legal protection for Owls Head provincial park<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternshorecooperator.ca\/lighthouse_links_folds_after_province_demands_serious_public_consultation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lighthouse Links Folds After Province Demands Serious Public Consultation<\/a>.&#8221; Eastern Shore Cooperator &#8211; Nov. 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/my-desire-is-to-protect-that-land-premier-says-of-property-at-owls-head-100662921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;My desire is to protect that land,&#8217; premier says of property at Owls Head<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-title\" class=\"article__title node__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2021\/11\/25\/news\/nova-scotians-defeat-billionaire-developers-who-tried-swoop-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotians defeat billionaire developers who tried to swoop in on park<\/a>.&#8221; Canada&#8217;s National Observer &#8211; Nov. 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/fate-of-crown-land-at-owls-head-still-undetermined-100662445\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fate of Crown land at Owls Head still undetermined<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/owls-head-developer-drops-plans-1.6259772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developer drops controversial plan for golf courses at Owls Head<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC &#8211; Nov. 23, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/news\/company-abandons-controversial-plan-to-build-golf-courses-at-owls-head-100661872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We do not have the support of Nova Scotians&#8217;: Owls Head golf courses scrapped.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 23, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingwithpaper.com\/owls-head-provincial-park-thousands-are-standing-up-for-nature-in-nova-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owls Head Provincial Park: An Ecotourism Paradise Waiting to Happen.<\/a>&#8221; TravellingWithPaper.com &#8211; Nov. 13, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saveowlshead.org\/groupnews\/bill-19-the-owls-head-act-is-defeated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill 231 &#8211; Owls Head Act, Defeated in NS Legislature<\/a>.\u00a0 November 3, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/letters-hot-election-cycle-houston-must-act-on-owls-head-100647845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinly-veiled greenwash. Rescind park sale<\/a>&#8221; Letters &#8211; Saltwire &#8211; October 20, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/owls-head-ruling-appeal-1.6205190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environment group, retired provincial biologist appeal Owls Head ruling<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; October 8, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/owls-head-lighthouse-links-golf-environment-court-foipop-1.6186703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internal email shows bureaucrats worried Owls Head talking points were misleading.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; September 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/owls-head-lighthouse-links-golf-environment-1.6182833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Potential Owls Head developers want to meet with provincial officials<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; September 21, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/travellingwithpaper.com\/owls-head-provincial-park-thousands-are-standing-up-for-nature-in-nova-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owls Head Provincial Park: Thousands are Standing up for Nature in Nova Scotia<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Travelling With Paper &#8211; September 18, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/owls-head-natural-resources-tory-rushton-1.6162900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provincial government reviewing process used to delist Owls Head provincial park<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; September 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/08\/10\/pam-baker-on-the-owls-head-golf-course-supporters-rallying-myth-10aug2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam Baker on the Owls Head Golf Course Supporters\u2019 \u201cRallying Myth\u201d<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 NS Forest Notes &#8211; Aug 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"l-article__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8095099\/owls-head-nova-scotia-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proposed sale of Owls Head to U.S. developer becomes major N.S. election issue<\/a>.&#8221; Aug 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/hundreds-rally-for-owls-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hundreds rally for Owls Head.<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; Aug. 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelawyersdaily.ca\/civillitigation\/articles\/28814\/court-examines-procedural-fairness-public-interest-doctrine-in-fight-over-parkland-s-pending-sale\">Court examines procedural fairness, \u2018public interest doctrine\u2019 in fight over parkland\u2019s pending sale<\/a>.&#8221; The Lawyer&#8217;s Daily &#8211; Aug 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/michael-de-adder-cartoon-owls-headache-in-the-hundred-acre-wood-100620652\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saltwire.imgix.net\/2021\/8\/5\/thumbnail_2108043rchr.jpg?cs=srgb&amp;fit=clip&amp;h=700&amp;w=847&amp;auto=compress%2Cformat%2Cenhance\" alt=\"Michael deAdder, Saltwire editorial cartoon: &quot;What happened to Owl? asked Piglet. &quot;Government.&quot; Said pooh. &quot;#$@%!&quot; Said Piglet.\" width=\"819\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deAdder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael deAdder<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/michael-de-adder-cartoon-owls-headache-in-the-hundred-acre-wood-100620652\/\">Owl&#8217;s Headache in the Hundred Acre Wood.<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; Saltwire &#8211; Aug. 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<div class='yrm-content yrm-content-1 yrm-content-hide  ' id='yrm-pglC0' data-id='1' data-show-status='false' data-after-action='' style=\"visibility: hidden;height: 0;\">\n\t\t\t<div id='yrm-inner-content-yrm-pglC0' class='yrm-inner-content-wrapper yrm-cntent-1'>Read more hidden text<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/n-s-supreme-court-justice-dismisses-owls-head-review-says-citizens-should-take-it-to-the-ballot-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NS Supreme Court justice dismisses Owls Head review, says citizens should take it to the ballot box<\/a>.<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; July 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/owls-head-lighthouse-links-golf-environment-court-ruling-1.6124298\">N.S. Supreme Court dismisses application for judicial review of Owls Head delisting<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 CBC News &#8211; July 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline headline-26314198\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoast.ca\/halifax\/the-birds-of-owls-head-need-a-wingman\/Content?oid=26314198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The birds of Owls Head need a wingman<\/a>.&#8221; The Coast &#8211; May 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"title details-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtoday.ca\/local-news\/dalhousie-marine-biologist-calls-sensitive-eel-grass-at-owls-head-treasure-3630438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dalhousie marine biologist calls sensitive eel grass at Owls Head &#8216;treasure&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Today &#8211; April 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/news\/provincial\/wetlands-eel-grass-and-golf-courses-dont-mix-scientists-say-in-owls-head-debate-574634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wetlands, eel grass and golf courses don&#8217;t mix, scientists say in Owls Head debate<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Chronicle Herald &#8211; April 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/jim-vibert-without-answers-rankins-credibility-suffers-574326\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JIM VIBERT: Without answers, Rankin\u2019s credibility suffers<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Chronicle Herald &#8211; April 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ht6GiOnq7lo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Gary Burrill asks the Premier about Owls Head&#8221;<\/a> Nova Scotia NDP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/voice-of-the-people-march-31-2021-568982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VOICE OF THE PEOPLE<\/a>&#8221; The Chronicle Herald &#8211; March 31.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/voice-of-the-people-march-31-2021-568982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Government fans flames of discord over Owls Head<\/a>&#8221; The Chronicle Herald &#8211; March 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/jim-vibert-secret-owls-head-deal-could-haunt-rankin-560334\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JIM VIBERT: Secret Owl\u2019s Head deal could haunt Rankin<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; The Chronicle Herald &#8211; March 5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternshorecooperator.ca\/editorial_they_do_it_because_they_can\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Editorial&#8211;They Do It Because They Can<\/a>&#8221; Eastern Shore Cooperator &#8211; February 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/news\/provincial\/group-urges-rankin-to-revisit-owls-head-property-sale-decision-550269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group urges Rankin to revisit Owls Head property sale decision<\/a>&#8221; The Chronicle Herald &#8211; February 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/a-filthy-rich-american-wants-to-profit-from-turning-owls-head-into-a-golf-course-and-he-apparently-wants-the-canadian-taxpayer-to-subsidize-the-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A filthy rich American wants to profit from turning Owls Head into a golf course, and he apparently wants the Canadian taxpayer to subsidize the effort<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; May 15, 2020. <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class='yrm-btn-wrapper yrm-btn-wrapper-1 yrm-more-button-wrapper  '\n\t\tdata-custom-more-class-name='' data-custom-less-class-name=''><span title='' data-less-title='' data-more-title='' class='yrm-toggle-expand  yrm-toggle-expand-1 ' data-rel='yrm-pglC0' data-more='Read more' data-less='Read less'><span class='yrm-text-wrapper yrm-text-wrapper-custom-dimensions'><span class=\"yrm-button-text-1 yrm-button-text-span\">Read more<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"biodiversityact\"><\/a>The Nova Scotia Biodiversity Act<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5043 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain-688x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain-688x550.png 688w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain-50x40.png 50w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain-1200x960.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/nova-scotia-lobbying-playbook-mark-twain.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/crown-land-where-forestry-politics-and-the-environment-meet-100618258\/\">Crown land: Where forestry, politics and the environment meet.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; July 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/how-the-biodiversity-act-was-killed\/\">How the Biodiversity Act was killed.<\/a>&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/chronicle-herald-columnist-jim-meek-picked-a-hell-of-a-way-to-end-his-prestigious-career\/\">Chronicle Herald columnist Jim Meek picked a hell of a way to end his prestigious career.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0 The Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 20<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/communications-specialist-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-were-spent-to-produce-blatant-lies-for-the-campaign-against-the-biodiversity-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communications specialist: \u201chundreds of thousands of dollars\u201d were spent to produce \u201cblatant lies\u201d for the campaign against the Biodiversity Act<\/a>&#8221; The Halifax Examiner &#8211; April 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/news\/provincial\/west-lake-ainslie-residents-concerned-massive-clearcut-could-lead-to-runoff-572284\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Lake Ainslie residents concerned massive clearcut could lead to runoff<\/a>&#8221; The Chronicle Herald &#8211; April 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/voice-of-the-people-april-1-2021-569820\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VOICE OF THE PEOPLE &#8221; -&#8220;Weekend vandals&#8221; &#8220;Money grows on trees<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 The Chronicle Herald &#8211; April 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-scotia-protest-biodiversity-act-1.5969969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crowds gather across Nova Scotia to protest changes to Biodiversity Act<\/a>\u201d CBC News \u2013 March 31.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechronicleherald.ca\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/voice-of-the-people-march-29-2021-567239\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VOICE OF THE PEOPLE &#8211; &#8216;Over the top&#8217;, &#8216;Fanning wild fears&#8217; &amp; &#8216;War on nature must end<\/a>&#8216;.\u00a0 The Chronicle Herald &#8211; March 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/well-that-didnt-take-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Well, that didn\u2019t take long <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/province-house\/well-that-didnt-take-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iain Rankin&#8217;s descent from the smiling selfie of our future-facing face of generational change and environmental salvation to the big reveal only a mini-month later that the shiny new was just one more in a long line of old-style pols in the welcoming embrace of all the usual corporate interests. And it will only get worse<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 (<strong>Paywall<\/strong>) The Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2021\/03\/25\/five-big-victories-of-big-forestry-versus-the-biodiversity-lobby-in-nova-scotia-one-pending-25mar2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Big Victories of Big Forestry versus the \u2018Biodiversity Lobby\u2019 in Nova Scotia, one pending<\/a>&#8221; Nova Scotia Forest Notes &#8211; March 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/biodiversity-act-iain-rankin-environment-forestry-forests-1.5962558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biodiversity Act changes disappointing, say supporters of original bill<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/biodiversity-act-iain-rankin-environment-forestry-forests-1.5961025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nova Scotia plans changes to Biodiversity Act less than 2 weeks after bill tabled<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/the-most-trump-like-thing-in-nova-scotia-how-big-forestry-companies-gutted-the-biodiversity-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The most Trump-like thing in Nova Scotia: how big forestry companies gutted the Biodiversity Act<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; March 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/nova-scotia\/news\/provincial\/top-court-rules-nova-scotia-broke-endangered-species-law-455776\/\">Nova Scotia broke endangered species law, judge rules<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; May 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"jacobfillmore\"><\/a>Jacob Fillmore<\/h3>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-scotia-protest-biodiversity-act-1.5969969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crowds gather across Nova Scotia to protest changes to Biodiversity Act<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/lands-and-forestry-chuck-porter-jacob-fillmore-hunger-strike-1.5962646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clear-cutting protester feels duped after N.S. forestry minister skips meetup<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"l-article__title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7716685\/lands-and-forestry-minister-ducks-meeting-hunger-striker\/\">Nova Scotia lands and forestry minister ducks meeting with hunger striker<\/a>&#8221; Global News &#8211; March 24.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/mar\/19\/activist-on-hunger-strike-calls-on-canadian-government-to-halt-logging\">Activist on hunger strike in Canada calls on government to halt logging<\/a>&#8221; The Guardian &#8211; March 21.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"localleaders\"><\/a>Local Leaders<\/h3>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/bill-57-environmental-goals-and-climate-change-reduction-act-legislature-1.6236459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCs dismiss dozens of amendments to environment bill<\/a>\u201d\u00a0 CBC News \u2013 November 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/news\/pc-government-dragging-its-feet-on-owls-head-commitment-ndp-says-100646274\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC government dragging its feet on Owls Head commitment, NDP says<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; October 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-article__headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/atlantic-canada\/opinion\/maggy-burns-no-more-climate-bs-demand-sweeping-change-in-nova-scotia-election-100617267\/\">MAGGY BURNS: No more climate BS; demand sweeping change in Nova Scotia election<\/a>.&#8221; Saltwire &#8211; July 28, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveowlshead.org\/mediacoverage\/lisa-roberts-recognizes-save-owls-head-group\/\">Nova Scotia MLA Lisa Roberts (NDP) Recognizes \u201cSave Owls Head\u201d Group<\/a> SaveOwlsHead.org &#8211; April 19<\/p>\n<p data-test-locator=\"headline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/tim-houston-climate-change-pc-party-1.5960992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Houston says federal Conservative party&#8217;s denial of climate change &#8216;not helpful&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; March 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/greenpartyns.ca\/nova-scotias-energy-plan-lacks-ambition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nova Scotia\u2019s Energy Plan Lacks Ambition<\/a>&#8221; Nova Scotia Green Party &#8211; December 12, 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsndp.ca\/burrill-premier-retreats-commitment-protect-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burrill: Premier retreats from commitment to protect environment<\/a>&#8221; Nova Scotia NDP &#8211; March 24.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"goodnews\"><\/a>The Good News<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6349 size-medium\" style=\"font-family: NonBreakingSpaceOverride, 'Hoefler Text', Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: normal;\" title=\"The Good News\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/good-news-nova-scotia-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"The Good News\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/good-news-nova-scotia-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/good-news-nova-scotia-50x31.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/good-news-nova-scotia.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/what-is-the-pandemic-doing-to-sports-and-other-reporting\/#N3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government To Protect Owls Head<\/a><strong>.<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0 Halifax Examiner &#8211; Jan. 10, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/halifax\/opinion\/local-perspectives\/john-demont-how-the-power-of-people-saved-a-stand-of-threatened-nova-scotia-hemlocks-100654779\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOHN DeMONT: How the power of people saved a stand of threatened Nova Scotia hemlocks<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Saltwire &#8211; Nov. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"h2 xs-mb-20\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nsnt.ca\/blog\/sobey-family-gives-1-million-to-twice-the-wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sobey Family gives $1 million to help the Nova Scotia Nature Trust protect Twice the Wild<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0 Nova Scotia Nature Trust &#8211; October 20, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/featured\/lets-all-work-to-make-blue-mountain-birch-cove-lakes-national-park-a-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s all work to make Blue Mountain\u2013Birch Cove Lakes National Park a reality.<\/a>&#8221; Halifax Examiner &#8211; August 12, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nature-trust-port-la-tour-coastal-area-1.6082111\">Nova Scotia Nature Trust purchases beach to save coastal area, protect at-risk birds<\/a>.&#8221; CBC News &#8211; June 28, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/environmental-protected-areas-land-forestry-wilderness-1.5997906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N.S. announces a slew of new properties to receive legal protection.<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; April 22<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/carboncure-co2-concrete-xprize-winner-1.5993287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Halifax-based developer of CO2-injected concrete wins multi-million-dollar prize<\/a>&#8221; CBC &#8211; April 19.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsnt.ca\/blog\/jack-mackillop-a-kitchen-table-cape-bretoner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Jack MacKillop recently donated his Long Hill property to the Nature Trust, adding to the #TwiceTheWild focal area called Plaister Cliffs.&#8221;<\/a> Nova Scotia Nature Trust &#8211; April 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-scotia-20-wilderness-areas-protected-1.5898161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20 new sites to be protected, reaching Nova Scotia&#8217;s land protection goal<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; February 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nature-trust-purchase-blue-mountain-wilderness-connector-1.5856289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nature Trust completes purchase of Halifax wilderness area CBC News<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; Dec. 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-scotia-man-land-donation-eastern-shore-1.5854702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N.S. man donates parcel of land to mark 50 years since immigrating to Canada<\/a>&#8221; CBC News &#8211; Dec. 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a id=\"action\"><\/a>TAKE ACTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13270\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13270 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/not-just-right-speak-truth-to-power-moral-obligation-1.png\" alt=\"Speak Truth To Power\" width=\"1080\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/not-just-right-speak-truth-to-power-moral-obligation-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/not-just-right-speak-truth-to-power-moral-obligation-1-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/not-just-right-speak-truth-to-power-moral-obligation-1-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.halifaxtrails.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/not-just-right-speak-truth-to-power-moral-obligation-1-50x17.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activism is hope in action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eco-action.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eco-action.ca<\/a> &#8211; local causes, organizations &amp; info on how to get involved.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2022\/01\/05\/naturens-asks-nova-scotians-to-support-the-new-mainland-moose-recovery-plan-5jan2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NatureNS asks Nova Scotians to support the new Mainland Moose Recovery Plan<\/a> &#8211; Article with call-to-action links.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQdiakoV3vziZQU4swAxh8W4RZK19pQlGdtoCGFsRHvKp-LVH-IcxPH4mQ7F_HwkcURhnItlyVLQ91m\/pub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protect Archibald Lake<\/a> &#8211; 2-minute explainer (Google doc).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sustainable Development Goals Act (SDGA) Public Consultations.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveowlshead.org\/action-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Owls Head Provincial Park<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sandylake.org\/how-to-protect-your-lake-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Protect Your Lake<\/a> &#8211; Sandy Lake Conservation Association.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cpawsns.org\/ways-to-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ways to Help<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; CPAWS NS.<\/li>\n<li>Follow\/Support the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecologyaction.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecology Action Center.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/nov\/18\/ten-ways-confront-climate-crisis-without-losing-hope-rebecca-solnit-reconstruction-after-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 ways to confront the climate crisis without losing hope<\/a>.&#8221; The Guardian &#8211; Nov. 18, 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Speak to your representative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/nslegislature.ca\/members\/profiles\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Nova Scotia <strong>MLA<\/strong>s<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/city-hall\/districts-councillors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact A Halifax <strong>City Councillor<\/strong><\/a> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/city-hall\/mayor-mike-savage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"calendar\"><\/a>Events Calendar<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?height=175&amp;wkst=1&amp;hl=en&amp;amp ;bgcolor=%23ffffff&amp;ctz=America%2FHalifax&amp;src=aGFsaWZheHRyYWlsc0Bob3RtYWlsLmNvbQ&amp;src=dnEyNGlrbDFnaWh0dmgwcXVkOGQzZzRnM2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&amp;src=ZnZrY2ExY2VxdDVqdjE0cHI2MjgyanFkdGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&amp;src=ZW4uY2FuYWRpYW4jaG9saWRheUBncm91cC52LmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20&amp;src=Mzc4NzBxYzhhcWQ5bWF2Y2syYjg0cmM3YTRAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&amp;src=dGF5bG9yaGVhZGZyaWVuZHNAZ21haWwuY29t&amp;color=%230B8043&amp;color=%233F51B5&amp;color=%239E69AF&amp;color=%23E4C441&amp;color=%23F09300&amp;color=%23E67C73&amp;showTitle=0&amp;showNav=0&amp;showPrint=0&amp;showTabs=0&amp;showCalendars=0&amp;showTz=0&amp;showDate=0&amp;mode=AGENDA\" width=\"100%\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"groups\"><\/a><i class=\"wp-svg-bubbles bubbles\"><\/i> Nova Scotia Facebook Groups<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/297430313924008\/?multi_permalinks=1399477107052651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Healthy Forest Coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Healthy Forest Coalition is an alliance of organizations and individuals united to raise public awareness of the critical state of our forests and the need for fundamental reform of forest policy. Generations of mismanagement have depleted our soils and seriously compromised our forests\u2019 capacity to regenerate. Current practices are making things worse at an alarming rate. Indigenous species are threatened. Habitats are disappearing and natural ecosystem functions destroyed. Our forest economy is collapsing. We must act before it is too late. We must change the way we manage our forests. We must set them on the road to recovery. Restoration won\u2019t be easy. It will take a long time. But it can be done. Our forests can again become a great ecological and economic asset for Nova Scotia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1952535728225319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save Little Harbour\/Owls Head Nova Scotia From Becoming Golf Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin said the government was comfortable removing the designation (legal protection) because the land isn&#8217;t a priority for legal protection. He didn&#8217;t ask the residents how they felt. The people who want to buy the land hired a former Liberal cabinet minister Michel Samson to lobby on their behalf. Something smells fishy here and it is not the fish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/StopSprayingNS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stop Spraying &amp; Clear-Cutting Mikma&#8217;ki (Nova Scotia)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Stop Spraying and Clear-Cutting Nova Scotia (SSACCNS) is a group focused on ecological forestry reform. We aim to protect the health and biodiversity of Nova Scotia&#8217;s Acadian forests. We raise awareness about the harmful effects that even-aged harvests and herbicides have on wildlife, watersheds, and overall ecosystem health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/545965902107532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clean up the Pictou County Pulp Mill<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The goal of this group is to create awareness, share information and stories about living around the bleached kraft pulp mill, located at Abercrombie Point, Pictou County, and it&#8217;s waste treatment facility Boat Harbour. We are NOT trying to shut down the mill but simply trying to bring it up to a standard we can all live with. There are too many studies and stories to not address our health concerns. The time has come to begin healing ourselves and our environment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/76284645535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sackville Rivers Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sackville Rivers Association (SRA) is an environmental NGO dedicated to the preservation, restoration and enhancement of the Sackville River Watershed. With an active membership of over 200, the SRA has been working on education, restoration and conservation projects in the Sackville River Watershed since 1988.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/FriendsBMBCL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Friends of Blue Mountain &#8211; Birch Cove Lakes<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>This group (<a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bluemountainfriends.ca%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2eXpMJEPHvF5LFerxVx1XVbvzQOQNdz-ShI_k7PptOXwuDI6BtnoXSzZg&amp;h=AT3mHidS0ph45uKsDTX-RmnpyTGuRrnFvw-Q4nTwlwgd16ky2m8ETjDQLaMuRH3n01W86GTfnvmrAJciUiuu04IaPH4hMPzxByJYx-Neoy8plj8Qrqu6dfKR0ZgDjmXztg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.bluemountainfriends.ca<\/a>) is all about the Blue Mountain &#8211; Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area and HRM&#8217;s proposed, regional park. It is moderated and monitored by volunteers of the Friends of Blue Mountain &#8211; Birch Cove Lakes Society (Join: <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluemountainfriends.ca\/join?fbclid=IwAR0ZqdjBP74E4zuvrQM0HUULdNJiKGTgX5PdEEwZjqfsAmH8vPG22fDCvfI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bluemountainfriends.ca\/join<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/saveourparksandprotectareas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Our Parks Citizens Alliance<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">This group is to form an Alliance between all citizens and groups who \u2022value all our Public Provincial Park lands listed in Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan \u2022A Plan for Nova Scotia (&#8220;PAPA&#8221;) \u2022respect the integrity of the conservation and protection path intended within PAPA, and \u2022desire to stand together with one united voice to #SaveOurParks, &amp; #SaveOwlsHead.\u00a0 ACTION IS THE ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR &#8211; Joan Baez<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/539954296134580\">Halifax Field Naturalists Nova Scotia Nature Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">We have created this page to:\u00a0 <strong>1.<\/strong> To provide and easier way for many people to share Nova Scotia based Nature Photos. ( While many of our nature photographers have set up their own photo sites there are still many of us who take nature pictures but have no regular place to to easily share them.)\u00a0 <strong>2.<\/strong> To provide a central location for people to share Nova Scotia based Nature Photos. (Currently many wonderful NS nature photos are scattered over several sites.)\u00a0 <strong>3<\/strong>. To create an archive of NS Nature Photos.\u00a0 <strong>4.<\/strong> To share with a larger number of people the passion we have for Nova Scotia Wildlife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2490813031244290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova Scotia Rejuvenation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you seen negative environmental impacts in your Nova Scotia community but don\u2019t know what you can do to help? Do you wish to make change but don\u2019t have a platform or voice to offer your assistance? Many of us want to help, but with busy schedules and so many environmental related action happening all around us, it\u2019s difficult to know where to put our precious time and energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211;Locally Targeted Propaganda&#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WARNING.<\/strong> Fear-mongering, deceit &amp; corporate propeganda masquerading as grassroots activism ahead:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FriendsNewNP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friends Of A New Northern Pulp.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are Nova Scotians who care deeply about our province, our forests, and our communities. We are owners, workers and supporters of the forestry sector. We have come together to support the transformation of the Northern Pulp mill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i class=\"wp-svg-facebook-2 facebook-2\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPLCNS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Concerned Private Landowner Coalition &#8211; CPLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We represent farmers, woodlot owners, housing and cottage developers, and thousands of proud Nova Scotia landowners. We share our land with the public to enjoy for recreation. Bill 4 threatens the peaceful enjoyments of our land and must not become law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>What Are Your Thoughts On The Matter? Leave A Comment Below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019 Nova Scotia Declared A Climate Emergency.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s What&#8217;s Happened Since: Navigate to topic: Biodiversity Collapse. Climate Change. Videos. Industrial Pollution. Northern Pulp. Land Conservation &amp; Protection. The Nova Scotia Biodiversity Act. Jacob Fillmore. Local Leaders. Good News. Take Action. Events Calendar. Facebook Groups. 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