energy

Cancellation of Renewable Energy Feed-in Program is disappointing, says Ecology Action Centre

Robert DeVet — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:44:21 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- The Ecology Action Centre says that a program that encourages community

Electric vehicles offer lane change to Nova Scotia

Robert DeVet — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:38:11 +0000

See an electric vehicle next to you on the road and you might not distinguish it from any other gas guzzler confronting rush hour traffic. But drive one yourself...and you won't soon shake the experience.

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Ecology Action Centre wants NS to keep shale gas in the ground for now

Erica Butler — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:36:36 +0000

A conversation with Jennifer West on the EAC's report to the Nova Scotia fracking review

This week the Ecology Action Centre released their contribution to the review panel looking at hydraulic

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On Muskrat Falls and the Public Discussion That Isn't Happening

bsichel — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:42:36 +0000

Ecology Action Centre energy coordinator says project needs to be seen as part of a larger strategy

Muskrat Falls, biomass, wind farms, power rates: these topics often trigger strong opinions.

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Emera's Profiteers

bsichel — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:41:30 +0000

Reacting to the news that Nova Scotia Power's top executives got double-digit raises last year, at the same time that the private power monopoly has requested another power rate

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Muskrat Falls Development Premature and Imprudent

Miles Howe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:57:35 +0000

CD Howe Report Slams Emera Co-Sponsored Mega-Project

HALIFAX - On January 11 the CD Howe Institute, a leading Canadian business think-tank, released a policy paper entitled, ‘Newfoundland’s Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires an Efficient Pricing Regime”.

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Sludge Storm

Miles Howe — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:22:23 +0000

Conference Organizers Want Biosolids Out of Nova Scotia

Learning that kiln-baked sewage sludge, also known as 'biosolids', is being marketed and sold across Nova Scotia as fertilizer, came as a shock to Lil MacPherson. MacPherson owns 'The Wooden Monkey', a Halifax restaurant that emphasizes local, seasonal, and organic ingredients.

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