Muskrat Falls

Colour-correcting injustice in The Big Land

Justin Brake — Tue, 06 May 2014 14:12:25 +0000

Forty years later the creator of the Labrador flag is taking action against illegally manufactured flags and the changes people have made to the blue, white and green to turn a profit. He also has an important message about the flag's seemingly lost message.

On April 5, less than a week after the Labrador flag turned 40, The Independent received an email from Michael Martin, former New Labrador Party MHA for Labrador South and creator of the Labrador flag.

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Muskrat Falls: "It's not empty, it is people's home"

Robert DeVet — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:21:37 +0000

Another cost of the Maritime Link

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX – Muskrat Falls and the Maritime Link are never far from the headlines in Nova Scotia.

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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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Treasure Island

Miles Howe — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:50:59 +0000

Like the pirates and rum runners of old, Emera may be using the island of Grand Bahama as a staging ground for larger raids

FREEPORT (GRAND BAHAMA)—Just as Nova Scotians are now bearing witness to the multi-billion dollar Muskrat Falls deal, in which final costs for both power and construction remain vague and unknown, so too do residents of Grand Bahama suffer at the hands of Emera's plotting and guaranteed rates of return to shareholders.

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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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