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September 9, 2022 | ,

TYNETTE DEVEAUX & LINDSAY LEE: Donkin coal mine reopening would be disastrous for environment

Originally posted here Tynette Deveaux of Halifax is the coordinator of Sierra Club Canada’s “Beyond Coal” Atlantic campaign. Lindsay Lee of Hammonds Plains is on
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September 7, 2022 |

Eisner Cove Wetland

“For any future politicians out there, if you ever find yourself asking ‘Why do people not vote,’ simply look at the way that John Lohr and Tim Houston slapped democracy in the face, taking the decision out of the hands of the public and placing it in the hands of 5 unelected people,” wrote local advocate Bill Zebedee. 
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August 9, 2022 | ,

Gold Mining in Nova Scotia

The province has committed to cleaning up contaminated mine sites on Crown land, beginning with Montague Gold Mines near Dartmouth, N.S., and Goldenville, near Sherbrooke. The cost of remediating those two sites alone is estimated to be at least $60 million, but that figure is expected to rise.
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July 26, 2022 | ,

Donkin Coal Mine

The answer lies not in Nova Scotia but abroad. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, coal prices have soared. Now the mine’s owner, Kameron Collieries ULC, is looking to cash in on this latest fossil fuel bonanza.
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July 11, 2022 |

Meet Summerside Electric!

Imagine if every time you turned on the lights or charged your phone, you were plugging into local clean renewable energy? And what if the
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Eagle view of Eagle head beach in Nova Scotia Canada
July 8, 2022 | ,

Eagle Head Beach

In “Canada’s Ocean Playground,” only about 5% of the coastline is public and protected. Faced with increased sea-level rise, coastal flooding and coastal erosion, protecting the coastline is more important than ever before.
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June 29, 2022 |

Cape Breton coal mine planning to reopen despite climate crisis

Atlantic Activist This morning, the Beyond Coal Atlantic team issued a press release calling for the complete shutdown of the Donkin coal mine in Cape
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June 29, 2022 |

Media Release – Donkin coal mine needs to be shutdown for good

For immediate release: Recent reports that the idled Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton may soon reopen is cause for alarm.  The Intergovernmental Panel on
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June 28, 2022 | ,

Did you know? Donkin mine factsheet

Sierra Club Canada, Beyond Coal Atlantic Coal and Greenhouse Gas Emissions The coal at the Donkin mine is primarily subsea metallurgical coal, used in steelmaking;
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June 15, 2022 |

What’s Energy Democracy? Join our webinar

The Beyond Coal Atlantic team warmly invites you to our upcoming webinar exploring how energy democracy empowers ordinary citizens to participate in the energy decisions that affect
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