{"id":112,"date":"2020-04-14T13:31:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T13:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jupiterx.artbees.net\/agriculture\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2023-05-25T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T16:18:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beyondclimatepromises.ca\/fr\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sierra Club Canada launched the Beyond Coal Atlantic campaign in January 2021 with an ambitious goal: to get Atlantic Canada off coal and transition to clean renewable energy as quickly as possible. Many of the solutions already exist\u2014such as wind, solar, and energy efficiency\u2014but what\u2019s been lacking is political and corporate will.<\/p>\n

Coal is one of the dirtiest fuels used to generate electricity. Not only do coal-fired power plants account for 25 percent of the world\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, but they also emit harmful pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), mercury, and ground-level ozone\u2014all of which are dangerous to human health and the environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We know there\u2019s no time to waste in the race against global heating, deforestation, melting sea ice, species extinction, and more. In order to do our part to combat climate change, it\u2019s imperative we switch to clean and renewable sources of energy right here in Atlantic Canada.<\/p>

But to be perfectly honest, our campaign is about more than coal. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We\u2019re going after power plants that rely on forest biomass too. Burning forest biomass for electricity generates more greenhouse gasses than coal! Yet our governments are not only allowing this, but encouraging it. Yup, they\u2019re calling forest biomass a renewable energy source. While trees grow back eventually, it takes a really long time to grow a healthy forest that can sequester lots of carbon dioxide, support a complex ecosystem, and serve as a habitat for wildlife.<\/p>

We\u2019re keeping a close eye on other energy alternatives being proposed by governments and the provincial utility companies. We don\u2019t need natural gas (aka fracked gas) as a \u201ctransitional fuel.\u201d Replacing one fossil fuel (coal) with another one (fracked gas) is simply kicking the can down the road, leaving it for young people to deal with tomorrow.<\/p>

Building more mega-dams, like Muskrat Falls in Labrador, isn\u2019t an acceptable solution either. Like other mega-dams, the Muskrat Falls hydro project has devastated the surrounding environment, violated Indigenous rights, and poisoned the local community\u2019s land and water with methylmercury. Nor should Atlantic Canada be forced to accept costly and experimental small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and the legacy of toxic nuclear waste that comes with them.<\/p>

It\u2019s going to take more than a good plan to persuade the decision-makers to go green. It\u2019s going to take a movement. That means all of us need to step up and speak up for a clean and healthy environment. Together, we can insist on a just system that prioritizes the wellness of nature and healthy communities over profit for a select few.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We\u2019ll be there to support and amplify your efforts whenever we can. Since launching our campaign, we\u2019ve worked closely with concerned citizens in Nova Scotia who are calling for ecological forestry and a temporary moratorium on clear-cutting on public land. We partnered on a social media campaign with the Coalition for Responsible Energy for New Brunswick to raise awareness about the federal government\u2019s misguided multi-million dollar investment in small modular nuclear reactor technology for the province. We\u2019ve collaborated with the North American Megadam Resistance Alliance to challenge the proposed Gull Island Project in Labrador\u2014a mega-dam that would be even bigger and more devastating than Muskrat Falls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We\u2019re just getting started.
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The Atlantic Chapter of Sierra Club Canada Foundation is based in Kjipuktuk (pronounced Chebooktook), commonly referred to as Halifax.<\/b><\/p>\n

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