Act locally and go after their social license
A conundrum we inevitably encounter when standing up to governments or corporations is that the cards are stacked against us, no matter how just the
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.
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
Sierra Club Calls for Ban on Gold Mining in Nova Scotia
Photo: Touquoy Mine tailings impoundment (aka “Tailings Management Facility”), Moose River, NS; courtesy of Raymond Plourde For immediate release: May 10, 2022 The Atlantic Chapter
Gold mining expansion—Letter to the Gov’t of NS
Re: Proposed Touquoy open-pit gold mine expansion in Moose RiverProposed Beaver Dam, Fifteen Mile Stream, and Cochrane Hill gold mining sites Dear Premier Houston, Minister