Author Archives: Dan Earle

EAC questions wetlands policy development

Ecology centre: What about wetlands? By PAT LEE Staff Reporter (Halifax Chronicle Herald, February 10, 2011) Wetlands, like this one north of Kentville, are disappearing at an alarming rate and should be protected by a government wetland policy, say environmentalists. … Continue reading

Posted in For the Record, Wetlands | Comments Off on EAC questions wetlands policy development

ECA staff looks at forest biomass issue

By JAMIE SIMPSON and RAYMOND PLOURDE Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Paul MacDonald, NewPage’s superintendent for Pictou County and St. Mary’s, talks about a proposed biomass project from a forest stand in Pictou County last July. (Christian Laforce / Staff)With the … Continue reading

Posted in For the Record, Forestry Issues | Comments Off on ECA staff looks at forest biomass issue

TREPA on fur farm management

TREPA supports the regulation of the fur farm industry as it relates to the issue of management of waste and runoff into our water systems. The following considerations have been shared with our Ministers of Agriculture and Environment, both of … Continue reading

Posted in For the Record, Fur Farm Management, Public Participation | Comments Off on TREPA on fur farm management

Jen Graham on our coastal issues

In the audio clip below, Jen Graham, Ecology Action Centre, talks about the need for a meaningful Nova Scotia Coastal Policy on CBC’s Mainstreet, January 18th, 2011. Click on the link to hear the program. CBCRADIOONE_MAINSTREET_3_08PM_JAN18_2011_HALIFAX_10_35MIN

Posted in Coastal Issues | Comments Off on Jen Graham on our coastal issues

NS water resource management strategy released

Water for Life: Nova Scotia’s Water Resource Management Strategy has been released by Minister Sterling Belliveau.  Stakeholders, First Nations, community organizations, and individuals participated in and supported the development of the Water Strategy. The report, in English and French, can … Continue reading

Posted in Water Management | Comments Off on NS water resource management strategy released