Author Archives: Dan Earle

Future of wind power?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Dan Earle

There is an interesting video at http://nyti.ms/g1UiDn showing a new approach to collection of wind energy for power. It uses a vibrations to capture piezoelectricity. The beauty is that it works in low wind situations, has no noise factor, can … Continue reading →

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Bay of Fundy link added

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Dan Earle

We have added a link to the Bay of Fundy blog that provides images, news and opinion specifically related to the Bay of Fundy. The current post concerns the escape of 33,000 farmed salmon into the wild stocks of New … Continue reading →

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Case for Coastal Act presented

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dan Earle

The following is the case for a Nova Scotia Coastal Act as prepared  by the Coastal Coalition. Nova Scotia needs a Coastal Act “Our coastal areas are essential to our economy, our environment and our heritage.” Speech from the Throne, … Continue reading →

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Clearcut near Big Indian Lake

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Dan Earle

Here are a couple of photographs of clear cutting near Big Indian Lake. Notice the roads and amount of area that has been cut. Clear cutting exposes the forest soil layer to tremendous stress as it compacts, erodes, bakes in … Continue reading →

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Print post feature added

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Dan Earle

Have you wished you could easily copy our TREPA posts in an attractive format for wall posting or making copies for others? Now you can do that. If you click on the little joliprint icon at the bottom of this … Continue reading →

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