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In Lincolnville, the Stink of Environmental Racism Grows Strongernew

Why does the Nova Scotian government keep putting dumps in rural black communities like Lincolnville? Because the dump in Sunnyville, a similar community, burned up in a methane fire.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Chris Benjamin  |  08-08-2008  |  Environment

Are Skyscrapers Really Good for the Environment?new

Density is our hope for long-term survival. At least until peak oil. The problem with these sky-scraping symbols of long-term sustainability, according to an energy expert, is "figuring out how to heat the damn things. If we assume the heat source will be oil," Larry Hughes says, "it's very short-sighted, naive to the extreme."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Chris Benjamin  |  04-14-2008  |  Environment

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