AltWeeklies Wire
Alton Gas approval called a “direct violation” of First Nations rightsnew
Outrage at the province over controversial natural gas project.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jacob Boon |
01-22-2016 |
Environment
Over a Barrel, From Alberta to New Brunswicknew
The Energy East pipeline is causing turmoil.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jacob Boon |
12-12-2014 |
Environment
The World Rightly Sees Canada as the Villain at the Copenhagen Climate Change Talksnew
as the Canadian government tries to block climate change agreements to protect tar sands development, we're seen as the bad guy. Or, as British journalist George Monbiot writes, an "immediate threat to the global effort to sustain a peaceful and stable world."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
12-11-2009 |
Environment
Halifax's Cardboard Economynew
A collapse in world paper markets produces a fundamental shift in how Halifax recycles.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-06-2009 |
Environment
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
Atlantic Climate Change Conference Gets Greennew
The conference is putting a local spin on a global crisis.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Nicole Trask |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
2007 Was the Year of Climate Changenew
Not, mind you, the year anything substantive was done about climate change, but rather the year climate change took center stage.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
12-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Heated Debate on Patio Heatersnew
Hey you! Yes you, you wine-sipping, art-plotting, outdoor-cafe patronizing, cosmopolitan urbanite! You're killing the planet!
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
10-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Personal Choices Won't Save the Planetnew
All our individual efforts to limit our eco-footprints won't amount to squat if they aren't accompanied by major political action.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Nova Scotia's Premier Votes in Favor of Global Warmingnew
Rodney MacDonald joined up with his counterparts from Alberta and Newfoundland to kill a plan to impose a national "cap and trade" system to reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Lawn Ordernew
Banned pesticides are sold all over Metro Halifax.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
05-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Waste 2.0new
Halifax continues its slow march towards putting more source-separating waste bins on city sidewalks.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mike Fleury |
04-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Harbour Solutions Stinksnew
Every day residents dump raw sewage into Halifax Harbour -- the public works project Harbour Solutions is supposed to fix the problem. But while no one doubts the new system will be better than doing nothing at all, it's still dogged by criticism at every step.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
03-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chemical Harbournew
Tributyltin, or TBT, is wreaking havoc on marine life in Halifax Harbour -- some species have already disappeared, others suffer from malformed genitalia and can no longer reproduce. So why is TBT still here?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Neal Ozano |
10-13-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
