Bay du Nord decision is a betrayal of climate commitments and coastal communities
Posted on April 8, 2022
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Media Statement On Bay du Nord Announcement - March 4, 2022
Posted on March 4, 2022
Sierra Club Canada Foundation continues to call for the immediate rejection of the Bay du Nord oil drilling project off Eastern Canada and support for workers and communities in Newfoundland and Labrador to shift to wind, efficiency, and energy storage opportunities. The federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault announced today he will continue to study the impacts of this project before making his decision in 40 days.
IPCC Report Highlights Why Federal Cabinet Must Reject Bay du Nord
Posted on March 2, 2022
New mega offshore oil project would be a climate disaster
Today 118 environmental and citizen's groups and academics from NL and the rest of Canada have sent a letter (see link below) calling for the cabinet to reject the Bay du Nord project.
Letter to Cabinet: Reject Bay du Nord and focus on a fair transition for Newfoundland and Labrador
126 environmental and citizen's groups and academics from NL and the rest of Canada — March 2, 2022
We ask that the Federal Government of Canada reject this project and immediately work with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to build a fair and just transition away from fossil fuels.
Whales are smart, too!
By Simon L'Allier, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, Marine Mammal Coordinator — February 18, 2022
World Whale Day is also an opportunity to remind ourselves of their current conservation status and to address the many challenges they face.
We need alternatives for our whales
By Simon L'Allier, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, Marine Mammal Coordinator — January 25, 2022
This year, the Sierra Club Canada Foundation will be organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative to bring people together to discuss potential solutions to restore the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence and reduce NARW mortality from entanglements and other stressors. Let’s hope these discussions will accelerate collective action in the region to help relieve the pressures on our ocean giants.
Taking Action in Atlantic Canada
Posted on November 2, 2021
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From the Beyond Coal Impact Report
Open Letter: Stop Gull Island
Posted on October 4, 2021
October 13, 2021
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Premiers of Atlantic Canada, and Elected Leaders,
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals are calling on you as elected leaders to oppose the construction of the Gull Island mega-hydro project (Phase 2 of Nalcor’s Lower Churchill Project) and to protect the Grand River/Mistashipu (colonially known as Churchill River) in Labrador and other endangered rivers across the country.
Here’s how we get through this
Tynette Deveaux — September 29, 2021
Student climate strike, Kjipuktuk (Halifax), September 24, 2021
Each time governments and industry leaders break another climate promise or kick a climate target down the road, they’re essentially saying, ‘Suck it up, kid. Our profits, power, and comfort matter more than your future wellbeing.’ ▶ Watch how brilliantly it works.
#Size Matters
Posted on September 2, 2021
While we can’t say size always matters, in the case of buildings it really does.
What you need to know about embodied carbon
Posted on September 1, 2021
Embodied carbon, in the context of buildings, refers to emissions associated with the materials extracted for construction, transportation, manufacturing, on-site construction, as well as decommissioning (including demolition, recycling, and landfill).
Offshore Alliance Calls on All Parties to Commit to No Further Fossil Fuel Development, Will Report on Candidates’ Answers
Posted on August 23, 2021
For immediate release: August 23, 2021
Media Contacts:
Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, 1-902-444-7096 / gretchenf@sierraclub.ca
John Davis, Clean Ocean Action Committee, 1-902-499-4421 / jbdavis@eco-nova.com
Offshore Alliance applauds NDP and Green commitments - Other Parties Need to Step Up for Climate
Posted on August 16, 2021
Statement
For immediate release: August 16, 2021
Media Contacts:
Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, 1-902-444-7096 / gretchenf@sierraclub.ca
John Davis, Clean Ocean Action Committee, 1-902-499-4421 / jbdavis@eco-nova.com
We have more power than we think
Tynette Deveaux — August 13, 2021By now, most of you have heard the news about the Special IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report that came out Monday (August 9); it’s been dubbed a “code red for humanity.” Tempting as it is to delve into the report's takeaways, I'd like to discuss how we might wrap our heads around its daunting prognosis for the planet, instead.
Offshore Alliance calls on All Parties to Commit to No Further Fossil Fuel Development
Posted on August 13, 2021
For immediate release: August 13, 2021
Media Contacts:
Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, 1-902-444-7096 / gretchenf@sierraclub.ca
John Davis, Clean Ocean Action Committee, 1-902-499-4421 / jbdavis@eco-nova.com
Marilyn Keddy, Campaign to Protect Offshore Nova Scotia, mfkeddy30@gmail.com
New "Beyond Climate Promises" Report
Posted on July 27, 2021
Media Release
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2021
Click here to read our Beyond Climate Promises
Beyond Climate Promises Report Calls on Nova Scotia Government to Step Up on Urgently Needed Climate Action
A Climate Emergency Response to the HRM Plan Review
Posted on July 21, 2021
The Halifax Regional Municipality has made some important strides in addressing the climate crisis and advancing the local conversation around climate change. The Sierra Club Canada Foundation would like to acknowledge those efforts.
The following recommendations include a number of ways that the HRM Council can respond to the climate emergency more quickly and effectively by incorporating more decisive action and earlier time frames in its Regional Plan.
Goldboro LNG fails to secure investor by June 30th deadline
Posted on June 30, 2021
Federal government ignores request for nearly $1 billion in loans or grants
MEDIA RELEASE
June 30, 2021
3 Degrees & Counting
Tynette Deveaux — June 30, 2021As things heat up—literally—from coast to coast, shattering high-temperature records day after day, one report by the National Observer’s Chris Hatch stood out to me. In his Carbon Zero e-newsletter, he wrote:
“What’s truly ‘unfathomable’ for most is that this will be one of the coldest summers of the rest of our lives. Very possibly of all human lives. These are the cool old days.”
New Federal Policy Statement on Thermal Coal Mines “a No-Brainer”
Posted on June 14, 2021
For Immediate Release, June 14, 2021