Media Coverage

JOHN DeMONT: A pause in Halifax's bikes-versus-cars war, or the prelude for another? (Saltwire - June 26, 2025)

Halifax se prépare à franchir le cap du million d’habitants d’ici 2050 (Radio Canada - 21 juillet 2025)

Halifax passes new regional plan to guide growth through 2050 (Saltwire - June 20, 2025)

Halifax residents, councillors criticize provincial rules baked into new plan for city growth (CBC News - June 20, 2025)

Halifax council passes plan to prepare city for 1 million people (CBC News - June 20, 2025)

‘My elbows are up…now what!?’: Halifax town hall explores ways to tackle Canada’s pressing issues (Halifax Examiner - June 20, 2025)

COMMENTARY: Take Bill C-5 off fast track so Canada doesn't mirror U.S. policies (Saltwire - June 19, 2025)

New Seaweed Plastic Innovation Aims to Cut Plastic Pollution (Happy Eco News - June 19, 2025)

New rules for mining projects will speed up approvals, says N.S. government (Globe and Mail - June 14, 2025)

Advocates seek movement on electric school buses in Nova Scotia (Saltwire - June 14, 2025)

What it will take to get Nova Scotia's offshore wind project off the ground (CBC News - June 13, 2025)

As N.S. farmers struggle, report urges steps to help increase stagnant local sales (Global News - June 13, 2025)

EAC: Report calls for urgent action to help Nova Scotia's struggling food and agriculture systems (The Laker News - June 13, 2025)

N.S. government says new rules for mining projects will speed up approvals (Global News - June 13, 2025)

L’achat local pourrait aider les agriculteurs en N.-É., selon un rapport (Radio Canada - 13 juin 2025)

Nova Scotia’s food and agriculture sectors in ‘state of crisis,’ report says (Halifax Examiner - June 12, 2025)

Report: Human Rights Issues Lurk in Canada’s Seafood Aisles (Supply Chain Brain - June 11, 2025)

JOHN DeMONT: Why we need to break traffic gridlock in Halifax (Saltwire - June 11, 2025)

Some ‘special interest groups’ seem more special than others when it comes to bending N.S. Premier Houston’s ear (Halifax Examiner - June 11, 2025)

‘Devil in the details’: Cautious optimism about massive Wind West project (CityNews Halifax - June 10, 2025)

WENDY ELLIOTT: Opposition to uranium mining remains strong in N.S. (Saltwire - June 10, 2025)

SeaChoice alleges Canadian retailers are failing to address human rights abuses in their supply chains (Seafood Source - June 10, 2025)

Without better protection, residents warn N.S. coastline risks 'death by 1,000 cuts' (CBC News - June 9, 2025)

N.-É.: l’ambitieux projet éolien «Wind West» reçoit un soutien conditionnel (Acadie Nouvelle - 9 juin 2025)

Canadian retailers get failing grade on seafood traceability in new report (Undercurrent News - June 9, 2025)

EAC’s Transportation Coordinator wants to see the Traffic Safety Act proclaimed (Information Morning – Nov. 22, 2024) 

The accessibility of sustainable transportation in Halifax (Dalhousie Gazette – Nov. 22, 2024) 

Marla MacLeod, director of programs with the EAC, on the provincial election - starts at 36:30 (Todd Veinotte Show – Nov. 21, 2024) 

‘Canada got played for absolute suckers by the Wijaya family’ (Halifax Examiner – Nov. 21, 2024) 

Élections provinciales: on remet sur le tapis la protection du littoral (Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse – le 19 novembre 2024) 

Environmental groups concerned about uptick in forestry operations on public land they're working to protect (CBC Information Morning – Nov. 19, 2024)

N.S. Liberals promise to establish inquiry into illegal fishing (CBC News – Nov. 1, 2024)

N.S. swordfish harpoon fleet testing new gear, sets sights on tourism (CBC News – Aug. 8, 2024)

Why a Nova Scotia non-profit is casting its net for kelp (National Observer - Aug. 7, 2024)

N.S. swordfish harpoon fleet urged to bring tourists aboard to boost troubled sector (CTV News – Aug. 7, 2024)

Ecology Action Centre report shows potential returns for century-old fishery (Fish Focus – Aug. 7, 2024)

Ecology Action Centre Report Shows Potential Returns of Over $2.5 Million for Century-Old Fishery Adapting to Climate Change (Perishable News – Aug. 7, 2024)

GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Coastal Protection Act has intriguing plot (Saltwire – Jan 27, 2024)

Heat pump programs see spike in uptake in Atlantic Canada (Saltwire - Jan. 23, 2024)

Scientists in Nova Scotia combatting climate change by using gravel to regrow ocean kelp (Cottage Life – Jan. 17, 2024) 

Conservation groups critical over MODG's remarks on protected lands (Guysborough Journal – Jan. 17, 2024) 

Pop-Up Bike Repair: Innovative Help that Keeps Wheels Rolling in Rural Nova Scotia Communities (Canadian Cycling Magazine – Jan. 15, 2024) 

The Ecology Action Centre on Nova Scotia's green hydrogen planning strategy (Information Morning – Jan. 12, 2024) 

PERSPECTIVE: Reduced-hour work week feasible for some (Saltwire – Jan. 12, 2024) 

Ecology Action Centre slams use of wind farms to produce ‘green hydrogen’ for export (Halifax Examiner – Jan. 12, 2024)

Halifax’s historic Northwest Arm, haven for boaters, gains protection from infilling (Global News – Jan. 10, 2024)

Halifax cracking down on residents filling in local waterway (CTV News Atlantic – Jan. 10, 2023)

Nancy Anningson discusses how the public can have its say on the HRM plan to restrict Northwest Arm infilling – starts at 4:30 (The Todd Veinotte Show – Jan. 9, 2023) 

Public to have its say on HRM plan to restrict Northwest Arm infilling (CBC News – Jan. 8, 2024) 

Marla MacLeod shares how there’s no word on the results of the latest consultation on the Coastal Protection Act – starts at 26:10 (The Todd Veinotte Show – Jan. 4, 2023) 

Power rates increase in Nova Scotia, but there are programs to help (Saltwire - Jan. 2, 2024) 

Why scientists are looking to landscaping gravel to help restore Nova Scotia's kelp (CBC News - Dec. 28, 2023)

The U.S. is banning old-growth logging. Why can’t we? (National Observer – Dec. 22, 2023) 

EAC ‘applauds’ federal government plan to phase out gas- and- diesel-powered vehicles (Halifax Examiner – Dec. 21, 2023) 

N.S. awards $1.8M to 31 clean energy projects (Saltwire – Dec. 21, 2023)

EV Dealers Stoked, Despite Supply Issues (AllNovaScotia - Dec. 20, 2023)

Nova Scotia outlines plan to support green hydrogen industry (CBC News - Dec. 15, 2023)

En Nouvelle-Écosse, le temps est venu d’accélérer les projets d’énergie renouvelable (Radio-Canada – le 13 décembre 2023) 

Environmentalists applaud exploration veto (The Advocate – Dec. 12, 2023) 

Licence for oil exploration near protected area off of Nova Scotia’s coast was vetoed by government officials (Dalhousie Gazette – Dec. 8, 2023) 

Nova Scotia offshore oil exploration bid quashed (Saltwire – Dec. 5, 2023) 

Un permis d’exploration gazière et pétrolière refusé par la Nouvelle-Écosse et Ottawa (Granby Express – le 5 décembre 2023) 

Ottawa, Nova Scotia veto $1.5-million offshore oil exploration bid by company (Toronto Star – Dec. 5, 2023) 

Fast-tracked development in Bedford raises environmental concerns (The Signal – Dec. 1, 2023) 

$50-million investment powers electric bus expansion in Nova Scotia (National Observer – Nov. 20, 2023) 

Town of Pictou wants to know when government to pass Coastal Protection Act (Pictou Advocate – Nov. 17, 2023) 

Burning trees is not a clean energy option: climate advocates (National Observer – Nov. 16, 2023) 

Ottawa suspends offshore petroleum exploration licence off Sable Island (CBC News – Nov. 15, 2023)

COMMENTARY: Halifax shouldn’t pedal past other cities’ bike-share plans (Saltwire - Nov. 27, 2023)

Nova Scotia’s environment minister won’t provide timeline on Coastal Protection Act (Halifax Examiner – Nov. 16, 2023) 

Ottawa suspends offshore petroleum exploration licence off Sable Island (CBC News - Nov. 15, 2023)

Consultation complete but still no timeline on proclaiming Coastal Protection Act (Saltwire – Nov. 15, 2023) 

NS Writers Scorch Alberta Govt ‘Snake Oil’ While Analysts Cite Gas as ‘Dying Commodity’ (The Energy Mix – Nov. 13, 2023) 

Meet the Nova Scotians on the frontiers of farming kelp (CBC News – Nov. 12, 2023) 

Farming the Underwater Forest (Atlantic Voice – Nov. 12, 2023) 

Will Balser, coastal adaptation coordinator, discusses municipalities joining the call for the Nova Scotia government to implement the Coastal Protection Act – starts at 19:30 (The Todd Veinotte Show – Nov. 9, 2023) 

Jumping into ACTion (Business Voice – Nov. 7, 2023) 

N.S. still won’t commit to proclaiming Coastal Protection Act (Global News – Nov. 7, 2023)

Raymond Plourde with the EAC wants the provincial government to amend an act that protects provincial parks – starts at 18:00 (The Todd Veinotte Show – Oct. 31, 2023)

The solution to high heating costs: heat pumps (Halifax Examiner – Oct. 30, 2023)

Pause on carbon tax for heating oil gets thumbs up in N.S. (CBC News – Oct. 27, 2023)

Five approved as interveners for public hearing into Cooke Seafoods' bid to expand in Liverpool Bay (Saltwire – Oct. 27, 2023)

Ecology Action Centre wants Nova Scotia to move on Coastal Protection Act (Halifax Examiner – Oct. 24, 2023)

Ecology group says long delay in law to protect Nova Scotia's coast is 'recklessly irresponsible' (Toronto Star – Oct. 24, 2023)

Environmentalists question 'routine clarification' of Nova Scotia's wetlands policy (CBC News - Sept. 29, 2023)

New building codes coming to Nova Scotia, but still concerns about meeting energy efficiency standard (Halifax Examiner - Sept. 25, 2023)

EAC's Will Balser shares how proximity to the sea is becoming increasingly costly and dangerous - starts at 11:44 (The Todd Veinotte Show – Sept. 22, 2023)

Jen Powley remembered as passionate disability-rights advocate, environmentalist (CBC News – Sept. 19, 2023)

‘I think we really need to change our mindset’: Proximity to the sea is becoming increasingly costly, and dangerous (CTV News Atlantic – Sept. 19, 2023)

Disability rights and environmental activist and author, Jen Powley, has died (Mainstreet – Sept. 18, 2023)

Nova Scotia Power to provide detailed carbon reduction plan (CBC News – Sept. 16, 2023)

First Fish Farm Expansion In 13 Years Up For Review (All Nova Scotia – Sept. 15, 2023)

Hurricane Lee expected to hit Atlantic Canada Saturday (The National – Sept. 15, 2023)

The School Strike 4 Climate Halifax roars through downtown, demanding action at last (The Coast - Sept. 15, 2023)

'Please do not leave my future to waste,' teen urges politicians at Halifax climate rally (Saltwire – Sept. 15, 2023)

Hundreds of students gather in downtown Halifax for the School Strike 2 Climate rally (CTV News Atlantic – Sept. 15, 2023)

As Atlantic Canada 'wakes up' to the climate crisis, young people sound the alarm (National Observer – Sept. 15, 2023)

Youth Climate Strike Planned for Halifax (Global News Morning – Sept. 14, 2023)

Halifax’s student climate strike is happening, rain or shine or hurricane (The Coast – Sept. 14, 2023)

'We need urgent action': Climate change rally to be held in Halifax (CTV News Atlantic – Sept. 14, 2023)

Sadie Quinn talks about the Hfx Global Youth Strike 2023 – starts at 36:10 (The Todd Veinotte Show – Sept. 14, 2023)

Halifax rally organizer says protesters will yell at politicians until ‘sufficient climate action’ is taken (Saltwire – Sept. 13, 2023)

Unpacking the province's environmental assessment process (Information Morning – Sept. 12, 2023)

Add more biodiversity measures to HRM design guidelines, Ecology Action Centre appeals (The Coast – Sept. 11, 2023)

Mining companies are abusing a little-known loophole to avoid cleanup (The Breach – Sept. 8, 2023)

Ecology Action Centre Applauds Protected Archibald Lake Wilderness Area (101.5 The Hawk – Aug. 29, 2023)

Brenna Walsh, Senior Energy Coordinator, Ecology Action Centre, shares Canada’s plan to have an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (The Todd Veinotte Show: CityNews – Aug. 28, 2023)

Archibald Lake Wilderness Area announced for Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore (Cape Breton Post – Aug. 28, 2023)

Nova Scotia picks Guysborough Wilderness Area over open-pit gold mine: sources (Chronicle Herald – Aug. 26, 2023)

Ottawa's plan to green the electrical grid will mean gain and pain for Nova Scotia, says federal analysis (CBC News – Aug. 25, 2023)

Signs of early success after pesticide used against invasive species in N.S. lake (CBC News – Aug. 24, 2023)

COMMENTARY: Is it time to stop fighting the carbon tax and start funding alternatives to driving? (Cape Breton Post – August 23, 2023)

N.S. fishing industry, conservation groups at odds over new herring quota (CBC News – August 19, 2023)

En Nouvelle-Écosse, la culture du vélo fait son chemin (Radio Canada – le 16 août 2023)

Nova Scotia’s potential path to net zero (CTV News Atlantic – August 16, 2023)

Simone Mutabazi + the Pop Up Bike Hub (My Climate Plan – August 9, 2023)

Report shows Nova Scotia's progress in fighting climate change — and how much work remains (CBC News – July 31, 2023)

These women are travelling through rural N.S. fixing bikes and breaking stereotypes (CBC News – July 29, 2023)

N.S. government 'dishonest' about delays in enforcing Coastal Protection Act, EAC staffer says (Saltwire – July 28, 2023)

First at Five: Fiona, Fires & Floods (CTV News Atlantic – July 26, 2023)

Fires, floods and Fiona: Nova Scotia has endured a great deal of extreme weather (CTV News Atlantic – July 26, 2023)

Wildfires, flooding show how Atlantic Canada is especially vulnerable to climate change (CBC News – July 24, 2023)

Four Missing in ‘Biblical Emergency’ as Nova Scotia Faces Torrential Rains (The Energy Mix – July 23, 2023)

Sustainable seafood is top notch and plentiful in Canada. These three recipes prove it (The Globe and Mail – July 13, 2023)