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Mr. Chrétien, you've only just begun
By ALEXA MCDONOUGH
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - Page A13
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's announcement that before the end of the
year, Parliament will be asked to vote on ratification of the Kyoto accord
may seem like a victory to some. But the reality is that since this
government came to office in 1993, its appalling record is one of
nickel-and-diming or outright abandonment of the hopes, dreams and
commitments of environmental action.
[For the full text of this column, please follow the follwing link:
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PROTECTORS DESTROY PROTECTED CORALS
Some rare old corals discovered last year off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia have
been destroyed by the federal department that was supposed to protect them.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans accidentally sent its draggers
through a conservation zone set up to preserve the corals.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_corals020903
OIL COMPANY DISMISSES PANUKE ANALYSIS
A Calgary-based oil analyst says the much-touted Deep Panuke Project off
the coast of Nova Scotia may be too expensive to develop. But EnCana, the
oil production company pursuing the project, dismisses the analysis.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_panuke020904
BIG FINE FOR NETTING SMALL LOBSTERS
A man from Meteghan, Nova Scotia has been fined $10,000 for possessing
undersized lobsters.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_lobster020904
VICTORIA COUNTY GOING 100% SMOKE FREE
Victoria County will have a new no smoking bylaw in place by January 1,
2003. It will ban smoking in any public place, including bars and
restaurants.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_smoking020904
MARBLE QUARRY GETS THUMBS UP FROM PROVINCE
A new red marble quarry near River Denys was approved Wednesday by Nova
Scotia's Department of Environment. MacLeod Resources says the
environmental assessment has been the company's biggest challenge.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_marble020904
HARMONY IN HALIFAX HARBOUR
There's a truce in the war of words between the Hamm government and Halifax
Mayor Peter Kelly. Both sides say they have agreed to work together in the
search for federal money to clean up Halifax harbour.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_harbharm020903
POWELL BOOED DURING EARTH SUMMIT SPEECH
The U.S. Secretary of State got a rough ride from protesters when he
addressed the Earth Summit Wednesday.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/09/04/powell_020904
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