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Forestry: Chipping our forests on the cheap

Friends of Nature — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:47:49 +0000

Public land and wildlife continue to be destroyed, yet are absent from industry costs Pulp companies use softwoods like spruce to manufacture paper products. They obtain leases to cut wood on Crown land, in forests owned by the public. The leases allow them to cut hardwood trees on Crown land. When other energy prices, such...

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Presentation to the Independent Review of Forest Practices

Friends of Nature — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 23:30:30 +0000

Yesterday, December 7, 2017 a delegation from Friends of Nature made a presentation to the Independent Review of Forest Practices, led by Professor Bill Lahey. Our presentation was well received and resulted in a healthy discussion with Mr Lahey. A copy of our brief is follows . . . December 7, 2017 Presentation to Bill...

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Letter to the Premier: Carbon Credits for Forests

Friends of Nature — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 12:12:23 +0000

The Honourable Stephen McNeil Office of the Premier 7th Floor, One Government Place 1700 Granville Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5 March 1, 2017 Dear Mr. Premier: I am writing to you on behalf of the Friends of Nature to express our appreciation for one of the steps your government has taken to combat the...

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Satellites Reveal The Clearcut Truth

Friends of Nature — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:26:09 +0000

Dear Friends, In case you missed it, here is a link to an excellent article from Saturday’s Herald speaking against current forestry practices in Nova Scotia by Donna Crossland: >Satellites reveal forest loss is more serious in N.S. than the government would have you believe< Donna is a member of the Healthy Forest Coalition. Friends of Nature...

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Does Forestry in Nova Scotia Have a Future?

Friends of Nature — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:56:56 +0000

Dear Friends: The letter below is from Geoffrey May, who is Elizabeth’s brother, provides the best summary I have seen to date on the sad state of our forest industry and the industry regulators. Please help to spread the word. Best wishes Syd Dumaresq, Chair Friends of Nature Dear Premier McNeil, I have certain sympathy...

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Letter to the Editor: “NSP biomass project raising green concerns”

Friends of Nature — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:10:04 +0000

January 13, 2015 Halifax Chronicle Herald Letter to the Editor, Congratulations on your excellent article “NSP biomass project raising green concerns” of last Friday, January 9. In the interest of adding fuel to the fire I would like to point out that the 2,790 hectares that will be cut each and every year to feed...

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