Sustainable Harvesting Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society

“Burned” Documentary Screening and Annual General Meeting

Friends of Nature — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:44:34 +0000

Would you like to know more about the devastating effects of clear cutting our forests to provide fodder for giant electrical generating furnaces not only in here Nova Scotia but also in Europe, as we export shiploads of wood chips there??? The Friends of Nature, Canada’s oldest environmental conservation group, in collaboration with the Ecology...

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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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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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Two New Biomass Proposals

Friends of Nature — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 11:57:36 +0000

Dear Friends: Ken MacRury and I attended a presentation on a Bridgewater biomass proposal and a Dalhousie Agriculture Campus biomass proposal. The presentations were organized by the Ecology Action Centre. Here are my thoughts: Both proposals are co-generation and both are Comfit. Dal will sell power to the grid @ $.17/kwh and will heat the...

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63rd Annual General Meeting with Guest Speaker Silver Donald Cameron

Friends of Nature — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 22:27:55 +0000

The public is welcome to attend the 63rd Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Nature. Come and meet renowned author Silver Donald Cameron, who will give us an update on his Green Interview project, and noted wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft, who will lead us in a discussion on the negative impact of the use of...

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Biomass Use Reduced: Government Ends Must-Run Regulation

Friends of Nature — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:12:00 +0000

We have a partial victory on the Biomass campaign, thanks to the petition and the hard work of the Forest Coalition of which Friends of Nature is a member! This press release came out today. Stopping the must run status of the Port Hawkesbury plant is a start but our ultimate goal is still to...

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Petition on Biomass: Stop destroying Nova Scotia’s forests for biomass power generation

Friends of Nature — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:20:04 +0000

Friends of Nature have been working with an as yet un-named group to protest the terrible devastation going on in our forests in order to supply wood to the biomass furnace in Port Hawkesbury. I urge you to sign the petition and to read the background information on how not “green” biomass technology has turned...

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Is Forest Biomass Energy Green?

Friends of Nature — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:55:20 +0000

Is forest biomass energy green? As it turns out, burning Nova Scotia’s forests for electricity can put more carbon into the air than burning coal, at least for a few decades. Why? Burning trees to make electricity is inherently inefficient. Most of the energy in a tree is wasted “up the chimney” when burned for electricity. Plus, biomass...

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