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Shell Canada Drilling on the Shelburne Bank

Dear Friends,

The Canadian Government has just given Shell permission to drill for oil off the coast of Nova Scotia — and to let any blowout go uncapped for 21 days.

Can you join me in telling the Petroleum Board (who must approve this drilling) to refuse Shell’s application to drill in Nova Scotia?

More information and a petition to respond to can be found at:

http://action.sumofus.org/a/shell-21-day-blowout/7/7?sub=mtl

Best wishes,

Syd Dumaresq
Chair, Friends of Nature

Living Shorelines: A New Approach to Coastal Erosion Management in Nova Scotia

The Ecology Action Centre, Helping Nature Heal and the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation will be giving a presentation on “living shoreline” approaches to coastal erosion management.

Living shoreline projects use vegetation and other natural materials to help protect land from erosion while allowing the shoreline to retain its dynamic nature and habitat features. Please come learn about how these approaches are being used in Nova Scotia. Continue reading →