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"This government could start by removing tax on all groceries, banning surveillance pricing, and changing rules that stop independent grocery stores from opening in your neighbourhood to compete with the big chains.

They could also offer more support to make your home more energy efficient so it costs less to heat, provide on-bill discounts, and help people manage overdue Nova Scotia Power bills.

All proposals that we have tabled in the Legislature. All ignored.

People like Shyla deserve a government that gets what they’re going through and takes action to help now—not in 10 or 20 years."

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Join CAPE NS & NB for a free webinar about the People's Cancer Incidence Screening Tool (PCIST), which is grounded in the belief that “local community concerns about the prevalence of cancer and pollutant exposures should be taken seriously.”

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TAKE ACTION: 

Help us win our legal fight against these gas plants, donate to our crowdfunding campaign, linked in bio.

Tell Premier timhoustonns and Minister of Environment and Climate Change timothyhalman that we don’t want to invest in toxic gas when clean storage costs less. Email them at premier@novascotia.ca and minister.environment@novascotia.ca
 
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Why waste money on toxic gas when our kids’ future is at stake?

TAKE ACTION:

Tell Premier Tim Houston and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Tim Halman for Dartmouth East that we don’t want to invest in toxic gas plants when cleaner energy storage costs less. Email them at: premier@novascotia.ca and minister.environment@novascotia.ca

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A photo shared online showed the group at an airport before the trip, with the caption: "Like our sweat shirts? Not sure Canada will. Lol lol.

That’s a BIG deal! Our voices are being heard. 

But the grid operator hasn’t made an official announcement, and changes to its Request for Proposals need to happen by September 11.

So let’s turn words into action.

Email or call Premier Houston: thank him for listening to us, and tell him to act fast to make sure batteries are included in the IESO’s Request for Proposals before it’s too late.

When our community speaks up, things move. Let’s keep the pressure on. 

Renewable energy and battery storage are now the cheapest form of energy available. Together, we can help Nova Scotia become a green energy superpower, and a leader in providing affordable energy for all. Visit leappictou.org to learn more.

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The Nova Scotia Legislature is returning on Tuesday September 8th. We know how much they love when people get together and sing ;) ;) ;), so join the People's Choir to usher in a great legislative season of sound decision making, functional democracy, and no more budget cuts for arts and culture!

Why is Premier Tim Houston locking us into expensive, toxic fossil fuels for decades when cleaner, cheaper battery alternatives exist? Nova Scotians shouldn’t pay for yesterday’s outdated technology when newer, cleaner, cheaper technology is already here.

How to take action:

Email the Premier and Energy Minister at premier@novascotia.ca and MinDOE@novascotia.ca
Visit leappictou.org/calls-to-action/ to get involved and help secure the affordable energy future we all deserve.

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I was reminded of this article the other day when I saw that the provincial government is in talks with this guy. FYI, Alberta-based Questerre Energy is set to "explore" for onshore natural gas in the Cumberland Basin.

Unfortunately the company says it's in "the final stages" of negotiations. This is part of a $30-million provincial initiative with about $24 million in incentives for developers.

The CEO is Michael Binnion, and Environmental Defence just named him one of Canada's "Top Ten Climate Villains".

Some highlights from Binnion's career, worth knowing before we hand this guy millions in public money for fossil fuel projects:

• He founded a pro-fossil-fuel advocacy group run out of Questerre's own offices, with Questerre employees as directors. The Modern Miracle Network exists to celebrate "the miracle of modern hydrocarbons" and organize opposition to climate regulations.
• He's bankrolled astroturf groups - fake-grassroots outfits that look like community movements but are industry-funded. MMN helped set up New Brunswick Proud and pushed oil companies to fund "Québec Fier" during elections. These are the same networks behind "Canada Proud."
• He organized oil-worker convoys to Ottawa years ago - which observers describe as trial runs for the Freedom Convoy.
• He fought Quebec's fracking ban, then sued Quebec over its 2022 oil and gas exploration ban - even after the province covered 75% of cleanup costs and paid out $100 million in compensation. He got key provisions of the ban suspended while the court case drags on.
• He's spent years trying to kill the federal carbon tax, described as "relentless, publicly and privately" in that campaign.
• He sits on the boards of free-market advocacy groups tied to the Atlas Network, which pushes against government climate action.

Meanwhile he pulls a compensation package north of $620,000 a year, about 8.5× the average Canadian salary.

My point: this isn't someone whose priority is Nova Scotians. It's someone whose business model depends on keeping us hooked on fossil fuels, and he's about to get a foothold in our province with public money behind him.

Worth paying attention to what happens next.

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This is not how it's supposed to work folks.

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Windsor, Amherst, and Pictou are potential areas where this could happen.

Anyone have friends or family there? What do they think?

"Drinking wells drop," Drew writes. "They say the rain isn't enough to make up for how much has been lost from the aquifers — the deep underground natural reservoirs that feed those wells."

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