Category: Media Releases

Green Party Takes Stand Against Election Platform Costing
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Green Party Takes Stand Against Election Platform Costing

May 26, 2017 For Immediate Release (Halifax) The Green Party of Nova Scotia takes a principled stand against including costing in their platform. “Big numbers sound impressive, that’s true,” says Green Party leader Thomas Trappenberg. “We’ve heard a lot from the old parties. A few million for this, a couple of thousand for that. Does...

Renewable Energy Activists Talk Tidal Power with Experts at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus
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Renewable Energy Activists Talk Tidal Power with Experts at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus

(TRURO) – On Friday night, May 18, experts in tidal power spoke to an audience of renewable energy activists about the future of tidal power in Nova Scotia. The two-hour presentation featured Dr. Richard Karsten, Dr. Shelley MacDougall and Dr. Graham Daborn, non-partisan tidal power experts from the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute. Topics included the...

Green Movement Spreads Across Canada
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Green Movement Spreads Across Canada

With Tuesday’s election results from BC confirmed, Canada has now elected six Green Party representatives at the federal and provincial levels. In addition to federal leader Elizabeth May and the three seats in BC, New Brunswick and PEI each have elected a Green MLA. At the municipal level, many, many more have been elected. “Today’s...

Nova Scotians Should Expect Better Democracy
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Nova Scotians Should Expect Better Democracy

(Halifax) Dr. Thomas Trappenberg has a message for Nova Scotians: “Strategic voting isn’t true democracy.” The Green Party of Nova Scotia leader spoke at the group’s AGM on Saturday, April 29, calling on the citizens of the province to vote their principles. One of the key points in the Green Party’s vision for a better Nova...