This past weekend, at the GPNS retreat, some of the other Executive members who were present said “Ashley, you’re interested in transportation issues, why don’t you write a bit more for the website about, you know, trains and buses and planes and stuff!” Little did they know that the very first thing they’d get would be about where to put schools! …But that’s the thing – we can never achieve decent, efficient, low-carbon transportation (no, not even with electric cars!) if we don’t put our starts and our finishes in reasonable places – preferrably not very far apart, but at...
Edmonds to run in Sackville-Cobequid By-election
We are pleased to announce that GPNS Past Co-President (and current Policy Co-Convener) Anthony Edmonds will be our candidate in the Sackville-Cobequid By-election. Anthony is a young, family-oriented professional engineer with a strong sense of responsibility and a record of community involvement. He will make a fantastic MLA. If you would like to support his campaign by volunteering, donating, hosting a lawn sign, or attending events, contact Anthony’s campaign team at SC2019@greenpartyns.ca. UPCOMING GREEN WAVE EVENTS FRIDAY – 24 May, 4:45 to 5:45 – near Cobequid bus terminal (Legacy Ct, Lower Sackville) SATURDAY – 25 May, 12:30 to 2:30 – near...
Leader’s Rant: Roller-coasters and the way forward
I don’t know about you, but I have been on an emotional roller-coaster. I have been worried, even frightened about our outlook with the disappearance of biomass, and I admit I was a bit angered by the ignorance of governments and media who should be there to look out for us. At the same time, I also feel excited about so many opportunities to solve poverty and build better communities. I have now come to terms that we will have a massive increase of temperature, maybe 5 degrees C or more given our current inaction. We will certainly not sustain...
Leader’s Rant: On Grandmothers and Neighbors
Another frustrating day. Warning, this is a bit of a rant. It is so heartwarming to see how three Mi’kmaq grandmothers rushed to save our livelihood to protect our water. After their release they came to the province house to fight on. The fight against Alton Gas is becoming for me a symbol for our choice, a future for our children or giving in to oil and greed. I had again some internal battles I want to share. I didn’t want to speak because I really want to listen to our First Nations who have all the right to shame us...
Tick tock… building urgency
by Thomas Trappenberg In Korea, last week, the IPCC released a Special Report for Policy Makers which has set the world abuzz. They identified that a lack of urgency is hampering efforts to keep climate change in check: the effects of climate change are outrunning us. Here in Nova Scotia, our government has expressed the attitude, “we’re already doing our share” as a way of sidestepping the federal government’s proposed carbon tax. In this race, meeting an already soft target is not an excuse to rest and let others catch up. This is not competition among provinces or countries —...