Meet the new leader of Nova Scotia’s Green Party

Meet the new leader of Nova Scotia’s Green Party

The Green Party of Nova Scotia has a new leader. Thomas Trappenberg, voted in on Saturday at the party’s annual convention and general meeting at Dalhousie University, says the time was right for him and for the party. “We needed someone,” he said Sunday. “And we are also at the time that people (are) really (ready to) wake up and see that we need to do something.” Read More…

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Nova Scotia Greens call on McNeil government to continue talks on carbon pricing

Nova Scotia Greens call on McNeil government to continue talks on carbon pricing

October 04, 2016 (OTTAWA) – The McNeil government is rejecting climate change science by refusing to participate in talks with Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna. On Monday, Nova Scotia Environment Minister Margaret Miller ditched a meeting about the Trudeau government’s new carbon pricing scheme. “Margaret Miller walking out of the climate talks shows that Nova Scotia Liberals are really climate change deniers,” said Thomas Trappenberg, Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia. “More than that, they even deny Nova Scotians a modern economy. Polluting our air for free and stating that clean energy is economically not viable is...

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Thomas Trappenberg runs for Green Party in Halifax Needham

Thomas Trappenberg runs for Green Party in Halifax Needham

Computer scientist Thomas Trappenberg will run for Nova Scotia’s Green Party in the Halifax Needham byelection, after a tumultuous and grief-stricken summer that nearly saw the end of the province’s political movement. “We had a close call. You know, a lot of our members, they don’t really want to be politicians. They are really engaged, but stepping forward and taking common roles are not usually their thing,” he said Tuesday on Information Morning. Read more…

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