News from the Network: Climate and Energy


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People of a Feather Film Big Hit Across Province

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The film “People of a Feather” by Newfoundland director, Joel Heath, has been playing to sold out crowds across the province. The NLEN hosted a [Continue...]

Exploring Renewable Energy Opportunities for Newfoundland and Labrador

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The proposed Muskrat Falls hydro development project has spurred considerable debate about the future of energy production and consumption in our province. This public forum is meant to contribute to this discussion and present information on the opportunities for municipalities, businesses and home owners to become renewable energy producers. [Continue...]

Gwynne Dyer to speak at Public Forum, April 1, 2012

The Future We Want - April 1, 2012

On Sunday April 1, a public forum on “The Future We Want” will be held at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Rd., St. John’s. Author and journalist Gwynne Dyer will give the keynote address at 7:30pm [Continue...]

Groups Applaud City’s Move to Re-activate Environmental Advisory Committee

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) and Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal Action Program (NAACAP) applaud recent news that St. John’s City Council [Continue...]

Environmental groups launch court challenge over Lower Churchill Generation Project

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Grand Riverkeeper Labrador Inc. and Sierra Club Canada — represented by Ecojustice lawyers —filed a judicial review application with the Federal Court in December. [Continue...]

CLIMATE POLICY, CLIMATE JUSTICE: A panel on the upcoming UN climate change negotiations

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Local organisations are joining together Thursday evening, November 17, in St. John’s to host a panel discussion on the upcoming United Nations climate change negotiations. [Continue...]