News from the Network: Climate and Energy


Local youth travels to the United Nations climate change meetings to represent Canada

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The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition (CYCC) has selected a talented group to represent Canadian young people at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Meetings in Durban, South Africa (COP 17). A diverse group of 20 young Canadians will represent the views of Canadian youth at these historic meetings as part of the Canadian Youth Delegation. [Continue...]

Voting for the environment: Environment Network releases review of party policies

green ballot box

A review of party policies carried out by the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) indicates that environmental issues are receiving attention from all three parties this election. In late August, the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network sent a questionnaire to each of the parties requesting their positions on a number of issues… [Continue...]

Parties respond to environmental policy questionnaire

Pitcher Plants

On August 29, 2011 the NLEN sent an environmental policy questionnaire to each of the three parties running in the upcoming provincial election. With an aim to encourage public dialogue on environmental issues, it poses questions related to investment in environmental conservation and education… [Continue...]

Navigant Report Fails to Address Concerns Raised by the Joint Review Panel

Upper Churchill Falls circa 2008 (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR, NL – “This report was commissioned and paid for by Nalcor, ” said Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Vice-President of Grand Riverkeeper Labrador Inc. “Its purpose was to confirm the decision to go ahead with Muskrat Falls, not to question it.” [Continue...]