The Sandpiper Quarterly

The Sandpiper is the digital newsletter produced by the Atlantic Canada Chapter of the Sierra Club of Canada. If you are a member you will receive four issues of the Sandpiper each year. To learn more about becoming a member, click here.

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Summer 2011:

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Islanders rally to ban fracking on P.E.I.
Gretchen Fitzgerald 2011-08-05 14:57 Atlantic Chapter
No fracking allowed was the clear message during a rally at Province House to put a permanent stop to the controversial form of natural gas exploration. Jennifer O’Neill of the Sierra Club’s Atlantic chapter was one of the rally organizers...

Tags: Climate Change, Water, Energy Onslaught, Water Quality, Industrial Water Consumption
Sierra Club Atlantic Petition to Ban Fracking to be Presented to NS Legislature
Gretchen Fitzgerald 2012-04-04 10:59 Atlantic Chapter
On Thursday, April 5th, at approximately 9 am NDP MLA Gary Burrill will present Sierra Club Canada-Atlantic Chapter’s petition calling for a legislated ban on hydraulic fracturing to the Nova Scotia Legislature. The petition garnered over...

Tags: Water, Toxics, Industrial Water Consumption, Atmosphere & Energy, Health & Environment
CETA: MEPs favour EU-Canada trade deal, but worry about seals, tar sand oil and asbestos
Janet Eaton 2011-06-14 01:39 Sierra Club Canada
Whilst welcoming progress in negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the European Parliament nonetheless raised some potential concerns; one was the environmental impact of extracting oil from tar sands, due to its high...

Tags: Ban Asbestos, Trade and Environment