COP26 and MegaHydro Projects
An update from Ian Goudie on Hydro, ‘Green Energy’ and COP26 COP26_Ian2 (pdf)
Category: Muskrat Falls
Learn more about FANE’s work on and response to Muskrat Falls.
Muskrat Falls – Public Consultation
The Muskrat Falls inquiry is holding public consultations, prior to completion of the final report. There are two public sessions: Tuesday, July 30th at the Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal Hill Campus, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Thursday, August 8th, Lawrence O’Brien Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Those wishing to speak are asked Read more about Muskrat Falls – Public Consultation[…]
FANE’s Submission to Muskrat Falls Inquiry
FANE’s submission to the Muskrat Fall Inquiry is available here, as a pdf. Muskrat Falls Commission Report Final We also welcome visitors to read, view and listen to the materials gathered here from various FANE sponsored Muskrat Falls events. Click here for the Inquiry’s Homepage
Mina Campbell
In February, 2018, Sean McGrath, Kyla Bruff and I (co-directors of FANE) travelled to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where we participated in a public symposium on the environmental, social, and culture impacts of the ill-conceived Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric project. Many people took the time to participate in the event, and to speak to us in depth Read more about Mina Campbell[…]
Muskrat Falls
FANE has devoted considerable time and attention to raising awareness of the serious, unresolved issues associated with the The Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project. In addition to finding resolutions to outstanding issues such as soil and water contamination, the stability of the North Spur, and electricity rates, Muskrat Falls has become a litmus test for democratic values Read more about Muskrat Falls[…]
Soil Removal at Muskrat
For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 17, 2018 For a New Earth announces its endorsement of soil removal at Muskrat Falls ST. JOHN’S –Local ecological NPO For A New Earth (FANE) hereby announces its public endorsement of the recommendations recently issued by the Independent Expert Advisory Committee (IEAC) for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project that call Read more about Soil Removal at Muskrat[…]
On The Failure of Environmental Assessment
– by Dr. Ian Goudie David Vardy has raised some major concerns aimed at the failure of democracy to ensure that the Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Project (LCHP) minimized and mitigated negative environmental impacts. In this article, I elaborate on this theme to emphasize that science is also failing us. Reflecting back to public hearings Read more about On The Failure of Environmental Assessment[…]
David Vardy on the Democratic Deficit
David Vardy holds degrees in Economics from Memorial University, the University of Toronto and Princeton University. He was a member of the economics faculty at Queen’s University before returning to Newfoundland and Labrador to serve as a senior public servant for close to 30 years. He held numerous senior executive positions including President of the Read more about David Vardy on the Democratic Deficit[…]
What’s Next for Muskrat Falls?
March 1st, 7:30 pm Peter Easton Pub 29 Cookstown Road, St. John’s FANE is pleased to present a public talk with David Vardy (Public Policy Consultant) and Labrador Land Protector Jim Learning at the Peter Easton Pub on the future of the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydro-electrical project on the Churchill River in Labrador. — Podcasts Read more about What’s Next for Muskrat Falls?[…]
What We Can Learn for the Future
Michelle Porter interviews David Vardy on Muskrat Falls; The Independent (February 23rd). ‘What we can learn for the future’: David Vardy on the Muskrat Falls inquiry