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 and good goverenance in the Province. FANE will continue to press for public engagement with the range of concerns and issue surrounding the Muskrat Falls project, and encourage everyone to stay active and involved.

Muskrat Falls Commission Report Final

FANE’s submission to the Muskrat Fall Inquiry is available here, and the Inquiry’s Homepage can be found here.

Related Articles, Events and Podcasts

An update from Ian Goudie on Hydro, ‘Green Energy’ and COP26

Three hundred and forty organizations representing 78 countries petitioned the Parties to the UNFCCC Conference (COP-26) on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland to finally recognize that hydroelectric power generated by mega-projects is not “green” energy. Yet the petition had no effect, at least this time, aside from bland commitments to …

Conversation with 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

FANE: It’s Time to Talk About Ecology

A new op-ed, by FANE Co-Director, Kyla Bruff. FANE: It’s time to talk about ecology in Newfoundland and Labrador    

Muskrat Falls, A Public Symposium

APTN Coverage of the Symposium, with Justin Brake http://aptnnews.ca/2018/02/23/labrador-symposium-reveals-deep-diverse-opposition-muskrat-falls/   Podcasts of Talks, Wednesday, February 21 David Vardy, Public Policy Consultant   Kelly Vodden, Memorial University Grenfell Stephen Crocker, Memorial University   Marina Biasutti-Brown, Independent Expert, Advisory Committee Jerry Bannister, Dalhousie University       MF Symposium Agenda, web On the …