Category Archives: Nova Scotia

How to go about mining in Nova Scotia?

Posted on January 23, 2022 by earth science society

Nova Scotia must urgently develop a mining policy honouring widely accepted critical minerals and the Canadian Minerals and Metals plan. Without such a policy, the Province will continue to be up for grabs by profit-seeking mining companies only. Continue reading →

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Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS): Bullying, Propaganda, and a complete disregard for threatened natural habitats.

Posted on December 2, 2021 by earth science society

The Mining Association of Nova Scotia lacks the necessary depth to help navigate the public debate about critical minerals in a time of climate change and biodiversity collapse Continue reading →

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The rape of our lands / Save Owl’s Head

Posted on April 19, 2021 by earth science society

Second essay for Nova Scotia Premier @IainTRankin and Minister of Environment and Climate Change @KeithIrvingNS on the issue of the government’s theft and illegal sale of Owl’s Head Provincial Park I was stunned when Robert Devet asked me to republish … Continue reading →

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Undo the theft. Give us back Owl’s Head

Posted on March 29, 2021 by earth science society

Updated October 13, 2021 I sent this Open Letter to premier Iain Rankin and my MLA Keith Irving on March 22, 2021. I will be demonstrating in front of the law courts on April 1 in defense of Owl’s Head. … Continue reading →

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New Banner picture! Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault at Cape Chignecto, Nova Scotia

Posted on February 26, 2017 by earth science society

Figure 1. The western extremity of the Cobequid Chedabucto Fault complex in Nova Scotia. The Cape in the distance is called Cape Chignecto It is a glorious view from the beach at Advocate Harbour. We look West towards Cape Chignecto. The … Continue reading →

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Extreme tides and Winter ice

Posted on February 5, 2015 by earth science society

Figure 1. Winter ice on the salt marshes of Minas Basin photographed from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, March 1, 2007. View to the North.  What is an estuary? An estuary is a bay with an open connection to the sea. Rivers … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia’s own Great Unconformity

Posted on January 3, 2015 by earth science society

The Angular Unconformity (U) at Nova Scotia’s Rainy Cove, separating intensely folded and faulted early Carboniferous shales and sandstones of the Horton Group (labeled 1 below the unconformity) and gently inclined, undeformed sandstones and conglomerates of the Wolfville Formation (2) at … Continue reading →

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Granites, Glaciers and the Ocean: a hike

Posted on July 28, 2014 by earth science society

We hiked, the other day – a well-known coastal trail, but new to me. So much still to discover here and it’s not like we haven’t been trying. The trail is in Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park and takes the … Continue reading →

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A Tidal power lagoon in Nova Scotia’s Scott’s Bay?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by earth science society

Nova Scotia is where I live – a 700-odd km long NE-SW peninsula that more or less parallels the edge of the continent. What (almost) separates us from that continent is the Bay of Fundy, the Canadian extent of the Gulf … Continue reading →

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A no-brainer for every earth scientist: time travel!

Posted on April 1, 2014 by earth science society

Because this is a WordPress blog, I receive the weekly WordPress writing challenges, which are all about encouraging and helping aspiring fiction writers, which I am not. However, this week’s challenge is irresistible – Time Travel! This is the challenge … Continue reading →

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Blue Beach is not for sale

Posted on March 17, 2014 by earth science society

(Originally posted in March 2014. Updated a few times, last in May 2017)   Left: Google Earth image showing location of Blue Beach – Avonport Station coastline. Right: aerial photo of the cliff (in the shade) and beach at low … Continue reading →

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Wrong Question: can fracking be done safely?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by earth science society

August 2021 A lot has changed in 8 years. My position on hydraulic fracturing has changed too. I could delete this post, but I’m not going to do that. A lot has changed: the climate crisis has deepened and the … Continue reading →

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Dear Mr. Carney

Posted on December 20, 2012 by earth science society

That must have been a lovely stay, a “short week” (I’m quoting the Globe and Mail) with your family near the small village of Cheverie on the shores of our beautiful Minas Basin. As a proud constituent of Mr. Brison, … Continue reading →

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The tidal landscape banner photo: Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted on December 13, 2012 by earth science society

UPDATED December 29, 2014 This was my blog’s banner photo until January 1, 2015. What are you looking at? In a world of Google Earth where everyone has a GPS in their cell phone, I should start with the coordinates. … Continue reading →

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