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Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?

A review of the new film that illuminates Nova Scotia's failed biomass policies

December 3, 2018 By Linda Pannozzo 3 Comments

In the opening scene of the documentary Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?, Jeff Turner patrols the dark, tannin-stained waters of the Blackwater and Nottoway River system in Southampton County, Virginia. He’s a “river keeper” and has been doing this for nearly two decades, keeping an eye on threats to the health of the rivers […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Featured, Province House Tagged With: Alan Dater, Bas Eickhout, biomass, Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?, Danny George, Ecology Action Centre, Environmental Paper Network (EPN), Jeff Turner, Linda Pannozzo, Lisa Merton, Mary Booth, National Forestry Database, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Partnership for Policy Integrity, Richard Houghton, Timothy Searchinger, wood pellet production

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

About the Halifax Examiner

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