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Nova Scotia ushers in ‘new era’ of tidal energy as protesters warn ‘turbines kill fish’

Posted on November 22, 2016 by brucewark

It’s official. Electricity is now flowing onto Nova Scotia’s power grid from a newly installed 2MW tidal turbine submerged in the Bay of Fundy. The provincial energy minister, Michel Samson flipped a big electrical switch today near Parrsboro, NS to … Continue reading →

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N.S. judge promises decision soon on whether to block tidal turbines

Posted on October 21, 2016 by brucewark

A lawyer for the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association spent several hours in a Halifax courtroom yesterday tilting at turbines. David Coles was trying to persuade a skeptical Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge to temporarily block deployment of two, … Continue reading →

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