Saturday morning we presented our bold plan for wastewater management in Quebec!
We propose:
✅ Large-scale biogasification projects across Quebec that will allow us to extract renewable energy from wastewater, following the example of Washington DC - we currently use fossil fuels to incinerate waste materials.
✅ An end to the dumping...
Today, I was in Rimouski with Pierre-Luc Coulombe and Patricia Pilon to take a stand on the protection of marine environments and a scientific approach to shoreline protection in the region!
A Green Government
✅ Will hold the government target to protect 10% of the marine territory of the St. Lawrence...
Announcement: The Green Party of Quebec is opposed to the construction of a nuclear waste storage site just one km away from the Ottawa River.
This project has the potential to contaminate the drinking water of Gatineau, Ottawa and Montreal for thousands of years to come.
The private for profit nuclear...
Alex Tyrrell Congratulates Restigouche Southeast and Mayor François Boulay On Victory Against Gastem
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I would like to offer my most sincere congratulations to François Boulay and the municipality of Restigouche Southeast for their landslide victory over Gastem oil.
In January 2013, this small Gaspesian municipality of 157 inhabitants adopted a bylaw that prohibited oil drilling within 2km of drinking water sources. The deregulation...
Alex Tyrrell Calls Out Justin Trudeau for Leveraging Ocean Protection For Pipeline Expansions
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Trudeau says he will only invest in ocean protection if it is part of a public relations effort to push tar sands pipelines forward.
You cant do both Justin! Either you are going to stand up and protect the BC coast from oil spills by taking a stance against pipelines...
Demonstration against the proposed nuclear waste dump project at a site one kilometre from the Ottawa River.
If the project goes ahead, the portable water of thousands of Quebecers and Ontarians will be at risk of long-term contamination.
https://www.facebook.com/alex.tyrrell.92/videos/1935250983354854/
https://www.facebook.com/alex.tyrrell.92/posts/1935264833353469
Alex Tyrrell, Quebec Greens Organize Information Night on Chalk River Nuclear Storage Dump Proposal
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Alex Tyrrell and Quebec Greens organize information session about the proposed construction of a nuclear waste dump just 1km from the Ottawa River. The Green Party opposes the storage facility because the risk level is too high.
https://www.facebook.com/alex.tyrrell.92/videos/1934106656802620/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAWgMAF4Qw5CcWm_I97QltmThpOLGJ_M5GYYvBY3PsBD9USHAfRTjRLaKNlbyxLM4F_7OcKgSDlp9-BKJlvalbWWsQGnA2kKrQrL0996V8uATuDKSdPiyjhZppbQMacKSX_jFjl6H4naqFrFAyEb07Vhl2dvX2kadtVMghbK5s052AkjVU3YZu9SJ1MOMP1sKAckLhkkv2ggxS0VNYLhLRRUuxuJlkYHQAMTMx26UuSuix_10-KZBCOJSC8me49ne3hxJz71uDVwQ&__tn__=-R
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Here is CBC's article about the the Green Party of Québec's position on Montreal's plastic bag ban.
The ban is a step in the right direction but does not go far enough!
The City of Montreal’s plan to ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags as of Jan. 1, 2018, may...
Oil from the tar sands will be on the St. Lawrence River this weekend.
Enbridge will use a quarter kilometre long ship to transport it. The water is not deep enough in the area in question, so this vessel will not be able to fill to capacity and could hit...