Nova Scotia faces increased risk of floods, wildfires and crop-killing intense heat because of climate change, according to a risk assessment released by the province Monday.
In the idyllic, seaside community of Canso, N.S., two challenges stand in the way of a new spaceport that would launch rockets carrying communications satellites into orbit over the Atlantic Ocean: vocal opposition dampening excitement over the potential for new jobs and tourist dollars, and the need for millions more in funding.
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Environmental and energy experts says greenhouse gas emissions from the underground coal mine at Donkin, N.S., should be included under the province's cap-and-trade program, but government officials say as long as the province meets its overall GHG reduction targets, the mine emissions can be excluded.