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- Abraham Gesner - Who really saved the whales? Abraham Gesner did, by inventing kerosene. This single page is an exposition by James S. Robbins of changing technology and changing pressures on the ecology.
alts.net/ns1625/gesner.html
- Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board - Environmental Protection - The board is responsible for protection during offshore petroleum activities, from initial exploration to abandonment. Presents overview, regulations, guidelines, policy, committees, reports and research.
www.cnsopb.ns.ca/Environment/evironment.html
- Community Based Saltmarsh Restoration - Sponsored by the Ecology Action Centre, the restoration group defines salt marshes, their importance, damage to them, restoration considerations, references and reading lists and links.
home.istar.ca/%7Eeac_hfx/MIC/Projects/salt-webpage
- Environment - Nova Scotia - Who to call for pollution prevention, pest management, recycling, composting, disposal bans, waste strategy, environmental assessment, corporate services, protected areas and environmental protection.
www.gov.ns.ca/envi/environment.htm
- Five Island Lake Clean Up Project - Department of Transportation and Public Works are managing the Five Island Lake PCB clean up project, which is in the Pockwock watershed. Describes significance of events, news releases, costs, location and contact information.
www.gov.ns.ca/tran/projects/fiveisland.stm
- Nova Scotia School Grounds Naturalization - An Ecology Action Centre project to restore habitats and enhance the health of school children by naturalizing school grounds. Lists history, feedback, schools, sponsors, updates, pictures, objectives and executive summary.
www.navnet.net/~rdmahar
- Resource Recovery Fund Board - A private, non-profit company, it is responsible for the province's solid waste strategy. It funds municipal or regional programs and educates about reduction, reuse, recycling and composting.
www.rrfb.com
- Solid Waste Resource Management - Presents recycling and composting information, fact sheets, information on resources, disposal sites, organic composting and construction and demolition sites. Adobe Acrobat is required for many of the documents.
www.gov.ns.ca/envi/wasteman/index.htm
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