Imagine waking up to find that two industrial gas-burning power plants are being built near your home, each the size of 100 football fields — without your community ever having a real say. That’s the reality facing residents of rural Pictou County, Nova Scotia and could be the reality coming to a community near you. The province has approved two large “peaker” plants, one near Marshdale and one near Salt Springs, that would burn natural gas and diesel to feed the provincial power grid during demand spikes. This would require 225 fuel tankers to fill the oil supply, per plant; only lasting approximately one week of operation. Together, they would transform hundreds of hectares of beautiful, rural land into industrial energy facilities. They jeopardize the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the numerous species that call these areas home, including endangered species . Everything from Mainland moose, Atlantic salmon, American eel, Black ash, various bird species as well as vibrant watersheds and ecosystems stand to lose.

We love this place. We’ve raised families here, tended land here, and built lives here; some of us for many generations…It’s home. And we believe the process that led to these approvals was flawed. A group of local residents is pursuing a judicial review — a legal challenge asking the courts to scrutinize how this decision was made. We are not against keeping the lights on. We are against doing it the wrong way, in the wrong place, without proper accountability. We need your support to fund the legal costs of this fight. No matter where you live, if you believe communities deserve a voice in decisions that affect them, please consider donating. Thank you for standing with Pictou County.”

https://www.leappictou.org/