Winnipeg, Jan. 26, 2018: Manitoba Green Party activists Andrea Shalay and David Nickarz helped Hannah Bell win the 2017 byelection in Charlottetown-Parkdale last November for the Prince Edward Island Green Party. In this interview they talk with Mary Jane Eason and Kristen Andrews of CKUW-FM 95.9 about the significance of the win for PEI and for Greens in the rest ... Read More »
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Green Party: “Protect Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area from the Energy East pipeline”
Winnipeg, April 14, 2016: “The Green Party urges the next government of Manitoba to uphold the law and protect the Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area from the proposed Energy East pipeline,” said David Nickarz, Green Party of Manitoba critic for Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. Research by the Manitoba Chapter of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee has uncovered a legal ... Read More »
Green Party would stop the Energy East pipeline and help Manitoba families save on their energy bills
Winnipeg, March 23, 2016 – Green Party of Manitoba Energy advocate for Conservation and Water Stewardship, David Nickarz, says that a Green government would reject all projects associated with construction of the proposed Energy East pipeline. The Green Party of Manitoba (GPM) thinks that Manitoba Hydro would help Manitobans more by investing in energy retrofitting and development of solar production, ... Read More »
The Green Party’s Climate Action Plan for Manitoba
Speaking at a news conference today, Manitoba Green Party Leader James Beddome and Green Conservation and Water Stewardship Critic David Nickarz introduced a Green Climate Action Plan for Manitoba. The Green Action Plan focuses on taxation, transportation, building practices and agricultural reform. Carbon tax and dividend The Greens propose a sufficiently high fee on greenhouse gas pollution, or carbon tax, ... Read More »
Green Party of Manitoba urges Province to resist pressure to approve Energy East Pipeline
Winnipeg, July 13, 2015 – Green Party of Manitoba Energy advocate for Conservation and Water Stewardship, David Nickarz, has called on the Manitoba Government to reject all projects associated with construction of the proposed Energy East pipeline. According to the Globe and Mail, a draft Canadian Energy Strategy, which is to be finalized at a premier’s conference in St. John’s ... Read More »
The Green Party of Manitoba condemns the NDP Government’s decision to allow peat mining
Winnipeg, June 30, 2015 – The Green Party of Manitoba condemns the decision of the Manitoba government to end its four-year moratorium on peat mining in the province. “Peat land bogs take thousands of years to form and store vast quantities of carbon. Mining these peat bogs releases all of that stored carbon,” says David Nickarz, Green Party of Manitoba ... Read More »
Green Party urges Premier Selinger to protect Manitobans from the Energy East Pipeline
Winnipeg, April 13, 2015 – Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome has called on Premier Greg Selinger to say “no” to the Energy East Pipeline at the premiers conference in Quebec City, which begins this week. “If it goes ahead, the Energy East Pipeline will threaten the health and safety of thousands of Manitobans who live in 25 communities ... Read More »