Etiket: Northvolt
Endangered Species Act risks blocking Northvolt
Northvolt says it absolutely needs water from the Richelieu River to operate its future factory, but the Endangered Species Act risks blocking this crucial stage of the project, the details…
A majority of Quebecers reject the CAQ approach in the Northvolt issue
A majority of Quebecers disapprove of the Legault government’s decision to change environmental regulations before the announcement of the Northvolt project, which allowed the future “giga factory” to escape the…
Northvolt factory project in Montérégie | No political interference, says Benoit Charette
The official who associated the authorization given to Northvolt to destroy wetlands with a “government order” was not familiar with the file, indicated the Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette.…
Fitzgibbon attacks Northvolt media coverage again
The Minister of Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, once again denounced, on Tuesday, the media coverage of the Northvolt battery factory project in Montérégie. In front of an audience of…
Activists use ‘studded mats’ to stop Northvolt work
An anonymous group is calling for new action on the Northvolt site with the aim of stopping work destroying wetlands and cutting down trees. The company confirms the actions taken,…
What no longer works with Northvolt
The government of François Legault leaves more than worrying room for maneuver to Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. This is multiplying the announcements of projects with no other vision than that of…
Citizens of the region in favor of a BAPE for Northvolt
A survey commissioned by Northvolt shows that citizens of the region believe that the future mega-factory is a “good project”, but that the industrial complex raises environmental issues which deserve…
Survey on the Northvolt mega-factory | A “good project”, but the BAPE would have been “necessary”
The 7 billion mega-factory that Northvolt will build in Montérégie is “rather a good project”, but an evaluation by the Bureau d’audiences publique sur l’environnement (BAPE) would have been “necessary”.…
The controversial Northvolt project | Interview with Alexandre Shields
The Swedish Northvolt plant, which will produce lithium battery components, has begun construction in McMasterville, without having undergone a full environmental procedure. This raises several questions about the transparency of…
Pierre Fitzgibbon harms Northvolt, believes Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
By sending “journalists, ecologists, lawyers” and citizens out for a walk, Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon is in the process of undermining the mega battery factory project of the Swedish company Northvolt,…
Benoit Charette affirms that “biodiversity of interest” is preserved with Northvolt
The Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette affirms that “places of biodiversity of interest” will be preserved as part of the work to destroy natural environments underway on the site…
Impossible to know the details of the Northvolt “gigafactory”
Even though the government is currently analyzing the request for authorization to build the Northvolt “gigafactory”, it is impossible to obtain the details of this project financed by Quebec taxpayers.…
Northvolt factory project in Montérégie | Legault “infantilizes” Quebecers, according to the PQ
(Quebec) The controversial Northvolt battery mega-factory project in Montérégie is taking on the proportions of a crisis. Posted at 9:54 a.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press This is what the…
Northvolt, a new Mont Orford?
Quebecers care about their institutions. Nearly twenty years ago, the liberal government of Jean Charest proposed privatizing part of the Mont-Orford park so that a developer could develop a pedestrian…
Criticism of the Northvolt project: Legault presents himself with fruit to respond
To respond to criticism of the Northvolt project, François Legault appeared before journalists with fruit in his hands on Wednesday. Pierre Fitzgibbon affirms that the chosen land “is not the…
Northvolt: when the CAQ takes us for twits
Does the CAQ maintain an unhealthy mistrust of civil society in the Northvolt issue? Because if you criticize the project or question it: you will be labeled as activists! This…
Northvolt land not ‘Garden of Eden,’ says Fitzgibbon
Economy and Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said on Wednesday that the land on which battery manufacturer Nothvolt will set up shop is not the Garden of Eden. Mr. Fitzgibbon assured…
BAPE would not be relevant for Northvolt, according to Pierre Fitzgibbon
The Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, reaffirmed Tuesday that the idea of subjecting Northvolt to the environmental procedure normally imposed on large industrial projects is not relevant,…
Northvolt will be able to carry out major work without obtaining ministerial authorization
Not only has Northvolt escaped the environmental procedure normally imposed on large industrial projects, but the company will be able to carry out important stages of the industrial megaproject without…
Do contaminated soils from the Northvolt site pose a risk to the Richelieu River?
The Northvolt site contains tens of thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil, which results from the land’s heavy industrial past. The current and future work could also cause leaks of…