Etiket: Northvolt
The failure of the bulldozer method in the Northvolt case
How long does it take a businessman to become a minister, concerned not only with his own portfolio of economic and energy development, but also with all the social and…
Northvolt will destroy natural environments of “high ecological value”, according to Legault government experts
The green light for the Northvolt project risks having “major” impacts for wildlife, since the disappearance of natural environments of “high ecological value” will cause the irreversible loss of habitats…
Northvolt: risks much worse than for the environment
Are we deluding ourselves with the establishment of the battery industry in Quebec and Canada? The debate over the environmental damage that the construction of the Northvolt battery factory could…
Battery cell factory | The CQDE dismissed by the courts, Northvolt restarts its construction site
Quebec’s decision allowing Northvolt to cut down trees and encroach on wetlands on the land of its mega-cell factory was not “unreasonable”, rules the Superior Court of Quebec, which rejects…
The Superior Court rejects the request for an injunction in the Northvolt case
The Superior Court rejected the request for an injunction from the Quebec Environmental Law Center (CQDE) aimed at temporarily stopping the work to destroy wetlands and the felling of trees…
Northvolt: the very bad trial against environmentalists
Let’s start by setting the table. • Read also: Northvolt factory: hearing postponed again after “sabotage” on the ground • Read also: Northvolt: “By claiming to be making an ecological…
The Superior Court rejects the request for an injunction in the Northvolt case
The Superior Court rejected the request for an injunction from the Quebec Environmental Law Center (CQDE) aimed at temporarily stopping the work to destroy wetlands and the felling of trees…
Battery cell mega-factory | Northvolt can resume work, court rules
Northvolt can restart work on its battery cell mega-factory on the South Shore, where the company will encroach on wetlands: the Superior Court of Quebec rejects the request for an…
Northvolt, the promises and the eagerness
On the airwaves of 98.5 at the start of the week, on the eve of the hearing on the request for an injunction presented by the Quebec Center for Environmental…
Northvolt Six, a tax justice issue?
Pretending the climate emergency, governments persist in rolling out the red carpet for multinationals without leaving room for constructive social dialogue on our energy future. The State, by investing in…
Northvolt will encroach on wetlands “identified” for their ecological interest
In addition to all the wetlands that will disappear from the site of the future Northvolt factory, the Legault government has authorized the company to encroach on wetlands “identified” for…
Battery cell factory | Authorization granted to Northvolt attacked on two fronts
The authorization granted by the Legault government to Northvolt to allow it to fell trees and encroach on wetlands is now contested by two legal actions: that of the Quebec…
The authorization granted to Northvolt is “unreasonable”, according to the Quebec Environmental Law Center
If the Superior Court agrees to stop the work of destroying wetlands and felling trees on the Northvolt site, the Quebec Environmental Law Center (CQDE) intends to present a motion…
“Lack of transparency” and “rush” in the approval of the Northvolt project
Dozens of environmental groups, unions, doctors, citizen groups and academics sent a letter to Quebec Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, to demand more “transparency” in the Northvolt file, but…
Northvolt factory: hearing postponed again after “sabotage” on the ground
Opponents of the Northvolt battery factory project in Saint-Basile-le-Grand in Montérégie have claimed an act of “sabotage” on the site. The hearing on the application for an injunction to prevent…
Hearing on request for injunction against Northvolt postponed until Wednesday
The hearing concerning the request for an injunction filed last week against Northvolt which was to take place Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse was postponed until Wednesday. In a press…
Request for injunction against Northvolt | Hearings resume
Hearings regarding the request for an injunction that was filed against Northvolt are scheduled to resume Tuesday morning at the Montreal courthouse. Posted at 6:22 a.m. The procedure began last…
Northvolt could clash with the copper knight over its water pumping system
Northvolt will have to install a water pumping system in the Richelieu River in order to supply its factory’s industrial equipment. But before moving forward, the company will likely need…
Opposition to Northvolt could discourage other investors, Fitzgibbon fears
Pierre Fitzgibbon fears that opposition to the Northvolt project in Montérégie will damage Quebec’s credibility abroad by sending the wrong signal to potential investors. • Read also: Northvolt factory: work…
“Sabotage” action claimed on the Northvolt site
An anonymous group claims an act of “sabotage” on the site of the future Northvolt factory. In a message broadcast on Monday, they claim to have driven nails into trees…