The platforms are out. The signs are up. And the TV debates (luv ‘em or hate ‘em) are almost done. And one thing is for certain — our messages have resonated and our collective impact has been felt. Various leaders and party platforms have promised to stop spraying the Crown forest and review the seriously […]
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement with respect to today’s announcement about changes to Crown forest management in New Brunswick. She is available for interviews. “The moves announced today to set aside important natural habitat and better protect rivers and streams in our forests is a win for our organization,
Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement with respect to Premier Brian Gallant’s cabinet shuffle announced today: “We welcome the Hon. Andrew Harvey (MLA — Carleton-Victoria) as he takes over the role of Minister of Environment and Local Government. We look forward to working with the Minister on bold and innovative
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In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you a great story about conservation in action from the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy; we give you our reaction to and analysis of the long-awaited New Brunswick water protection strategy, and then our less enthusiastic response to a largely flat-footed climate change bill in N.B.; we
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Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told reporters the province’s 2018-19 budget was another missed opportunity to help New Brunswickers deal with the health and safety risks of climate change. Corbett told CBC New Brunswick on Jan. 31 that it was another “status quo” budget that was “a missed opportunity to help people take action at
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement today with respect to the release of the province’s 2018-19 budget. “The budget sticks to the government’s early December announcement that there are no additional fiscal measures it is prepared to take to reduce carbon pollution. As we noted then, it is most likely
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, released the following statement with respect to today’s announcement about a provincial water strategy: “The provincial water strategy released today includes short-term and long-term actions that demonstrate what can happen when citizens and groups like the Conservation Council speak up for clean water. Introducing a new water protection
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Our Executive Director Lois Corbett largely panned the provincial government’s new climate change legislation, telling reporters the legislation misses the mark on pricing carbon and doesn’t provide enough help to New Brunswickers to use less fossil fuels. “I understand what the government is trying to do by saying we’re going to take some action on
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So, we have a Climate Change Act for New Brunswick — something your Conservation Council has said we’ve needed for years. Is it exactly what we had in mind (or even close)? No. But let’s start with the good. The new bill, introduced in the Legislature today, does three very important, smart things: It increases transparency in
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FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement about climate change legislation. She is available for comment. “I’m pleased the province has followed the Conservation Council’s advice, and that of the Auditor General, by enshrining climate change targets in law. It is not clear, however, that climate fund the bill sets
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