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Defying gravity: the cheapest oil in a decade couldn’t keep solar and wind down in 2015

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

“The sun and the wind continue to defy gravity.” That’s how Bloomberg Business sums up the stellar performance of renewables in 2015. Despite bargain prices not seen in a decade on coal, oil and gas, renewables recorded another record-breaking year, with more money invested ($329 billion) and more capacity added (121 gigawatts) than ever before, […]

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My co-op placement at CCNB

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

By Michelle Roy I started my internship with CCNB with the idea that children needed to be more involved in environmental issues. I mean, the consequences of global warming will end up punishing younger generations that weren’t the cause of the issue to begin with. I knew I wanted to somehow give youth a better

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Another signal to turn the page on fossil fuel projects: CCNB reacts to Montreal Mayors’ announcement

CCNB in the News, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council spoke with media outlets in New Brunswick following the announcement on Thursday that Montreal-area mayors are officially opposed to TransCanada’s proposed Energy East project. “We agree that creating jobs is a major priority for our province, and this announcement is another signal that we should turn the page toward a better plan to

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Sign the petition to ban herbicides from NB’s public forests

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Broad grassroots momentum for a ban on herbicides; encounters with high-profile members of the federal cabinet; fun learning about our seasonal hibernators; and an opportunity for you to help our work in the Bay of Fundy: here’s the latest from Conserver House. Sign on for a healthy forest We have joined with concerned citizens and

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Sign on for a healthy forest — petition to ban herbicides in NB

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

One of the most important issues concerning citizens of New Brunswick that the Minister of Natural Resources can address right away is the use of herbicides on our Crown forested lands. People from all over the province have joined with concerned citizens, community environmental organizations and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick — which has

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Estuaries as natural buffers against climate change

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

A new study has come out that singles out estuaries as being able to absorb the blows of climate change and protect coasts better than human-constructed diking. The study by Boston University found that estuaries are able to withstand hurricanes and can even surmount rising sea levels by migrating to different areas. An article

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A creative way to deal with climate change

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

What did you do with your used Christmas tree this year? The people of Le Goulet have a creative way of reusing them. The small village in the Acadian Peninsula uses old Christmas trees as part of a dune restoration project it launched in 2013. The initiative consists of using different recycled materials from the village, including used pines and douglas

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Fish Farm Biosecurity Inadequate to Protect Wild Salmon

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is bringing attention to a study published last week in the Virology Journal that reported on the presence of a European strain of an Atlantic salmon virus — infectious salmon anemia (ISAv) — in British Columbia wild Pacific salmon. Inka Milewski, science advisor for the Conservation Council, said the study dispels

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Waters worth protecting

CCNB Blog, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Good news for whales and all of us who love to explore around the Beautiful Bay of Fundy — more sections of this natural treasure could come under federal protection over the next five years! Maxine Westhead, a Maritime official with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, told CBC Information Morning Fredericton that DFO is meeting

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I’m smiling today

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

I have a calendar on my desk with a big red circle around today’s date. Why? Because exactly one year ago today you and I celebrated the protection of our drinking water, the health of our freshwater rivers, lakes and streams, and the power of collective action as the provincial government announced a moratorium on

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