The stage is being set for a renewable energy industry boom; targets for divestment, renewable energy uptake and greenhouse gas emissions reductions are falling into place; and the 48-page draft text of the next global climate agreement is slowly coming into focus as the final 72 hours of negotiations wind down. Hurdles as deadline approaches […]
As the United Nations Climate Summit kicks into high gear for Week Two in Paris — where government ministers take over the negotiations — here are some highlights of what took place last week as COP21 got underway. Disagreements abound The first week of climate talks during COP21 in Paris resulted in a draft climate
Stephanie Merrill spoke to reporters about the provincial government’s approval of the Sisson Mine project’s Environmental Impact Assessment. Merrill told Global News she was surprised by the announcement as final approval of the project is a joint process between the provincial and federal government, and the feds have yet to submit its review of the project.
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The Sisson mine project is a proposal to build one of the world’s largest open-pit mines for tungsten and molybdenum in the heart of the upper Nashwaak River valley, near the village of Stanley. Action Alert, May 11, 2016 Comment on the Comprehensive Study Report for the Sisson Mine The Conservation Council of New Brunswick
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FREDERICTON — Stephanie Merrill, Director of Freshwater Protection with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Environment’s approval of the Sisson Mine Environmental Impact Assessment: “I’m surprised by today’s announcement considering it’s been made in a vacuum. Final approval of this project is a joint
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Our Executive Director Lois Corbett busted out the red ink and had some fun with the Throne Speech delivered yesterday in the Legislature. Read it here. Make sure you scroll all the way through, it really gets going around Page 10… Oh, and here’s a link to our official response to yesterday’s speech. 🙂
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This special edition of EcoAlert will help you cut through the jargon and technicalities of international climate negotiations to understand: What the heck is COP21 in Paris? What’s it all about? What does the fight against climate change mean for me, our province, and Canada as a whole? In this issue: • the road to locally-made clean energy in
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Editor’s note: The following appears in our Special Edition issue of EcoAlert, Making it Happen: COP21 in Paris Standing beside Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at November’s Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, American President Barack Obama used a great metaphor to describe how he sees transition away from polluting energy sources to a low-carbon economy unfolding, so
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FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to see the provincial government has included water, forests, climate change and local food as priority areas for the year ahead. The speech was delivered today by Lieutenant Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau on behalf of Premier Brian Gallant’s government to mark the official opening of the
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Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with CBC New Brunswick about how well the provincial government is enforcing the Fish and Wildlife Act. An investigation by CBC revealed that the The Department of Natural Resources has a 14 per cent conviction rate over the last five years when dealing with major violations of the Fish and Wildlife Act. The news
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