The United Nations Climate Change Summit got underway today in Paris, France. The heads of state of nearly 200 nations will meet over the next two weeks to hammer out an international agreement on climate change that keeps global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. That’s the task at hand, and it comes with a good […]
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This week’s TREEvia was hands-down our most successful version of this event yet! More than 70 people came out to The Phoenix at The Capital Complex in Fredericton for some fun environmental-themed trivia, plenty of laughs, and a couple impromptu Adele sing-alongs. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Conservation Council, and
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The press conference held on Thursday, Nov. 27 by more than 30 groups — representing forestry workers, salmon associations, wildlife and conservation groups, and academics — to call for a new Crown Lands and Forests Act received significant coverage by media in New Brunswick. The conference was covered by CBC, Radio-Canada, Global News, the New Brunswick
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FREDERICTON — A broad range of public interest groups and experts in New Brunswick says new legislation is needed to ensure our public forests are being managed to meet the needs of all New Brunswickers. The group, which includes representatives from wildlife organizations, the scientific community, private woodlot owners, environmental and conservation organizations, is calling
Fishing and Hunting Organizations NB Salmon Council, Peter Cronin Petitcodiac Sportsman’s Club, Ron Whitehead NB Professional Guides and Outfitters Association, Dale Clark John Basin Salmon Recovery INC, Gary Spencer The Ruffed Grouse Society of Canada, John Lockerbie Woodlot Owners NB Federation of Woodlot Owners, Andrew Clark Carleton-Victoria Forest Products Marketing Board Madawaska Forest Products Marketing
For immediate release: 12:00pm (Atlantic), Wed., Nov. 25, 2015 When: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at 11 a.m. Where: St. Croix Room, Crowne Plaza Fredericton, 659 Queen St., Fredericton Who: Rick Doucet, New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners; Rod Currie, New Brunswick Wildlife Federation; Peter Cronin, NB Salmon Council; Lois Corbett, Conservation Council of New Brunswick; Roberta Clowater,
What bird in our forest sings a song that sounds like “Quick, free beer”? What poisonous mammal makes its home in New Brunswick? An annual fundraiser for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, TREE-via is a fun filled evening of nature-themed trivia, laughs, drink specials and prizes! Get a team together and brush up on
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The stop our Renewable Solutions NB Tour made in Woodstock in late November was covered in the Woodstock Bugle-Observer on Friday, Nov. 20. The full article follows. For more information on the Renewable Solutions Tour, see here. The Transition Town Public Forum will be hosting the Renewable Energy Solutions Tour on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at
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The international news agency Reuters published an exclusive story on Irving Oil’s struggles to adequately control air pollution coming from its marine terminal in Saint John on November 11, 2015. The article referenced research commissioned by the Conservation Council in 2009 which showed lung cancer rates in the city were 50 percent higher than in
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A broad cross-section of 100 environmental, business and community interests, including the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and many participants in the current National Energy Board (NEB) reviews, are asking Prime Minister Trudeau, before heading to Paris, to keep his promise and stop the costly, broken pipeline reviews, including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain and TransCanada’s
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