This commentary was written by CCNB Science Advisor Inka Milewski and originally appeared in the Nov. 12, 2015 edition of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. It later appeared in the Nov. 24 edition of The Northern Light. With catch restrictions placed on salmon anglers, thousands of volunteer hours dedicated to river and stream enhancement projects, millions […]
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A Fredericton city councillor says he will invite the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to share the results of a survey it is conducting on environmental priorities with council. Interns at CCNB have been canvassing in Fredericton since Oct. 14. They’re asking residents a five-minute questionnaire about environmental values and priorities. In an article published in The
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CCNB staff spoke with media after TransCanada announced it has cancelled plans to build a second export terminal for its Energy East bitumen pipeline proposal in Quebec. In a Nov. 6 article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Matt Abbott, the Fundy Baykeeper warned that a tanker spill in the Bay of Fundy could irreparably damage
FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about TransCanada Corporation’s decision to cancel plans for an export terminal in Quebec related to its Energy East bitumen pipeline proposal: “From where we’re standing, the announcement today by TransCanada is much ado about nothing: it does
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FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement upon the swearing-in of the new prime minister and federal cabinet ministers: “We congratulate the new Prime Minster of Canada and the federal cabinet ministers and we commend the early commitment this government has signaled toward meaningful action
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Stephanie Merill, Director of Freshwater Protection, appeared in several media articles related to the province’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in late October and through November. Merrill countered claims made in a report by the right-wing think tank Fraser Institute that there are no justifications for moratoriums on fracking. She referenced the scientific review filed in October 2015
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Research pioneered by Inka Milewski and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick over a decade ago was expanded recently through a collaboration with Dalhousie University researchers Heike K Lotze and Reba McIver. The scientists looked at the health of seven estuaries in eastern New Brunswick by examining the level of nitrogen content in eelgrass, an
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It’s the new buzz word of the environmental movement: Paris 2015. Surely you’ve noticed its hashtag equivalent, the no less cryptic ‘#COP21,’ or better yet, sometimes it’s referred to as just simply ‘Paris.’ What the heck is it? What does it mean? What’s all the fuss? We’re working on a special edition of EcoAlert that
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It’s official: New Brunswickers love buying local. We’ve known this for awhile, what with the success of our Buy Local NB Facebook page (nearly 7,500 followers — wow!). And then, in case we had any doubts, New Brunswickers showed us once again how much they like supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs when hundreds of you
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Rooftops across the province are getting a lot shinier these days. More and more New Brunswickers are taking advantage of the falling price of photovoltaic panels and are opting to go solar for at least some of their energy needs. And every step of the way, the Conservation Council has been taking the pulse and
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