Author: Conservation Council of New Brunswick - Page 20

Stephanie Merrill discusses blue-green algae on CBC Information Morning

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Stephanie Merrill, our Director of Freshwater Protection, appeared on CBC’s Information Morning in Fredericton on Wednesday, Aug. 19 to discuss the outbreak of blue-green algae blooms on several New Brunswick lakes. Merrill explained the science behind algae blooms and discussed different things people vacationing or recreating on provincial lakes can do to help prevent them from […]

Stephanie Merrill discusses blue-green algae on CBC Information Morning Read More »

New Report Shows TransCanada’s Proposed Energy East Pipeline Project A Major Risk for the Communities of the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 New Report Shows TransCanada’s Proposed Energy East Pipeline Project A Major Risk for the Communities of the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick today released a report on the risks to the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine, one of

New Report Shows TransCanada’s Proposed Energy East Pipeline Project A Major Risk for the Communities of the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine Read More »

The National Energy Board — a ‘captured’ regulator?

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

As well as exploring the risks TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline poses to existing jobs in New Brunswick and our natural environment, it’s important to examine the regulatory system under which the project is being assessed. Pipeline proposals that cross provincial boundaries, such as the Energy East Pipeline project, go before the National Energy Board (NEB), the federal

The National Energy Board — a ‘captured’ regulator? Read More »

Stephanie Merrill on anniversary of Ombudsman’s Water Classification report

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Stephanie Merrill, our Director of Freshwater Protection, was interviewed in a story about the one-year anniversary of the Ombudsman’s report into the Water Classification Program. Merrill told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal in an article published Monday, Aug. 17 that concerned citizens are waiting for the provincial government to put the regulations into place. “All of the work

Stephanie Merrill on anniversary of Ombudsman’s Water Classification report Read More »

Diluted bitumen — what is it?

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

What we don’t know The things we don’t know about dilbit are worrisome given that TransCanada wants to have the product flowing through our watersheds and into the Bay of Fundy by 2020. An unpublished, federally-commissioned review of the environmental impacts of bitumen on water listed 10 areas where knowledge is lacking: Toxicology: Research on

Diluted bitumen — what is it? Read More »

Climate change and Energy East

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline would significantly increase Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Primarily an export project, it would facilitate a 40 per cent expansion of the oil sands in western Canada, increasing national greenhouse gas emissions by 32 million tonnes — more emissions currently generated by all four of the Atlantic provinces combined. Canada’s oil sands are the

Climate change and Energy East Read More »

Energy East Resource Library

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project would ship 1.1 million barrels of oil every day, including tar sands crude, from Alberta to export terminals in Eastern Canada, including in Saint John, New Brunswick. It would be the largest oil pipeline in North America. See here for detailed maps of the proposed pipeline route in New Brunswick.

Energy East Resource Library Read More »

Risks to landowners

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The pipeline is proposed to cross 282.5 kilometres of private land in New Brunswick. In the case of a pipeline development, private landowners have very few protections and little ability to deter a company from their property. Local experience has shown that, even in the early stages of land surveying, we hear stories of landowners

Risks to landowners Read More »

TransCanada Corp.: A weak record on the environment and accountability

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

TransCanada has already had large spills, explosions, and other disasters with its pipelines. In February 2014, the CBC reported on instances where the company had been severely reprimanded by the federal regulator for “inadequate” field inspections and “ineffective” management. An audit of TransCanada which began in November 2012 found the energy giant was non-compliant in four of nine

TransCanada Corp.: A weak record on the environment and accountability Read More »

A costly cleanup

Uncategorized / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

When dealing with pipelines, spills caused by ruptures or leaks in the line are inevitable. A study released by the Fraser Institute in August 2015 found that 1,226 spill incidents occurred on regulated pipelines in Canada between 2003-2013. More concerning, the rate of pipeline ruptures, leaks or spills in Canada has tripled in the last decade. Thirteen

A costly cleanup Read More »

Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Charitable Registration #