Welcome to the online edition of EcoAlert, New Brunswick’s Environmental Magazine. EcoAlert is the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s membership magazine. It brings you environmental news, exciting stories of positive change happening in our communities, and important action alerts from across our province. We share stories of the work we’re doing in our program areas – including […]
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Merredith Smith works as an Assistant Construction Manager in the wind energy industry. She is vocal and proud about her work on Twitter. She belongs to the Women of Wind Energy and even lives next to established wind turbines at her home in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. So many gains have been made in the women’s movement
Disney’s getting on board with the renewable energy movement. Their new solar farm is shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head! On-lookers will only be able to appreciate the Disney design from the sky though as Mickey Mouse’s head spans a 20 acre area. In total the design contains 48,000 solar photovoltaic panels! What’s next, Goofy?
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Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke to Global News on Wednesday, April 13 about the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in New Brunswick. Read the full article and watch the video here. Corbett was asked to respond to calls made by the Atlantica Centre for Energy for the moratorium to be lifted immediately. “We have a very
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The Conservation Council’s Louise Comeau was the subject of a front page story in the April 13 edition of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Comeau, Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, spoke with the newspaper about being in Ottawa this week to meet with MPs about climate change. “We’re meeting with the New Brunswick MPs
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FREDERICTON — Establishing a Select Committee on Climate Change is an excellent step toward engaging all New Brunswickers in the important work of growing our economy and protecting our communities from extreme weather and sea level rise. The Legislative Assembly voted unanimously in support of a motion to establish the all-party committee on Friday, April
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This update gives you a heads-up on an important public lecture taking place tomorrow in Fredericton, and brings you up to speed on the discussion surrounding water protection policy in New Brunswick, efforts to improve fisheries habitats and nuclear safety in Canada, and a look at Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s first budget. Moving forward with
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Giller Prize-winning Canadian author Joseph Boyden, whose work focuses on First Nations history and culture, is in Fredericton tomorrow to deliver a public lecture on how we can move forward with reconciliation in Canada. The Faculty of Education and Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick invited Boyden to speak during the fourth annual
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Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with CTV Atlantic on Wednesday, March 30 about a new study raising a flag on the amount of bisphenol A (BPA) found in the lining of canned goods. Read the article and watch the video here. The study states that 71 per cent of sampled Del Monte cans tested positive for
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The Conservation Council and our Fundy Baykeeper worked for months with a coalition of respected scientists and environmental lawyers to address changes made to the Fisheries Act by the former federal government. On Thursday, March 24 we supported the launch of the West Coast Environmental Law and Nothern Confluence’s #Act4Fish campaign. It involved a briefing
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