Today is World Oceans Day! On this day, we take time to honor our world’s shared ocean, celebrate its greatness, and learn how we can better protect it by working together. A healthy ocean is crucial for a healthy world. It generates much of the air we breathe, feeds us, regulates our climate, and holds […]
What’s going in our water? Have your say on World Oceans Day Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138123″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1525886883032{margin-bottom: -15px !important;}”]Have you wondered what you can do to lessen your home’s carbon footprint? Would you like to learn more about the options available to you and the practical steps you can take to make a real difference? Here is your chance to see what homeowners in your community are
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In this edition of EcoNews, we invite you to join us for an historic film on controversial spraying in New Brunswick’s forests; we offer you a free passport to a low-carbon future with our upcoming N.B. EcoHomes tour; share a win-win opportunity for you to get some sunshine and fresh air while helping our struggling
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138606″ img_size=”500 x 700″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Conservation Council is hosting a pair of film screenings with award-winning independent filmmaker Neal Livingston on June 12 and June 13, including the 40th anniversary screening of Budworks, a film about the controversial, decades-long budworm spraying program in New Brunswick that was featured in Rachel Carson’s seminal
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bees are having a tough time filling their bellies this spring. This was the message we got from our New Brunswick beekeepers after many opened their hives to find 30 to 80 per cent of their colony hadn’t made it through the winter. Beekeepers are calling on New Brunswickers to help reduce the strain
Bees are in trouble — here’s what you can do to help! Read More »
In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our Fundy Baykeeper’s scathing reaction to N.B.-based Northern Harvest Sea Farms’ deliberate use of illegal pesticides in the Bay of Fundy; we give you the good news from Moncton about a possible looming ban on plastic bags; we invite you to tell us your 2018 flood story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138314″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Did you know Moncton is moving toward a ban on single-use plastic bags?” google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s true! According to CBC New Brunswick, when a local community group presented a petition calling for a ban at a public meeting earlier this month, the members of Moncton City council jumped on the opportunity, with one
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138217″ img_size=”700 x 400″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, appeared on CBC New Brunswick’s evening news broadcast, Shift NB, and CBC’s The National on May 7 to comment on contaminants in the floodwaters wreaking havoc across the province. As floodwaters continued to rise in some parts of the province, officials with New Brunswick’s Emergency
We need to be vigilant: Corbett on contaminated flood waters Read More »
Listen to Joan Kuyek, a mining analyst from Ottawa, and Larry Wuest, a local environmental researcher living near the proposed Sisson mine, as they outline crucial questions that remain unanswered about the huge open-pit tungsten and molybdenum mine and tailings dam proposed to be built on the headwaters of the pristine Nashwaak River watershed. In
Risky business: the company behind the Sisson mine project Read More »
It’s that time of the year again! The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to announce nominations are open for our 4th annual Beth McLaughlin Environmental Journalism Award, presented annually in recognition of in-depth and thoughtful coverage of environmental issues in New Brunswick. By recognizing the best environmental reporting, this award seeks to inspire
Call for nominations — 2018 Beth McLaughlin Environmental Journalism Award Read More »
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