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Proposed community-owned Wind Farm would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes

Proposed community-owned wind project would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Residents in Sackville, N.B., want to build its first community-owned wind-farm that would power up to 7,000 homes in the area, and help reduce carbon pollutio. What they need now is the go-ahead from NB Power. “New Brunswick Power is in the place now

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Turn the page on Energy East and set our sights on clean energy construction jobs, says Corbett

Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal in a story published Sept. 9 that the promise of thousands of construction jobs for New Brunswickers isn’t dead — it’s just not in building pipelines. “I think if we turned the page and got serious about investing in the new economy, the new types

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OMISTA Chews & Brews with Brent Mason: 5 Days for the Forest event

Local folk ‘n roll musician and storyteller Brent Mason will play some tunes over tasty appetizers made with locally-sourced ingredients by Crowne Plaza chefs. A cash bar featuring local beer and ciders will also be available.  Tickets: $15/door. Click here to find the event on Facebook! Buy tickets now:   When: Thursday, September 28 at 8 p.m.

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Matt Betts on conserving forest biodiversity Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7PM

Join us in welcoming home New Brunswick-born Dr. Matt Betts as he delivers a talk about how and why we should protect forest biodiversity. An award-wining environmental scientist professor in the Faculty of Forest Science & Society at Oregon State University and founding member of the Forest Biodiversity Research Network, Matt studies the ways that landscape and patterns

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Moncton mayor leads charge to end herbicide spraying near Turtle Creek watershed

The City of Moncton is calling on the province to stop spraying glyphosate-based herbicides near the Turtle Creek watershed, a natural reservoir supplying drinking water to more than 100,000 residents within Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview, the CBC reports. “It is our opinion that aerial herbicide spraying should be considered a restricted activity under the Watershed

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Making Informed Choices — our guide to going green

Looking for more resources on energy efficiency and clean energy technology? Look no further!   The Conservation Council of New Brunswick wants to help you make informed choices about the energy you use and where it comes from. That’s why the Conservation Council has been hard at work gathering resources from around the province aimed

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