New Brunswick PhD student’s ‘climate battery’ greenhouse grows fresh produce year-round The food we eat has a substantial impact on the environment, therefore sustainable food production is a fundamental aspect of addressing climate change. Eating locally grown food is a great way to support climate-smart agriculture, and to mitigate the environmentally-destructive impacts of large-scale food […]
Fresh tomatoes in January, anyone? Read More »
The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper invites you to participate in a 10-km canoe or kayak paddle down the beautiful Musquash Estuary on Saturday, July 13th.
This fun event allows you to meander down the river and see the vast salt marshes, wildlife and historic shipwrecks in this treasured coastal area.
Join the Conservation Council for the 2019 Musquash Paddle! Read More »
Climate change is an issue that demands attention – and it looks like New Brunswickers are listening. In hopes of promoting a low-carbon lifestyle, Drive Electric NB and the New Brunswick Lung Association reintroduced their rebate program last July. The program offered New Brunswickers a $1000 rebate toward the purchase of a new or used electric
Happy problem: Drive Electric NB’s rebate program was so popular it had to end early Read More »
The new educational campaign ‘Why Local? Why Not?’ from the Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick (AANB) is here to bring fresh produce and appetizing recipes to your table! AANB’s newly launched website provides all the information you need to buy local year-round. It includes a monthly calendar of what’s in season, recipes and meal ideas that
New local food campaign has all you need to eat good, feel good Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536683693228{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to aggressive investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy that will create good-paying jobs for tradespeople in New Brunswick?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text]The transition to an energy-efficient economy would create more than 25,000 full-time jobs in New Brunswick and increase the
Hard hats and work boots: energy efficiency could create 25,000+ jobs in New Brunswick Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Fundy Baykeeper, Environment Commissioner say governments need to up their game on aquaculture oversight” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%20SC%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536682459449{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to cracking down on pesticide use that threatens wild fish and critical fisheries, such as lobster and scallop, in the Bay
“They put their own interests well above their neighbours” Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Hitting N.B.’s land and water protection goals” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536680636485{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to protecting at least 10 per cent of land and water in New Brunswick by 2020, including increases to buffer zones along our rivers and streams, and protecting
Resilience by nature Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates at your door…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536243138968{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you protect our ocean, parks, rivers and lakes by committing to banning single-use plastic bags in New Brunswick?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text] “Remembering to bring a bag to the store is as simple as remembering to bring your car keys to your car,”
New Brunswick youth pushing for plastic bag ban Read More »
This September, get a chance to see the provinces’ largest solar farm! As part of Open Farm Day in New Brunswick (Sept. 16, 2018), Auenland Farm will be holding an open house to let you see their solar operation first hand. After 35 years of dairy farming, Frank Jopp decided to dedicate a few of
Solar herd: check out N.B’s first solar farm on Open Farm Day! Read More »
Things are heating up at Saint John’s Social Enterprise Hub – it is now home to the largest solar project in the city. The 60-panel installation is expected to prevent about 15.6 tonnes of carbon pollution from entering the atmosphere each year by powering the Hub with solar power. But the project has energized a
“Their excitement about the potential for solar energy grew the more they learned” Read More »
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