Leah Meyer – CCNB

SJ launches province’s first airport EV charging station

Leah Meyer — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:00:29 +0000

Saying it see the transition to electric vehicles as “inevitable,” the Saint John Airport has installed the province’s first air terminal EV charging station. The charging station was added during renovations and is already open for use, the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal reported this week. At a rate of $1-per-hour of charging, electric vehicles drivers will also enjoy free short-term…

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Shiny rooftop on Priestman Street: FHS getting NB’s biggest solar array

Leah Meyer — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 13:00:29 +0000

Sunny news! Fredericton High School will soon be home to the largest solar panel array in New Brunswick. The Daily Gleaner reported on Nov. 9 that the panels are already being installed on the roof of FHS, located on Priestman Street in the province’s capital city. They’re part of a provincial government pilot project to get a better understanding of solar panel use and potential in New…

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Don’t miss out: Dr. Thierry Vrain is visiting New Brunswick to present his work!

Leah Meyer — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:28:55 +0000

Dr. Thierry Vrain is coming to New Brunswick to present his research, for those who are interested in the effects of herbicides on organisms. The retired research scientist for the Canadian government and expert on genetically modified foods, Dr. Thierry Vrain, will be in New Brunswick for evening presentations in four communities from October 30 to November 3, 2017. He will be presenting his…

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Glynn urges new forest management model after federal report shows significant changes coming with climate change

Leah Meyer — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:27:08 +0000

Our Forest Campaign Director, Tracy Glynn, told the Canadian Press on Friday, Oct. 27 that New Brunswick should look at new models for managing our public forest in light of a new federal study investigating changes likely to occur in the Maritimes’ Acadian forest as a result of climate change. The Natural Resources Canada study says climate change impacts in the Maritimes may change the…

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Three NB communities partner behind wind power

Leah Meyer — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:00:31 +0000

Three communities in New Brunswick are joining forces on wind farm proposals that would power 12,800 homes with clean energy. Saint John Energy and smaller energy utilities in Edmundston and Perth-Andover recently submitted joint proposals to develop two wind farms, the Charlotte County Community Wind Farm near South Oromocto Lake, and the Chapman Community Wind Farm in Carleton County.

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New tricks of the trade(s): Iron & Earth helping to build Canada’s green economy

Leah Meyer — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Our friends at Iron & Earth are continuing their quest to help oil, gas and coal workers transition to work in the renewable energy industry. Iron & Earth is a worker-led non-profit organization that launched out of Alberta in the spring of 2015 when oil prices began to plummet and lay-offs were rampant. The workers, including boiler makers, electricians, pipefitters and ironworkers…

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Widespread solar adoption in NB inevitable: report

Leah Meyer — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:52:26 +0000

A new report commissioned by NB Power says that widespread solar power adoption by “tens of thousands of homes and businesses” is inevitable in New Brunswick. The report, by Montreal’s Dunsky Energy Consulting, urges the public utility to get ahead of the curve by launching a solar panel leasing option now for homeowners and businesses. The CBC reported this week that NB Power is “currently…

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Tanker strikes leading cause of right whale deaths: report

Leah Meyer — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:32:17 +0000

Scientists have a clearer picture of how a record-setting number of North Atlantic right whale deaths occurred in East Coast waters this summer. Wildlife pathologists released their necropsy results in an incident report out Oct. 5, concluding that tanker strikes were the main cause for the large number of deaths. In total, 15 right whales were found dead off the East Coast of Canada and the U.S.

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Moncton restaurant cuts out plastic straws entirely

Leah Meyer — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:36:45 +0000

Congratulations to St. James Gate for making efforts to reduce its ecological footprint! The local company’s restaurants in Moncton, Dieppe and Shediac are no longer offering plastic straws to their customers. According to the owner, Kolin Barely, his is the first establishment in Moncton to cut out plastic straw use entirely, after he found that all three St James Gate locations go through…

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Corbett on 2017 Ice Storm Review

Leah Meyer — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:52:48 +0000

The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, spoke to several media outlets about the 2017 Ice Storm Review report, released Friday, Aug. 18. Corbett was quoted in articles by the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, the Canadian Press, Global New Brunswick, CTV Atlantic, and The Bend. She told Global that the report rightly points out that “all scientists clearly agree that one of the…

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