CCNB in the News – CCNB

Climate action is the path to energy security

Moe Qureshi — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:48:18 +0000

Commentary Recently, Premier Higgs said that citizens who are demanding more government action on climate change need a reality check about energy security.Referencing the extreme cold on Feb. 4…

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Billionaire Irvings get help from feds to make good on promised pollution fix

Jon MacNeill — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:55:39 +0000

Oh, the saga continues.Our Fundy Baykeeper is questioning why the billionaire James Irving’s pulp and paper company needs a $100 million loan from the federal government to build a waste treatment facility it promised as part of its punishment for illegally polluting the St. John River for years. “We know they’re wealthy, we know their companies make a profit,” Matt Abbott…

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Energy board hearings demonstrate need for radical reform

Louise Comeau — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:46:08 +0000

Commentary Affordable electricity is essential to our quality of life, health and safety, and is a necessity of modern society. Yet, after nine days of Energy & Utility Board (EUB) hearings in Fredericton that ended Feb.

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Media Roundup: Hurricane Fiona, N.B.’s New Climate Plan, E-School Buses, And More

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:08:32 +0000

We work hard to ensure a strong environmental voice is heard in the New Brunswick print, radio and television media. Here are the latest stories Conservation Council staff have been called upon for expertise, analysis and commentary.Pictured above: The Canadian Space Agency released these photos of Prince Edward Island and part of New Brunswick’s eastern shore. The image on the left is from Aug.

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Media Roundup: CCNB Urges Caution On “Rushed” And “Ad Hoc” Energy Projects

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:04:48 +0000

Sept. 1—Dr. Louise Comeau speaks to Global New Brunswick about a joint letter Premier Higgs and the other Atlantic premiers to the federal government asking for an extension on the carbon price plan deadline—less than 24 hours before the provincial plans were due. Aug. 25—Dr. Comeau speaks to the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal about the hydrogen production plan proposed for northern New Brunswick…

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Media Roundup: CCNB Calls Out Higgs On LNG, Fracking Plans

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:59:27 +0000

Over the past weeks, our team has published a bilingual briefing note, op-ed and participated in a national news release on the provincial and federal governments’ talk of converting the Saint John LNG terminal to an export facility; we’ve called out Premier Higgs for his talk of ripping up the moratorium on shale gas fracking; and, we’ve weighed in on the need for an environmental bill of rights…

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Climate Roundup: No Room For LNG Export If We Want To Hit Climate Goals

Olivia Bates — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:36:02 +0000

Our resident climate change expert, Dr. Louise Comeau, recently weighed in on the federal government’s white paper laying out options for reducing carbon emissions from the oil and gas sector; meanwhile, her latest research looking at what it takes to get renewable energy projects off the ground was featured in the National Observer.

CCNB Media Round-up: Protecting Nature, One Step Closer to Ecological Forestry

Corey Robichaud — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:53:42 +0000

Environmental groups love celebrating nature protection.So last week was a great one for our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, and our N.B. allies in conservation.After years of campaigning by your Conservation Council and partners like the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-NB Chapter, the province announced 100,000 hectares of new protected natural areas on Thursday, July 14…

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CCNB Media Round-up: Wild Week For Climate Commentary

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:37:38 +0000

From transformational change at NB’s public utility to holding the province accountable on climate action, it was a busy week for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s climate team. It started on Monday when NB Power announced its president and CEO, Keith Cronkhite, was stepping down as part of its board of directors’ bold new vision for the utility. “As we look to the future we are facing…

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CCNB Media Round-up: Best Practices for Community Engagement, How To Break Ground On Renewable Energy Projects, And Calling Out Canada’s Carbon Offset System

Corey Robichaud — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:54:17 +0000

June 17 | CBC Information Morning Fredericton: Dr. Louise Comeau on Building Community Support For Renewable Energy Projects — Dr. Louise Comeau gives a rundown on our latest research project which looks at why some renewable energy projects fail and what it takes to build strong community support behind them. Dr. Comeau says projects will have a much better chance of moving forward if local…

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