News posts from CCNB or elsewhere
J.D. Irving is seeking approval to install a new effluent treatment system at its Lake Utopia pulp mill in Saint John. The Conservation Council and others are worried that the upgrades may not improve conditions in the Bay of Fundy estuary that receives the effluent. According to Passamaquoddy Chief Hugh Akagi who conducted research in the area during his […]
The announcement of a new bridge across the Petitcodiac River to replace the causeway between Moncton and Riverview is being hailed as good news for the river and fish. Daniel LeBlanc, the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, told CBC that, “It will mean a final solution to the problems the river has known for 50 years. The second phase
Fundy Baykeeper on Petitcodiac River’s recovery Read More »
Louise Comeau, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Climate and Energy Solutions Director, spoke with Harry Forestell in an interview with CBC on Dec 8th, where she set the record straight on the long-term cost and savings associated with the government’s pledge to go carbon-neutral by 2030. “When we generate carbon pollution, it’s really because
Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, was quoted in an article by the Chronicle Herald published on Dec 7, as saying that Senate report’s proposal to move the current route ending from Bay of Fundy to Nova Scotia isn’t really a solution – it’s just shift some of the risk.
Louise Comeau, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Climate and Energy Solutions Director, is applauding the New Brunswick Climate Action Plan released today, Dec. 7, 2016. “This plan rests with the best in the country,” Comeau told CBC. “It is very good — if it’s fully implemented and that of course is what our work
“This plan rests with the best in the country:” Louise Comeau on NB Climate Action Plan Read More »
The hunt to find the next great trees of New Brunswick for a book to be published in 2017 was the topic covered on CBC Maritime Noon on Dec. 2, 2016. David Palmer, a retired forester who is collaborating with the Conservation Council on the project, talked about the stunning oak, elm and balsam fir trees that people have
Favourite tree stories featured on CBC Maritime Noon Read More »
Irving Pulp and Paper Ltd. is facing 15 counts of illegal dumping into the St. John River. The company is alleged to have violated the Fisheries Act between June 2014 and August 2016 at its Reversing Falls mill in Saint John. Matt Abbott, the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper, told CBC on Dec. 1st that, “It raises a
David Palmer of Atlantic Forestry Review is working with the Conservation Council on a second edition of The Great Trees of New Brunswick. Palmer spoke with Terry Seguin on Information Morning on Wednesday, Nov. 23 about the original book, published almost 30 years ago, and the challenge to find today’s great trees for the second edition. The first book
Dr. Louise Comeau, our Conservation Council’s Climate Change and Energy Solutions Director spoke with Terry Seguin on Information Morning Fredericton on the 22nd about the federal government’s announcement to phase-out coal-fired electricity by 2030. “You need to think about the entire electricity system and look at how do we manage the transition to a clean
What to expect: Dr. Comeau on upcoming phase-out of coal power Read More »
Dr. Louise Comeau, our Conservation Council’s Climate Change and Energy Solutions Director and Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, wrote an opinion piece published in the Nov 14, 2016 Telegraph Journal’s Pipeline Battlelines Commentary series looking at the future of the proposed Energy East Pipeline. “To bring it home in hockey terms, how should our government make
Pass the puck forward: CCNB on Energy East Pipeline Read More »
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