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Local photographer Nick Hawkins’ lecture on his work to expose the effects of deforestation in Costa Rica and Nicaragua on wildlife species such as the tapir at an overflowing room in the University of New Brunswick’s Forestry and Geology building was the subject of an article published by the St. Thomas The Aquinian, the St. […]
The Conservation Council’s Tula Newcomer Garden’s first successful season in Keswick Ridge was the subject of a CBC article published on Sept. 22. The twelve-hectare community farm was donated to the Conservation Council by Jim and Kay Bedell in the 1980s and has been the site of Canada’s first Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA). This summer, it was
The Conservation Council’s Tula Newcomer Garden featured by CBC Read More »
Conservation Council of New Brunswick forest program director, Tracy Glynn, spoke with Mark Kilfoil in an recent episode of CHSR’s 97.9 Lunchbox about the Conservation Council’s first-ever 5 Days for the Forest. The festival marks National Forest Week (Sept. 19-24, 2016) and and takes place in Fredericton. The forest festival will celebrate our diverse mixed-wood forest, wildlife and
That’s worth celebrating: CCNB’s Tracy Glynn on 5 Days for the Forest Read More »
Saint John — The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott was quoted in a CBC article published on August 12, 2016 on the expected increase in tanker traffic in the Bay of Fundy if the National Energy Board approves Energy East pipeline project. During the NEB panel sessions held in Saint John earlier that week,
Increased oil tanker traffic will impact fisheries Read More »
Yesterday, the president of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick was quoted in two articles, in which she warned the Legislative Assembly’s select committee on climate change that New Brunswick has missed clean energy opportunities more than once because of the province’s obsession with the oil and gas industry. Global News and CHSJ both reported
Clean energy opportunities missed due to oil & gas focus, says CCNB president Read More »
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott says climate change is affecting the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine — especially when it comes to delicate marine life systems and water temperature. “We are in a real state of flux,” says Abbott. “We have seen significant changes over the past
Fundy Baykeeper: climate change affecting sensitive marine life and ecosystems Read More »
The Conservation Council’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Dr. Louise Comeau, was quoted in article published on August 12, 2016 in the Globe and Mail on the federal government’s push to accelerate phasing-out of coal power as part of its pan-Canadian climate strategy. “It has to be managed, but managed it must be,” said
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Louise Comeau, the Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, spoke with l’Acadie Nouvelle on Wednesday, August 17 about the recommendations she gave the Legislature’s Select Committee on Climate Change. Read the article here. She proposes the creation of a committee of the cabinet on climate change presided
Climate Change: A cabinet committee is necessary, according to an expert Read More »
The Conservation Council’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Dr. Louise Comeau, was quoted in article published on August 12, 2016 in Daily Gleaner on Fredericton’s record number of heat alerts issued this past month. “The number of days reaching above 30 degrees Celsius is only going to continue to grow in the province
Dr. Louise Comeau on Fredericton breaking record of heat alerts this summer Read More »
Yesterday morning, Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) and one of the speakers presenting at the National Energy Board panel sessions on the Energy East pipeline was a guest on CBC’s Information Morning with Stephan Wedd. During the interview, Abbott raised a number of concerns about Energy East pipeline the
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