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“Arthur really caught people’s attention,” Dr. Louise Comeau

CCNB in the News, Climate and Energy / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Dr. Louise Comeau, was a guest on CBC’s Shift yesterday discussing her research on the impact post-tropical storm Arthur had on New Brunswickers. Comeau’s research is seeking to better understand how the storm has changed the views of citizens regarding climate change, how individuals and municipalities […]

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Telegraph Journal: MLAs to hear climate change opinions

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

JOHN CHILIBECK LEGISLATURE BUREAU FREDERICTON • A new legislative committee will hear from anybody in the province who wants to express their view on climate change – no matter how long it takes, says the Liberal chairman. Andrew Harvey, a backbench Liberal MLA and former businessman who heads the committee, said in an interview anyone

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AcadieNouvelle: Audiences Énergie Est: une cinquantaine d’intervenants seront entendus

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Plus d’une cinquantaine d’individus et de groupes du Nouveau-Brunswick pourront intervenir durant la première ronde d’audiences sur l’avenir de l’oléoduc Énergie Est. L’Office national de l’Énergie (ONÉ) a dévoilé mercredi la liste de ceux qui ont obtenu le statut d’intervenant en prévision de ces audiences publiques sur le projet qui s’amorceront le 8 août à

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Lois Corbett on the risks associated with Energy East on l’Acadie Nouvelle

CCNB in the News / Zachary Bourque

The Conservation Council’s Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with reporter Mathieu Roy-Comeau of l’Acadie Nouvelle on the 500 intervenors to be heard at the National Energy Board (NEB) panel review sessions on Wednesday, July 22. Read the article here. Earlier this month, Corbett, alongside other environmental groups such as Nature NB and the Citizen’s Coalition

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CCNB’s Matt Abbott on concerns about the impact of the proposed pipeline on the Bay of Fundy

CCNB in the News, Fundy Baykeeper / Corey Robichaud

(St. Andrews) — Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott is featured in a lengthy article in the Financial Post about the proposed Energy East pipeline project, saying we need to look beyond the perceived short-term benefits and consider the many risks associated with the project. The pipeline “is designed to gain access to global markets for Western

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett on NB government’s decision to extend fracking moratorium indefinitely

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

Fredericton, N.B. – Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, was quoted in a recent CTV Atlantic News story applauding NB government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium indefinitely. “Today, New Brunswick joins jurisdictions all around the world in making the right decision,” said Corbett. Lois told CTV Atlantic News that the Gallant Government’s

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett on Mi’kmaq chief’s forestry strategy lawsuit

CCNB in the News / Tracy Glynn

Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s executive director Lois Corbett was quoted in a Telegraph Journal article today, supporting the Mi’kmaq First Nations’ lawsuit against the New Brunswick government over the forestry strategy. Corbett told the Telegraph that the information in the claim statement accompanying the lawsuit shows how the forest policy is an infringement of Aboriginal and treaty

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CCNB supports Mi’kmaq chiefs on forestry strategy

CCNB in the News / Tracy Glynn

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s executive director Lois Corbett was quoted in CBC, supporting the Mi’kmaq First Nations’ lawsuit against the New Brunswick government over the forestry strategy. Corbett told the CBC that the lawsuit shows how the forest policy is an infringement of Aboriginal and treaty rights. Corbett also told CBC: “We agree with

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CCNB’s Louise Comeau on talking climate change to MPs

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council’s Louise Comeau was the subject of a front page story in the April 13 edition of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Comeau, Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, spoke with the newspaper about being in Ottawa this week to meet with MPs about climate change. “We’re meeting with the New Brunswick MPs

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CCNB comments on BPA study

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with CTV Atlantic on Wednesday, March 30 about a new study raising a flag on the amount of bisphenol A (BPA) found in the lining of canned goods. Read the article and watch the video here. The study states that 71 per cent of sampled Del Monte cans tested positive for

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