News posts from CCNB or elsewhere
A Conversation with Stephanie Merrill from Conservation Council of New Brunswick about the Shale Gas Protest and arrests at the Elsipogtog and Allies Peaceful Encampment. The first six minutes features Stephanie on Oct 17, the day of the Elsipogtog incident, and the rest of the podcast is from our followup conversation on Oct 24 live […]
Interview with Vermont Community Radio, Moccasin Tracks Read More »
Adam Huras Legislative Bureau 09 Oct 2013 FREDERICTON – A slate of expert river scientists have been tapped to provide the independent research that will help decide the future of the Mactaquac dam. NB Power has partnered with the University of New Brunswick-based Canadian Rivers Institute to analyze the environmental impact of the looming
Scientists examine options for Mactaquac Dam Read More »
BY COLIN MCPHAIL MCPHAIL.COLIN@BRUNSWICKNEWS.COM 02 SEP 2013 11:35PM Citizens and environmental groups will get the chance to formally comment on the Sisson mine project and its environmental impact assessment. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency opened a six-week public comment period Friday to gather input on the mine’s impact assessment, which was released Friday. Stephanie Merrill,
Sisson mine open to public comment Read More »
Conservation Council of New Brunswick forest program director, Tracy Glynn, was featured in a Radio Canada International (RCI) story published on August 21st, on renewed calls to end the herbicide spraying in public forests in New Brunswick. “When we look around at our neighbours, Quebec banned herbicide spraying of its public forests in 2001, and it’s well
CCNB’s Tracy Glynn calls on NB government to end herbicide spraying in public forests Read More »
BY LAURA HUBBARD TIMES & TRANSCRIPT On Saturday, a Solidarity Summer event saw people from around the three Maritime provinces and of all nations gather around the fire to take a stance on shale gas exploration and seismic testing planned for New Brunswick. “Today is a celebration of friendships and of the positivity that’s been
Protesters hold their ground over seismic testing Read More »
SHANE MAGEE KINGS COUNTY RECORD But saying the company will talk with residents doesn’t ease concerns of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. “Consultation has become a buzz word that doesn’t mean anything,” said council spokeswoman Stephanie Merrill. She said whether it is true consultation will depend on how the company handles it. She said
Corridor says it will consult before fracking Read More »
Thu, Jun 13: Anti shale gas protestors say they have drawn their line and it runs right across Highway 126 north of Moncton. SWN Resources has been using seismic testing trucks to explore for shale gas in the area. But protesters say they don’t want the trucks to pass their encampment. Global’s Brion Robinson reports.
Line drawn for SWN, protesters say Read More »
By James Jenkinson for The Daily Gleaner June 17, 2013 “Environmentalists and woodlot owners have grave concerns with the status quo of New Brunswick’s forest industry, but the Forest Products Association of Canada president says it’s poised for a promising future.” … The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Tracy Glynn said a public survey commissioned
Forests need to be better managed, groups say Read More »
BY KAREN KLEISS, EDMONTON JOURNAL June 7, 2013 Prime Minister Stephen Harper supports the pipeline but federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has expressed caution, citing environmental concerns. Celine Delacroix, executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, said opposition is mounting as New Brunswickers learn more about the proposal. read full article
Support grows for pipeline to the East Coast as opposition takes root Read More »
CBC June 4, 2013 “These are nasty, toxic, cancer-causing chemicals,” said Inka Milewski, of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. The mill’s operating permit from the Department of Environment allows for 140 metric tonnes of formaldehyde emissions a year. That’s more than what was allowed for most of the time Weyerhaeuser was running the mill,
Miramichi mill under fire for ‘toxic’ emissions Read More »
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