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Upwards of 200 people gathered before the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in messy weather on Thursday, Nov. 21 to call for an independent inquiry into the firing of wildlife expert Rod Cumberland. This summer, Cumberland was terminated from his teaching position at the Maritime College of Forest Technology. The former provincial deer biologist has […]
“Rod Cumberland is one of my heroes”: Corbett at Rally for Rod Read More »
New Brunswick is a major laggard when it comes to helping people and businesses save money on electricity costs and reduce their carbon pollution footprint, according to the first-ever national energy efficiency scorecard. Efficiency Canada’s report, released Nov. 19, ranked all 10 provinces on their programs, policies and incentives around energy efficiency. New Brunswick came
With new research estimating more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are smothering the Bay of Fundy seafloor, and with municipalities already positioned to move forward on a province-wide plastic bag ban, the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper is calling on the province to do its part in creating a system that makes it easier for
A wake-up call for New Brunswick: Matt Abbott on plastic waste in Bay of Fundy Read More »
Our Executive Director Lois Corbett says the provincial government’s new water quality report provides a solid snapshot of the state of surface water in New Brunswick — though she has recommendations to make the next report even better. “For what it does have in it, it’s a very good report and it’s relatively easy to
Corbett applauds N.B. water quality report, but calls for more details in next one Read More »
Our Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke to CTV Atlantic’s Laura Brown on Wednesday, Nov. 6 after the City of Fredericton released its findings from community meetings held this summer to hear residents’ experiences with back-to-back historic floods in 2018 and 2019. Read the city’s engagement report, released Nov. 5, here. It includes the city’s response
Years of work, guidance and leadership from conservation groups in New Brunswick finally came to fruition earlier this month as the provincial government announced a commitment to double the amount of protected land and water in New Brunswick by 2020. The move will increase the total percentage of protected areas in New Brunswick from 4.6
Conservation Council consultant Louise Comeau welcomed comments Premier Blaine Higgs made about climate action following the results of Monday’s federal election. Higgs told reporters on Tuesday, Oct. 22 that “the country has spoken” on a price on pollution and that his provincial government will “have to find a way in New Brunswick to make it
Comeau on N.B.’s options for putting a fair price on pollution Read More »
Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, spoke to reporters this week about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report on the ocean and cryosphere (or frozen parts of the Earth). Abbott spoke with CTV Atlantic’s Mike Cameron about the report’s findings and projections, which he says represents a scientific call to action to protect coastal
“It’s a hard read”: Abbott on IPCC’s oceans report Read More »
Conservation Council consultant Louise Comeau helped New Brunswickers sift through parties’ climate change platforms in the lead up to the federal election. Comeau spoke with CBC Information Morning Fredericton host Terry Seguin on Sept. 27. Listen to the full interview here. Comeau was back at it on Oct. 1, speaking with CBC’s Shift NB host
Comeau on federal election: ranking parties’ climate platforms Read More »
Student-led #Fridays4Future climate strikes held across the province on Sept. 20 and Sept. 27 received widespread media attention, with the Conservation Council weighing in to offer support for student strikers and recommendations to government on climate solutions. CBC New Brunswick Evening News led its Sept. 27 broadcast with the strikes. Students led marches or climate
Conservation Council weighs in on student climate strikes, climate solutions Read More »
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