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The Conservation Council’s Jon MacNeill takes you along for his adventure during our Pathway to a Cleaner Future: EcoBuildings Tour, held in Greater Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton on Saturday, June 1.
‘Now I’m making plans’: 2019 Eco Buildings Tour inspires change and hope Read More »
The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, issued the following statement with respect to Premier Blaine Higgs’ scheme to use citizens’ money for gas pump stickers containing misleading information about federal carbon tax. “It is very concerning to me. It seems highly politically motivated and runs up against his pledge to have open, honest and
Forget playing with stickers. We need a grown-up discussion about climate change Read More »
June 5 is Clean Air Day, but private energy sector says better education and communication is needed Whether it’s private businesses like Greystone Energy Systems making energy-efficient cooling systems or Saint John expanding its solar and wind capabilities, it’s clear clean energy industries are making waves in New Brunswick. But with June 5 being Clean
Is New Brunswick doing enough to promote its renewable energy sector? Read More »
Saint John unveils new climate action plan, Mayor says city in climate emergency Mayor Don Darling declared Saint John is in a “climate emergency” earlier this month – a term many municipalities across the world have been using lately to describe the threat of climate change to people’s health, well being, property and way of
“Everything we do now, we’ll have that question: how will it affect climate change?” Read More »
Here is your chance! Get inspired and find out what innovative homeowners and business owners are doing in your neighborhood by signing up to participate in our Pathway to a Cleaner Future: Eco Buildings Tour, scheduled from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2019.
Get your ticket to a Cleaner Future today! Our NB EcoBuildings Tour is back! Read More »
This year we’ve expanded the Milton F Gregg Awards in celebration of our 50th year of environmental action in New Brunswick. You can now nominate your Eco-Hero in one of 15 categories!
Nominate Your Eco-Hero! Deadline: July 31 Read More »
Need a little push to sign up for our Pathway to a Cleaner Future: Eco Buildings Tour? Check out this great video made by a wonderful volunteer who wasn’t able to participate this year but still wanted to offer you a glimpse of what you can expect to see at our Eco Buildings Tour on June 1st.
Eco Buildings Tour Sneak Peek – Visit an off-grid home today! Read More »
Outside the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton on May 10, more than 250 people, mostly youth, gathered to urge the elected representatives inside to take urgent action on the climate crisis. It was the third “Fridays for Future” climate strike at the Legislature and the crowd has been growing slowly each time.
Youth speakers increasing at Fredericton climate strike Read More »
New Brunswick and the whole of Atlantic Canada grew on the energy of the forests, the fish, the animal furs, the bountiful coastal estuaries and the rich alluvial soils. Settlers lived in the bounty of farming, ship building, forestry and fishing. They made the wealth of the land their wealth, and helped the building of
As New Brunswickers along the Wolastoq (St. John) River face the reality of a second “flood of the century” in two years, it is clear that a new approach to flood management is urgently needed. While some flooding during the spring freshet is expected, the devastating floods we’ve lived through in recent years are not
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