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Louise Comeau, the Conservation Council’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, told CBC in a story published on Nov. 1, 2016 that a new report on flood preparedness in Canadian provinces and the Yukon by a researcher at the University of Waterloo only give us the part of the picture. The report gave New Brunswick a […]
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Last June, our team at the Conservation Council conducted a series of interviews, including with you and members of your staff, to assess community capacity to adapt to climate change. We used the community’s experience with post-tropical storm Arthur as a focal point for the study. Community capacity is the ability to get things done.
Select Committee on Climate Change Report Could Set Stage for a Sustainable New Brunswick Louise Comeau, Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions October 24, 2016 The Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change is a testament to the value of making our voices heard. Members of the eight-member, all-party committee listened to New
PRESS RELEASE Select Committee on Climate Change Report Could Set Stage for a Sustainable New Brunswick October 24, 2016 Fredericton – The Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change is a testament to the value of making our voices heard. Members of the eight-member, all-party committee listened to New Brunswickers and have delivered
University of New Brunswick Forestry Professor Charles Bourque was quoted in an article published by CBC on Sept 19., saying that if emissions remain at their current level then softwood species like the balsam fir may be gradually ‘eradicated’ due to climate change. “The tree species that require lower temperatures will tend to be eradicated
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
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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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The Conservation Council’s statement in response to the Federal government’s intention to accelerate the phase-out of coal By Dr. Louise Comeau, Conservation Council September 2, 2016 The Government of Canada today indicated its intention to advance phase-out of coal to generate electricity while being sensitive to regional concerns and potential impacts on the middle class
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Have you heard of Iron & Earth? It’s an organization led by Canada’s oil sands workers that came together in the spring of 2015 when oil prices began to drop and workers were facing mass layoffs in the Alberta oil sands. The workers, including boiler makers, electricians, pipe fitters and iron workers, want to
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The Select Committee on Climate Change, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly, is responsible for consulting the public and interested stakeholders on the issues raised in the discussion guide entitled Building a Stronger New Brunswick Response to Climate Change. The purpose of the discussion guide is to help begin a dialogue on how New Brunswickers
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