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Clean energy opportunities missed due to oil & gas focus, says CCNB president

CCNB in the News, Climate and Energy, Climate and Jobs / Corey Robichaud

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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Dr. Louise Comeau on federal push to accelerate phasing-out of coal power

CCNB in the News, Climate and Energy / Corey Robichaud

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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A climate action plan for NB is a clean energy plan

Climate and Energy, Climate and Jobs, Media Releases / Louise Comeau

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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Iron & Earth: Workers take charge in the transition to renewable energy

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Climate and Jobs, Feature / Corey Robichaud

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 releases schedule for public consultations

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Corey Robichaud

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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“Hot town, livin’ in the city”: Fredericton breaks record with eighth Level 1 Heat Advisory

Climate and Energy, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

August 12, 2016 FREDERICTON, N.B – If you live in Fredericton, you know that calling the weather we’ve experienced this July and August “hot” is an understatement. Five years ago the provincial government’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) began the Heat Alert Assistance Program to monitor and issue public heat advisories to the public. Since its inception

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Sustainably farmed eggs, sunny-side-up and with no emissions

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Corey Robichaud

Whenever someone asks me how I like my eggs, I tell them with, “I like my eggs free-ranged, sunny side-up, bottom-browned, and sprinkled with pinch of salt and pepper.” But thanks to the Brant Hutterite Colony’s push to produce to 13,000 eggs a day in Alberta without producing any greenhouse gas emissions, diners there might

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The important role New Brunswick’s farmers have to play in addressing climate change

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Implementing renewable energy solutions on New Brunswick’s farms By Jimy Beltran (CCNB Intern) The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has released a bold, made-in-New Brunswick Climate Action Plan to address climate change and reduce our Province’s greenhouse gas emissions. This blog examines how farmers, already some of New Brunswick’s greatest conservationists, can implement new practices

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The stories are flooding in! Tell us how Post-Tropical Storm Arthur affected you

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Do you remember post-tropical storm Arthur? The July 2014 extreme weather event left 195,000 households without power for as much as a few days to two weeks because winds of 100 km/hour and heavy rain knocked down trees and power lines. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) is conducting research to learn more about

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“Together, we can be a part of the global energy revolution,” Dr. Louise Comeau

CCNB in the News, Climate and Energy / Corey Robichaud

The Conservation Council’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Dr. Louise Comeau wrote a commentary, published in Telegraph Journal, rallying New Brunswickers to do their fair share and support the Conservation Council’s recently unveiled Climate Action Plan. “Climate change affects us all, but especially the poor, the old and the sick, even here in

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