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When we debate climate solutions like carbon pricing, let us keep in mind the risks we face and costs we are paying from the floods, heat waves, wildfires and coastal erosion affecting New Brunswickers. The strength of these type of events is increasing because of the warming planet. Let’s not forget that climate change is […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536683693228{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to aggressive investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy that will create good-paying jobs for tradespeople in New Brunswick?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text]The transition to an energy-efficient economy would create more than 25,000 full-time jobs in New Brunswick and increase the
Hard hats and work boots: energy efficiency could create 25,000+ jobs in New Brunswick Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two homeowners featured in our upcoming Passport to a Low Carbon Economy EcoHomes Tour spoke with CBC Shift NB’s Vanessa Vander Valk this week to share their story and let New Brunswickers know how fun and beneficial switching to a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle has been for them. Peeter and Kate Vihvelin live off-grid at their
“One thing we’ve discovered, solar panels generate really amazing amounts of power” Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138123″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1525886883032{margin-bottom: -15px !important;}”]Have you wondered what you can do to lessen your home’s carbon footprint? Would you like to learn more about the options available to you and the practical steps you can take to make a real difference? Here is your chance to see what homeowners in your community are
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Canada’s GDP is expected to grow at least 38 per cent by the 2030 Paris Agreement deadline, even with greater greenhouse gas reductions than the current federal plan OTTAWA, ONT. — Meeting Canada’s international climate commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will have virtually no impact on the country’s continued economic growth, finds research
Economic research shows Canada can afford to take greater climate action Read More »
Are you, or do you know a neighbour or friend who can’t help but daydream about all the new renewable energy and energy efficiency projects they’re looking forward to playing with this summer? Maybe the company you work for always stays up-to-date with the latest energy-saving technologies and energy efficiency designs? Or are you proud
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Proposed community-owned wind project would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Residents in Sackville, N.B., want to build its first community-owned wind-farm that would power up to 7,000 homes in the area, and help reduce carbon pollutio. What they need now is the go-ahead from NB Power. “New Brunswick Power is in the place now
Proposed community-owned Wind Farm would power up to 7,000 Sackville homes Read More »
A new report says Canada’s cities and towns should leave wetlands intact if they want to save money when it comes to damages brought on by flooding linked to climate change. As we already know, wetlands, including our bug-ridden bogs, marshes and slimy swamps, are natural flood-water sponges that can easily and quickly absorb excessive
Mayors who preserve wetlands save big bucks, study finds Read More »
June 20, 2017 — New Brunswick Auditor General Kim MacPherson released the first volume of the 2017 New Brunswick Auditor General Report today, including an assessment of New Brunswick’s progress toward reducing greenhouse gases and adapting to climate change. Speaking to the Telegraph-Journal the day before the report came out, our Executive Director, Lois Corbett,
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With 60 photovoltaic panels on the roof, Andrew McLeod’s association holds the title for largest solar array in New Brunswick. And it’s a distinction he can’t wait to lose. “It’s gonna happen, we’re going to lose that title, there is no doubt about it,” says McLeod, CEO of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
“That’s our goal — for someone else to come up bigger and better” Read More »
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