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EcoNews Special Election Edition—Questions to ask your local candidates

With the New Brunswick general election coming up on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, we wanted to help you find out where your local candidates stand on the environmental issues important to you as a Conservation Council supporter. You’ve likely noticed things are a bit different this election. COVID-19 precautions mean most candidates won’t be knocking […]

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EcoNews — Where our forest is being sprayed this summer

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you the online map, recently released by government and the forestry industry, showing where our Crown forest will be sprayed with glyphosate-based herbicides, and we welcome you to use our letter-writing tool to let your MLA know you want this unnecessary practice to stop; we give you one

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EcoNews — Protecting wild salmon, a new way to give back, and inspiration for getting to #BetterThanNormal

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, our Fundy Baykeeper joins other leading ENGOs and fisheries associations in N.B. to call for a full Environmental Impact Assessment as a salmon farming company looks to expand its operations in the Bay of Fundy; our Executive Director shares with you her top webinar picks of the first 100+ days

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EcoNews — In solidarity with our Indigenous and Black neighbours

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we share in the outpouring of grief, condolences and recognition of the need for deep, systemic change as the Black Lives Matter movement and other anti-racist and justice groups lead the work to end systemic racism and police violence against people of colour in our society; we bring you an

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EcoNews — Amplify our call for a #BetterThanNormal recovery in NB!

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we welcome you to add your voice alongside the hundreds of New Brunswickers who have already joined our call for a #BetterThanNormal economic recovery in N.B.; our executive director reports on a new study from top economists showing how innovative stimulus measures, like investing in energy efficiency or renewable energy,

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EcoNews — Take care and #BeWell in times of crisis

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you resources to help us all get through this extraordinary time. We share a great presentation from our Dr. Louise Comeau on how we can support each other and advance the important grassroots movements in New Brunswick amid the COVID-19 pandemic; our Executive Director offers some tips that

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EcoNews — Music for the Bay of Fundy, myth busting small nuclear reactors, and having your say on glyphosate spraying

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we invite you celebrate World Water Day in style at an upcoming benefit concert for our Fundy Baykeeper; we share the exciting news of a conference we’re co-sponsoring this fall to look at the past and future of environmentalism in New Brunswick; we let you know how you can participate

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EcoNews — A heartfelt thank you, keeping an eye on committee, and some exciting news from Conserver House!

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our heartfelt thanks following our most successful year-end fundraising drive yet; we share details (what few are available, anyway) on the legislature’s new committee studying glyphosate and other environmental issues; we give you our reaction to the clean energy deal between Hydro-Quebec and NB Power; we update

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EcoNews — N.B.’s embarrassing energy efficiency ranking, climate action in the Throne Speech, students striking on Black Friday, and Great Trees, Great Gifts

EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our message to Premier Higgs after a new report shows New Brunswick is a national laggard on energy efficiency; we welcome new commitments on climate action in the 2019 Speech from the Throne; we invite you to join youth in Fredericton (and across the globe) participating in

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EcoNews — Big news for protected natural areas, rallying for Rod Cumberland, and starting a new conversation about climate action in N.B.

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, we celebrate a long-sought victory as the province commits to protect at least 10 per cent of N.B.’s land and water by 2020 — but where exactly the new spaces will be, and whether they’ll be fully protected in law, remains to be seen; we invite you to stand up

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