In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you photos and a recap of the inspiring day of climate action in N.B. and across the planet last Friday; we bring you climate action highlights from the federal budget and (the lack thereof in) the provincial budget; we celebrate the newest offshore marine protected area in the […]
In this edition of EcoNews, we encourage you to use our letter-writing tool to have your say on the Sisson Mine’s plan to use fish-bearing brooks in the Nashwaak Watershed for part of its waste tailings as the federal government takes final comments from the public; we bring you our Fundy Baykeeper’s preliminary recommendations as
In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you an informative commentary from our friend Jim Emberger about the oil and gas industry’s penchant for over-promising, under-delivering, and racking up loads of debt (and environmental messes) in the process; we bring you a breakdown of a new forestry model proposed for Nova Scotia that would see
In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you strong reaction from Environment Canada and our Fundy Baykeeper as a plea deal is reached in Irving Pulp and Paper’s latest pollution case; we bring you a great read — and timely reminder — that the moratorium on fracking is smart public policy; we share two op-eds
In this edition of EcoNews, we give you everything you need to write your MLA and political party leaders to show your support for protecting land and water in N.B.; we bring you the bizarro-world plea deal Irving is proposing after pleading guilty to once again polluting a national heritage river; we share the findings
In this edition of EcoNews, we break down the 2018 herbicide spray map to identify the spraying hotspots near popular New Brunswick lakes this summer; we take a closer look at the provincial government’s announcement about changes to Crown forest management in New Brunswick; we celebrate a proposal to get rid of bee-killing pesticides in
In this edition of EcoNews, we celebrate more than $1.6 million in federal funding for the Peskotomuhkati Nation to restore and protect habitats around the Bay of Fundy; we bring you the highlights from a new report calling for comprehensive water protection laws in N.B.; we bring you an update on the effort to protect historic features
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In this edition of EcoNews, an oil refinery product is released into a Saint John neighbourhood and Irving Oil won’t say what it was; we bring you the first areas slated to be sprayed with herbicides in New Brunswick this summer; share the highlights from this week’s public meeting about the controversial Officers’ Square revitalization in
In this edition of EcoNews, we give you some highlights from our first-ever and, it turns out, incredibly popular N.B. EcoHomes Tour; we tell you about the plastics charter we signed onto that gives a roadmap to a plastic-waste-free Canada; invite you to a free webinar about the controversial company behind the proposed Sisson Mine;
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In this edition of EcoNews, we invite you to join us for an historic film on controversial spraying in New Brunswick’s forests; we offer you a free passport to a low-carbon future with our upcoming N.B. EcoHomes tour; share a win-win opportunity for you to get some sunshine and fresh air while helping our struggling
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