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Resilience by nature

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation / Hannah Moore

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Hitting N.B.’s land and water protection goals” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” 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”][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_1536680636485{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to protecting at least 10 per cent of land and water in New Brunswick by 2020, including increases to buffer zones along our rivers and streams, and protecting […]

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“Their excitement about the potential for solar energy grew the more they learned”

CCNB Blog, Feature / Hannah Moore

Things are heating up at Saint John’s Social Enterprise Hub – it is now home to the largest solar project in the city. The 60-panel installation is expected to prevent about 15.6 tonnes of carbon pollution from entering the atmosphere each year by powering the Hub with solar power. But the project has energized a

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Where our forest is being sprayed this summer

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”139434″ img_size=”700 x 400″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The map showing where the forests will be sprayed with herbicides during summer 2018 is now available. Forestry companies spray large swaths of clearcuts with products containing glyphosate — a chemical linked to cancer and a slew of other health problems — beginning in July and continued through August. The full 2018

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Conservation Council welcomes plan to protect more Crown forest lands, but calls lack of action on herbicide spraying a missed opportunity

Feature, Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement with respect to today’s announcement about changes to Crown forest management in New Brunswick. She is available for interviews. “The moves announced today to set aside important natural habitat and better protect rivers and streams in our forests is a win for our organization,

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They put their own interests well above that of their neighbours: Fundy Baykeeper

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Feature / Hannah Moore

Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, is calling on the province for greater enforcement and oversight of aquaculture companies. Information following the Northern Harvest Sea Farms pesticide case was obtained by the CBC this week. Emails between the aquaculture company and provincial environment officials revealed the “tensions at play” last summer and fall, during a sea

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Blue-green algae: here’s what you need to know

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Hannah Moore

Warm, slow moving water might sound inviting for a relaxing dip – but if this sounds like the conditions at your favourite lake, you may want to check this site before jumping in. That’s where you’ll find the provincial government’s health advisories, including advisories of blue-green algae blooms at New Brunswick lakes. Algae season is

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Electric vehicle rebate program building momentum in New Brunswick

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Feature / Hannah Moore

Drive Electric NB and the New Brunswick Lung Association’s rebate program is officially back. New Brunswickers can now receive a $1,000 rebate towards the purchase of a new or used electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid vehicle, when you trade in your gas-powered car. Any EV or PHEV purchased within this fiscal year (April 1, 2018

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“Cities around the world will grow around a tree”

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Feature / Hannah Moore

More than 200 people gathered in Fredericton on Tuesday night for a public meeting to address the city’s proposed ‘revitalization’ of Officers’ Square. The plan — which includes cutting down 19 mature trees, including a century-old elm – has received backlash from the public. A petition calling for all work to halt, and for the

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Stress and high water: how flooding impacts our mental health

CCNB Blog, Feature / Hannah Moore

This year’s historic flooding in New Brunswick damaged about 12,000 properties across the province – but it did more than just destroy bricks and mortar. A recent study released by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation found that residential basement flooding also has a serious impact on the mental health of homeowners. The devastation of

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‘Mystery product’ released from Irving Oil refinery in Saint John

CCNB Blog, Feature / Hannah Moore

The Conservation Council’s executive director Lois Corbett is calling for a ‘good neighbours’ policy after an unidentified product was released into the air from the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John on Sunday, June 17. According to CBC News, the Department of Environment was notified by Irving on Sunday about an operational issue with the

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Resilience by nature

“Their excitement about the potential for solar energy grew the more they learned”

Where our forest is being sprayed this summer

Conservation Council welcomes plan to protect more Crown forest lands, but calls lack of action on herbicide spraying a missed opportunity

They put their own interests well above that of their neighbours: Fundy Baykeeper

Blue-green algae: here’s what you need to know

Electric vehicle rebate program building momentum in New Brunswick

“Cities around the world will grow around a tree”

Stress and high water: how flooding impacts our mental health

‘Mystery product’ released from Irving Oil refinery in Saint John

Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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