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Welcome to the online edition of EcoAlert, New Brunswick’s Environmental Magazine. EcoAlert is the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s membership magazine. It brings you environmental news, exciting stories of positive change happening in our communities, and important action alerts from across our province. We share stories of the work we’re doing in our program areas – including […]
New Eco-Alert! Spring 2016! Read More »
It’s spring and that means something sweet is brewing across New Brunswick: maple syrup! Last week we travelled to Dumfries Maples located on the picturesque Saint John River Valley, about 35 minutes from Fredericton. We found this sugar bush by searching for “maple” in our free BuyLocalNB™ mobile app. Upon arrival, we were greeted by
Buying local this season: A tour of Dumfries Maples Read More »
A research team from California’s prestigious Stanford University says all of Canada can go 100 per cent renewable by 2030. The Solutions Project, whose goal is to move the world toward 100 per cent renewable energy, has calculated exactly how Canada can transition to a completely clean energy future using existing technologies. The team of Stanford
Stanford group charts path for Canada’s renewable transition Read More »
Bloomberg News is calling it: the 2020s will be the decade of the electric vehicle. Bloomberg New Energy Finance released a new analysis last week showing that sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise and could wreck oil markets within the next 10 years. Batteries account for about 30 per cent of the
2020: The Decade of the Electric Vehicle Read More »
Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s Discussion Paper, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick, released today. She is available for comment. “Environment Minister Brian Kenny gives us an excellent foundation for
Statement on Provincial Water Protection Strategy Read More »
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal and Woodstock Bugle-Observer on March 1, 2016 The report from the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing gives New Brunswickers more evidence that our government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down the gauntlet for us to start the
Throwing down the gauntlet on the clean energy transition Read More »
FREDERICTON — The report released today from the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing provides more evidence that the provincial government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down the gauntlet for N.B. to start the transition to a thriving low-carbon economy. Consider what the Commissioners say in their
Solar is gaining some serious ground. This week the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced that new solar power capacity outpaced the new generating capacity of natural gas in 2015. SEIA says 7.3 gigawatts of solar PV were installed in the U.S. last year, accounting for 29.5 per cent of the country’s new electric
Solar Wins, Natural Gas Loses in 2015 Read More »
Just as students were drivers of social change in the divestment campaign to end apartheid in South Africa, one of the key fights for climate protection today is also being blazed on college and university campuses across the world, including here in New Brunswick. Today and tomorrow, people from across the world will show their
#Divest: Student leaders champion fight for climate justice Read More »
In honour of World Wetlands Day, Feb. 2, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and New Brunswick wildlife and conservation photographer Nick Hawkins have teamed up to create a virtual tour of NB wetlands and the wildlife that rely on them. To take the tour, visit the gallery here. You can’t walk far in New
World Wetlands Day – CCNB Celebrates with a Virtual Tour of New Brunswick Wetlands Read More »
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