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CCNB joins 60+ groups calling for a climate review of Energy East

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Leading environmental organizations & community groups call for the National Energy Board to consider the upstream climate impacts of the pipeline Voir ce message en francais Full Letter: http://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Final-NEB-Letter-PDF.pdf Montreal, QC – Today, more than 60 environmental and community groups from across Canada sent a letter to Peter Watson, head of the National Energy Board, […]

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Conservation Council pleased to see government raising bar on accountability and transparency around public forests

Feature, Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

(Voir ce message en français) (Fredericton, N.B.) — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is commending the provincial government for releasing the details of the forestry agreements signed last year by the previous government. “We’re pleased this government has cast some transparency and light on deals New Brunswickers should know about,” says Lois Corbett, Executive

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Without a Paddle

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Feature / Stephanie Merrill

Documenting the failure—and the potential—of New Brunswick’s Water Classification Program.Posted on December 8, 2014 in Water Canada’s November/December 2014 issue. During the height of fishing season in New Brunswick, as anglers lured Atlantic salmon on the famous Miramichi River and kids navigated through thickets to seek out their favourite summer swimming holes, a report came

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Renewables on the rise: Green jobs outnumber tar sand workers

CCNB Blog, Feature / Lois Corbett

Can you feel that tide shifting? Big news from the folks at Clean Energy Canada this week: a new report shows that Canada has more people working in the green energy sector than it does in the tar sands. Let’s take a moment to reflect on that. Jobs in clean energy and energy efficiency have

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Conservation Council pleased with environmental focus in Throne Speech

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

(Fredericton, N.B.) — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is applauding the provincial government for placing sustainable job creation and environmental protection at the forefront of its mandate. The throne speech delivered today by Lieutenant Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau on behalf of Premier Brian Gallant’s Liberal government made several mentions of the government’s commitment to the

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Pipeline project threatens Picture Province’s rivers, streams and iconic Bay of Fundy

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Proposed pipeline would contribute almost twice as much carbon pollution to the air as all of New Brunswick, but climate change ignored in the filing (Fredericton, N.B.) The Executive Director of Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the multiple risks associated with a proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to Saint John could put thousands of

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Proposed regulation flagged by biologists

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

New federal government regulation proposes to kill wild fish to protect fish farms This proposed regulation would impact all coastal provinces; Federal regulation of fresh water aquaculture ignored (OTTAWA, ON, Oct 22, 2014) Proposed regulations for the aquaculture industry do not deliver on the responsibilities of Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) to

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Buy Local this Thanksgiving!

CCNB Blog, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Thanksgiving weekend is upon us at last, and folks, have we got some goodies for you! Last week we asked followers and supporters of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to send us your favourite holiday recipes. We received some straight-up mouth-watering dishes, many that had staff at Conserver House even more anxious for the

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Conservation Council congratulates Premier Gallant and his Cabinet upon official swearing-in

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON – The Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick is extending congratulations to Premier Gallant, and his newly appointed Cabinet Ministers, being sworn into power today by Lieutenant Governor Graydon Nicholas. “We’d like to congratulate Mr. Gallant and all Cabinet members as they prepare to serve the best interests of the people of

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Conservation Council of New Brunswick applauds Premier-designate Brian Gallant for recent announcement on job creation

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREDERICTON – Premier-designate Brian Gallant has pledged to grow the provincial economy by focusing on innovation-based entrepreneurship and making it easier to get the research currently underway at our universities and tech incubators out into the world. “We applaud this approach and support Mr. Gallant in his drive toward creating new jobs and

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