Official CCNB Media Releases
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is thrilled to announce the arrival of three new artists in residence for its “From Harm to Harmony, Community Engaged Artist in Residence and Mentorship Program.” The program aims to foster community engagement in environmental advocacy through art, and we are excited to welcome Stephen Hero, Shoshanna Wingate, and Mario Doiron to the program.
Traditional territory of the Wabanaki Peoples/Fredericton — Yesterday, a solidarity statement was sent to every MLA in New Brunswick, calling for the government to immediately halt its drive to bring a shale gas industry to the province. The statement, from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, the Sierra Club Atlantic Region, and the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA), was …
As New Brunswick hosts forest ministers from across the country in St. Andrews this week, conservation groups are calling on the provincial government to step into its leadership role.
New Brunswick’s greenhouse gas emissions increased 700,000 tonnes from 2020 to 2021, a six per cent increase, due to increased emissions in the electricity sector.
Today’s federal budget should be an invitation to New Brunswick and NB Power to get charged up about zero-emitting electricity, particularly least-cost renewable energy, storage, and transmission, rather than more costly and risky nuclear or shale gas.
“The provincial budget indicates provincial priorities through its planned spending. We need to invest in priorities that make peoples’ lives more affordable, and that includes investments to ensure we use less energy, but also environmental protection and clean up.”
“There never was a business, environmental, public health or climate case for the Saint John LNG project, including the unrealistic idea from Premier Higgs that the province would lift the shale gas moratorium to supply the Saint John LNG plant quickly and cost effectively.”
The New Brunswick Coalition for Tenants Rights and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick are calling on the government of New Brunswick to immediately act to protect people in government-run housing from radon gas.
New Brunswick can build a secure, affordable and sustainable electricity system today without gambling on risky, unproven small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology.
New Brunswick can build a secure, affordable and sustainable electricity system today without gambling on risky, unproven small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology.
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