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Think local. Support local. Buy local, this holiday season

CCNB Blog, Media Releases /

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is reminding moms and dads that they have a free, easy-to-use service right at their fingertips chock full of wonderful, local gifts that will make any recipient feel warm and fuzzy this holiday season. BuyLocalNB.ca, the Conservation Council’s free, searchable online directory, features more than 500 producers, […]

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Left behind: National energy efficiency scorecard shows second consecutive year Higgs Government fails to help low-income New Brunswickers live comfortably and save energy

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Climate and Jobs, Media Releases /

Efficiency Canada’s national ranking of provincial energy efficiency policies shows that New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative Government under Premier Blaine Higgs is once again failing to help low income New Brunswickers such as seniors and single-family households live more comfortably and save on energy costs at home. Released today, the report (2020 Canadian Provincial Energy Efficiency

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National single-use plastics ban welcome move to reduce pollution plaguing our oceans, rivers, forests and parks 

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Fredericton, NB — The federal government has announced its intention to regulate plastic production, use and disposal under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, a move that should help citizens, governments and retailers reduce plastic pollution that plagues our oceans and sea life, and dots the province’s forests, parks and rivers.   We congratulate Minister Wilkinson and

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Conservation Council welcomes commitments to climate action, building back #BetterThanNormal, in federal Throne Speech 

CCNB Blog, Media Releases /

Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement in response to the federal government’s Speech from the Throne. “The Government of Canada has laid out its vision for building a more resilient, fair, sustainable and secure Canada in its Speech from the Throne.  We look

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Federal approval of lax regulations for big polluters fails to spur clean energy future New Brunswickers want

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Attention News Editors: The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Louise Comeau, Director of  Climate Change and Energy Solutions, made the following statement with respect to the Government of Canada’s approval today of New Brunswick’s proposed regulations for heavy polluters. “The Government of Canada has let New Brunswickers down by approving weak regulations that let Irving

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New poll: New Brunswickers want more protected land

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation, Media Releases /

New poll shows voters look favourably on parties willing to conserve forests and freshwater FREDERICTON – A survey of 500 New Brunswickers conducted between September 1st and 3rd shows overwhelming support for conserving forests and protecting critical habitat for fish and wildlife, with voters looking favourably on parties willing to act. The poll conducted for

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Top conservation groups challenge party leaders to take N.B. from laggard to leader on nature, water protection

CCNB Blog, Media Releases /

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s leading conservation groups are asking party leaders what they will do to catch up to the rest of Canada on nature and water protection if they are elected Premier in the general election on Sept. 14. Today, New Brunswick sits second-to-last in Canada on total protected land, at only 4.6 per

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Poll shows overwhelming support for Milltown Dam removal

CCNB Blog, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation, Media Releases /

Survey finds broad support for restoration of free flow on the lower St. Croix River ST. ANDREWS — A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of people living in St. Stephen and surrounding communities support NB Power’s plan to remove the Milltown Dam, restoring free flow to approximately 15-kilometers of the lower St. Croix River,

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Fundy Baykeeper, ENGOs and Fishermen Associations call for EIA of proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy

CCNB Blog, Marine Conservation, Media Releases /

Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, has co-signed a letter to New Brunswick’s Minister of Environment and Local Government calling for proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy to undergo a complete Environmental Impact Assessment. Kelly Cove Salmon’s proposal for new open-net pen salmon aquaculture sites in Maces Bay and Beaver Harbour is

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