Official CCNB Media Releases
Canadian Groups Call on Federal Government to Reject Pipelines, As New U.S.Led Campaign Calls for National Tar Sands Dilbit Tanker Ban July 26, 2016, Saint John—A new report released today by the US – based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in partnership with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and other numerous Canadian and U.S. groups, […]
Fredericton – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, has shut down its main drinking water supply intakes after a Husky Energy oil pipeline ruptured, spilling up to 250,000 litres of heavy oil and chemical diluent just 300 metres from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The 40,000 residents of Prince Albert as well as 1,400 rural residents, who depend on the city’s
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MEDIA RELEASE Conservation Council of New Brunswick releases policy options to spur climate change conversation READ: A Climate Action Plan For New Brunswick July 13, 2016 Fredericton, N.B. – A new report from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released today, offers provincial politicians, environmental policy makers, and citizens a bold vision for New Brunswick. The
June 22, 2016 FREDERICTON, N.B. — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has been selected as an intervenor in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. Announced on June 22, the decision means the Conservation Council’s team of scientists and experts can file written evidence, ask written questions about
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June 8, 2016 FREDERICTON, N.B. – The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, has been awarded Gulf of Maine Council’s 2016 Visionary Award. The Gulf of Maine Council Visionary Award presented annually to an individual or organization within each of the five Gulf of Maine jurisdictions of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and
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FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement regarding Premier Gallant’s cabinet shuffle. “We congratulate the Premier as well as the new and returning cabinet ministers after today’s shuffle. We look forward to seeing this government take bold and innovative measures to protect our air, land, and
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Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) welcomed the Gallant Government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium in New Brunswick. Energy and Mines Minister Donald Arsenault responded to the Hydraulic Fracturing Commission’s February 26 report by announcing that the moratorium his government put in place in 2014 would be extended “indefinitely”. Stating
Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the Gallant Government’s discussion paper on climate change opens the door for a positive conversation in New Brunswick about how we can move toward a clean, green and lean economy. The discussion paper, released Wednesday, May 26th, by Minister of Environment Brian Kenny is designed
Fredericton – The Sisson Mine should not be approved based on an expert review of the federal government’s Comprehensive Study Report of the project, says the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, a funded participant in the federal environmental review of the project. The Sisson Mine project, if built, would be an open-pit tungsten and molybdenum mine
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Fredericton, NB) To celebrate May 22, the UN International Day for Biological Diversity, groups in New Brunswick are demonstrating the high value they place on the province’s natural beauty and wild spaces with the launch of a new logo. The logo, with the words ‘Live Wild: Together for New Brunswick Biodiversity’, will help to mainstream
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