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What to watch for in a Premiers-lead Canadian Energy Strategy

Three things to watch for in a Premiers-Lead Canadian Energy Strategy Premiers are expected to release their Canadian Energy Strategy at this week’s Council of the Federation meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Established in 2012, the Canadian Energy Strategy Working Group is co-chaired by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Paul Davis, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, Alberta […]

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Environmental Groups Ask Premiers To Go Back to the Drawing Board and Make Climate Protection the Priority in National Energy Agreement

July 16, 2015, St. John’s, Newfoundland – Environmental groups from across Canada today asked Canada’s premiers meeting in Newfoundland to delay adopting a new national energy strategy that will undermine any hope of making deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. “Approving tar sands pipelines like Energy East and Kinder Morgan, which is what this strategy

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NB Green Pages Launched for World Environment Day

MONCTON – In celebration of World Environment Day on June 5, the New Brunswick Environmental Network (NBEN) is launching Green Pages, a searchable on-line directory of more than 80 non-profit environmental groups in New Brunswick, including the Conservation Council. “Green Pages is the who’s who for New Brunswick environmental issues.  It will help people across the

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Environmental Groups Ask NEB to Close Energy East Pipeline File

For Immediate Release  May 13, 2015, Toronto – More than sixty groups across Canada are asking the National Energy Board (NEB) to close TransCanada’s Energy East application and keep it closed until the complete project application has been submitted to the regulator. Groups, including environmental, civic, arts, justice and peace organizations, sent their request in a

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Public invited to participate in Sisson Mine consultation

The Conservation Council is an official intervenor for the joint federal and provincial review process for the Sisson mine project.  We hired 11 scientific experts to review the scientific merits of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report in October 2013. The federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is preparing a report on its findings regarding the environmental

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CCNB statement on Fracking Commission Terms of Reference

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the geography of shale deposits might be different in New Brunswick but the environmental impacts of shale development are experienced the same way from Arkansas to North Dakota to Alberta to N.B. Water reacts with contaminants matter where the incident occurs, and greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate

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Provinces take lead on climate protection

FREDERICTON — The declaration from premiers at the Quebec Summit on Climate Change puts momentum behind the effort to protect our climate and reduce carbon pollution, says the Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Yesterday the premiers released a declaration containing several commitments for greater cooperation and meaningful action to curb climate

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New Brunswickers want leaders to act now on climate protection

FREDERICTON — A new poll shows New Brunswickers want their government leaders to act now to protect the climate. Polling determined an overwhelming majority of New Brunswickers — a margin of nearly 8 to 1 — believe we should be global leaders in protecting the climate by reducing our energy consumption. The national telephone poll

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Conservation Council partners to make Every Day Earth Day

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has partnered with Earth Day Canada to help New Brunswickers make eco-friendly choices this April 22 and beyond. The province’s leading environmental organization will be supplying free materials to schools and teachers and providing event toolkits for groups or individuals looking to organize local events across New

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Throwing darts at map won’t cut it: CCNB says TransCanada has moral duty to withdraw pipeline application

FREDERICTON — TransCanada Corporation has a moral responsibility to withdraw its Energy East project from the national review process now that significant changes have been made to the original oil pipeline proposal, says the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. On Thursday, April 2, TransCanada announced it had cancelled plans to build an export terminal in

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