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Environmental Groups Ask NEB to Close Energy East Pipeline File

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

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

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

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

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

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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Cancer classification warrants phase-out of widely-used herbicide

Forest Conservation, Media Releases / Tracy Glynn

A herbicide sprayed yearly and in large quantities on New Brunswick forests was recently classified as a probable cancer-causing chemical by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization. The decision was published in the journal, Lancet Oncology. Glyphosate, sold under various trade names including Roundup, Vision, and

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Fishers, fishers associations, and scientists testify before DFO Senate Committee Meeting

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Proposed new aquaculture regulations will face scrutiny before a senate committee meeting today after a coalition of fishers, fishing associations, business leaders and scientists have said the changes would harm marine environments and wild fisheries such as salmon and lobster. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, will be watching

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CCNB applies for intervenor status in review of proposed Energy East oil pipeline

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has applied to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. It is one of nearly 1,000 groups and individuals to apply to participate in the review of TransCanada Corporation’s proposal to build a 4,600-kilometre oil pipeline from the

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