Official CCNB Media Releases
FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has released a powerful tool that shows people just how close the proposed Energy East oil pipeline will be to their home, cottage or favourite fishing hole. The interactive Google Map allows users to see the nearly 300 points at which the oil pipeline will intersect rivers […]
Halifax, NS — Business leaders, commercial and recreational fishing associations, scientists, lawyers and environmentalists are calling on Prime Minister Harper to halt the implementation of the proposed Aquaculture Activities Regulations. The changes will exempt the aquaculture industry from the Fisheries Act provisions that “prohibit the release of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish.” Despite broad-based
FREDERICTON — A ground-breaking partnership between government agencies, recreational groups and environmental NGOs in New Brunswick has received a national award for helping people connect with nature and the outdoors. The groups responsible for ExploreEcoNB, an innovative mobile-mapping application, were presented with the Connected to the Community Award from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CTWA)
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Fredericton — Quebec environmental group, Centre Québécois du droit de l’environment (CQDE), and property owner France Lamonde sought an injunction in a federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to suspend the National Energy Board hearings of the Energy East oil pipeline project for a lack of official documentation in French. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick supports this
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FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says TransCanada Corporation has to head back to the drawing board to patch all the holes that have surfaced in its plans for the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Montreal newspaper La Presse reported that the Alberta-based oil giant had ruled out Cacouna,
Forget the National Energy Board — It’s back to the drawing board for TransCanada Read More »
FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased with Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s pledge to act on climate change by proposing a carbon pricing framework for the country. Speaking to the Calgary Petroleum Club on Friday, Trudeau proposed a federal carbon pricing framework that would build on the existing carbon pricing programs
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The following release was issued by Climate Action Network Canada, a coalition of more than 100 organizations working on climate change in Canada, including the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. OTTAWA – Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in a speech today to the Calgary Petroleum Club laid out his plan to get fossil fuel resources
(Voir ce message en français) (Fredericton, NB) — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is congratulating Premier Brian Gallant for his strong leadership and commitment to protect New Brunswickers and our water by imposing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the province. “We’re proud of Premier Brian Gallant and his cabinet for standing firm to
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Leading environmental organizations & community groups call for the National Energy Board to consider the upstream climate impacts of the pipeline Voir ce message en francais Full Letter: http://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Final-NEB-Letter-PDF.pdf Montreal, QC – Today, more than 60 environmental and community groups from across Canada sent a letter to Peter Watson, head of the National Energy Board,
CCNB joins 60+ groups calling for a climate review of Energy East Read More »
(Voir ce message en français) (Fredericton, N.B.) — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is commending the provincial government for releasing the details of the forestry agreements signed last year by the previous government. “We’re pleased this government has cast some transparency and light on deals New Brunswickers should know about,” says Lois Corbett, Executive
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