Top Environmental Groups Welcome First Step Toward Doubling Nature Protection in New Brunswick
In a ‘watershed moment’ for conservation, the provincial government has added 100,000 hectares of new protected areas.
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Conservation Council Partners To Present Award-Winning Right Whale Documentary
North Atlantic right whales are dying faster than they can reproduce. With less than 350
remaining, these great whales rarely die of natural causes. Instead, they are run over by
ships or suffer lethal injuries from fishing gear.
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Conservation Council Applauds Neqotkuk, Saint John Energy Partnership On Wind Power
The Burchill Wind Partnership is a perfect example of the type of collaborative and forward-thinking projects we need to bring affordable, reliable and sustainable renewable energy to families all across New Brunswick.
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Renewable Energy Is The Future, Not Fossil Fuels
Response to Premier Higgs’ speculation that shale gas and liquified natural gas are solutions to war-induced threats to European gas supply.
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Nuclear Commission Must Reject Unprecedented 25-Year Renewal For Lepreau
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick supports the calls from Indigenous leaders and nuclear safety experts to reject NB Power’s request for an unprecedented 25-year operating renewal at the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station.
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Clearcutting And Softwood Plantations “Smoking Gun” On New Brunswick’s Bird Population Decline: Study
New research published today shows New Brunswick forestry companies’ decades-long practice of clearcutting natural forest and replacing it with massive softwood plantations is driving significant declines in the province’s bird populations.
Federal Emissions Reduction Plan Makes Progress, But Stronger Commitments To Fairness, Effectiveness And Affordability Required
Today’s release of the federal 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) makes important progress, but is not as fair, effective or affordable as it needs to be.
Conservation Council welcomes federal discussion paper on options to achieve zero-emissions electricity grid by 2035
Today’s release of a federal discussion paper on regulatory options to deliver zero-emissions electricity by 2035 is a critical step towards a clean electricity system.
New IPCC report reinforces dire need for rapid emissions reductions, energy reform, nature protection as NB updates climate action plan
New Brunswick leaders updating the province’s climate action plan must heed the urgent call for rapid emissions reductions and greater nature protection outlined in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) newest report.
New Brunswickers want province to follow through on protected area promise
New polling shows overwhelming support for new protected areas in the province despite government lagging on promise.
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