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We Should Expand Programs That Help Citizens Make Ends Meet on Energy Costs—Not Get Rid Of Them

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is joining social justice groups in strongly condemning the Higgs government’s decision to end a program that helped low-income New Brunswickers pay for home heating and electricity.

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Comeau Says Electricity Reform, Helping Citizens Adopt Renewable Energy And Efficiency, Must Be Top Priority For Province’s Next Climate Plan

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council

Province can seize strategic opportunity to cut emissions while lowering energy costs for citizens and businesses.

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Dr. Comeau Presenting At Standing Committee As Province Updates Climate Action Plan

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council

Our Dr. Louise Comeau presents to the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship as the province updates its Climate Change Action Plan.

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Susan O’Donnell wins 7th Annual Beth McLaughlin Environmental Journalism Award

CCNB Blog, Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

Dr. Susan O’Donnell is this year’s first-place recipient of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick South East Chapter’s Annual Beth McLaughlin Environmental Journalism Award.

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Conservation Council calls for climate change risk assessment in wake of new report showing severity of threats to N.B.’s coastal communities, citizens’ health, and livelihoods

Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says a new report on the threats to Atlantic Canada from climate change serves as an urgent call to action for the provincial government to better protect people’s health, homes and livelihoods.

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Conservation Council welcomes federal decision to not extend operation of Belledune coal-fired power plant beyond 2030

CCNB Blog, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick welcomes today’s decision by federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault to not extend the operating life of the Belledune coal-fired power plant beyond 2030.

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The Days Are Numbered For Coal Power, It’s Time To Invest Today In Locally-Owned Renewable Energy In New Brunswick: Comeau

CCNB Blog, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

It is possible for New Brunswick to achieve 80 per cent renewables by 2030. Now is the time to get serious about phasing out fossil fuels and replacing them with non-polluting, reliable, affordable and sustainable renewable energy sources like New Brunswick-owned wind and solar.”

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Glyphosate report fails to deliver significant forest management changes citizens, scientists, conservation groups and Indigenous communities called for at public hearings

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation, Freshwater Protection, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the new report on glyphosate use in New Brunswick missed a key opportunity to deliver on the majority of citizens’ demands for an end to spraying on the Crown forest.

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It’s time to get serious on phasing out coal: Conservation Council lays out international opportunity ahead of COP-26

CCNB Blog, Media Releases / Corey Robichaud

Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement with respect to New Brunswick’s proposed equivalency agreement that would extend the operating life of the Belledune coal-fired power plant to 2040. She is available for interviews.

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Corbett calls for province-wide legislation to better protect all rivers, lakes, bays and coasts in wake of increasing development and climate change pressures

Feature, Freshwater Protection, Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

A healthy watershed means healthy swimming. It means healthy coasts and beaches, and healthy New Brunswickers and visitors enjoying our beautiful waters.

Corbett calls for province-wide legislation to better protect all rivers, lakes, bays and coasts in wake of increasing development and climate change pressures Read More »

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