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Fredericton

The following questionnaire was submitted to all candidates running in New Brunswick’s 10 federal ridings. Candidates had two weeks to complete the questionnaire and submit their responses. Candidates were asked to limit their response to 200 words. Climate Scientists say we need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 80 cent of 1990 […]

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Beauséjour

The following questionnaire was submitted to all candidates running in New Brunswick’s 10 federal ridings. Candidates had two weeks to complete the questionnaire and submit their responses. Candidates were asked to limit their response to 200 words. Climate Scientists say we need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 80 cent of 1990

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The National Energy Board — a ‘captured’ regulator?

As well as exploring the risks TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline poses to existing jobs in New Brunswick and our natural environment, it’s important to examine the regulatory system under which the project is being assessed. Pipeline proposals that cross provincial boundaries, such as the Energy East Pipeline project, go before the National Energy Board (NEB), the federal

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Climate change and Energy East

TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline would significantly increase Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Primarily an export project, it would facilitate a 40 per cent expansion of the oil sands in western Canada, increasing national greenhouse gas emissions by 32 million tonnes — more emissions currently generated by all four of the Atlantic provinces combined. Canada’s oil sands are the

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