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Beware of anyone who tells you they have a ‘world leading’ oil spill response

One of our favorite Canadian environmental reporters, Emma Gilchrist, posted an article on DeSmog Canada’s online news site this week that pokes holes in any government or company’s claims that they know how to clean up an oil spill. Gilchrist interviewed Dr. Riki Ott, a marine biologist and once a Prince William Sound, Alaska, commercial […]

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Researchers: Even low levels of chemicals in fracking wastewater harmful to fish

CCNB Blog / Emily Mcphee

A study by a University of Alberta biologist found wastewater chemical concentrations don’t need to be high to harm fish. The study was done by Greg Goss, biologist, and a team of researchers – noting the real risks stem from the disposal of fracking process water – just 2.5 litres of process water to 100 litres

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EcoNews – Tracking forest loss & the Monarch butterflies

EcoNews / Tracy Glynn

This edition of EcoNews reports on a study that validates satellite imagery of forest loss in our backyard, gives you a taste of what’s found in a new report on what climate change could mean for the St. John River as well as includes our Fundy Baykeeper’s calls for the National Energy Board panel to

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Satellite data on Miramichi watershed forest loss validated

CCNB Blog / Tracy Glynn

Forest loss in the headwaters of Miramichi’s watershed is happening and warrants our attention, according to a study released in January 2017 in the highest-ranking scientific journal on remote sensing. The article assesses the accuracy of annual forest loss data from global satellite imagery (publicly accessible through Global Forest Watch) across 8,520 square kilometres of

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Climate change a pressing reality for St. John river – here’s how!

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Emily Mcphee

A new report warns increased ice-jam flooding, contaminated well fields and sewage overflows are possibilities arising from climate change on the St. John river. Senior freshwater specialist Simon Mitchell from the World Wildlife Fund has been working with communities along the Upper St. John River Valley including Woodstock, Hartland and Florenceville-Bristol, identifying key risks and potential

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Map of migrating monarch butterflies signals need for cross-continental conservation efforts

CCNB Blog, Feature / Corey Robichaud

A new report by University of Guelph researchers shows that the monarch butterflies seen in New Brunswick in late summer become part of the famed Monarchs migration from North America to their overwintering sites in Mexico. While it was previously thought that a vast majority of the butterflies traveled from the American Midwest region, a

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What a year! Progress made on key issues in 2016

CCNB Blog, Feature / Emily Mcphee

This past year, CCNB made bigger waves than even our beautiful Bay of Fundy could muster! None of it would have been possible without your support. It’s people like you that help CCNB find practical solutions to help governments, businesses and families protect our air, water, land and forests. Here are just a few of

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Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott: back to the drawing board for NEB

CCNB in the News / Emily Mcphee

The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott says the Energy East pipeline review process should go back to square one after the naming of the NEB’s new three-member review panel for the project. Abbott told 97.3 The Wave Fredericton that decisions made prior to the replacement of board members are now void in light of

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EcoNews – The Happy New Year 2017 edition!

EcoNews / Emily Mcphee

This first January edition of EcoNews has our eagle-eyed Tracy Glynn writing about poor forest practices and their impact on our fine-feathered friends. We drill down into the National Energy Board’s new review panel on the proposed Energy East pipeline. Check out the invitations to hear from Dr. Louise Comeau on her research on carbon

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Cinema Politica Fredericton marks 10 years of film screenings that inspire social change

CCNB Blog / Corey Robichaud

It’s hard to believe Cinema Politica Fredericton will be 10 years old this September. It seems like only yesterday I remember being huddled in someone’s dark basement, squished together on a couch with long-time friends and like-minded acquaintances, all siting around a 12-inch computer monitor watching each other’s choice documentary of the day – ideological

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