This edition of EcoNews includes the Conservation Council’s hopeful praise for New Brunswick’s climate action plan, polling that shows Canadians support stronger policies on greenhouse gas reductions, the growing momentum to ban glyphosates in the forest, an update on how the great tree hunt is going, and Matt Abbott on Irving Pulp and Paper being charged with […]
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Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, was quoted in an article by the Chronicle Herald published on Dec 7, as saying that Senate report’s proposal to move the current route ending from Bay of Fundy to Nova Scotia isn’t really a solution – it’s just shift some of the risk.
Louise Comeau, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Climate and Energy Solutions Director, is applauding the New Brunswick Climate Action Plan released today, Dec. 7, 2016. “This plan rests with the best in the country,” Comeau told CBC. “It is very good — if it’s fully implemented and that of course is what our work
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The work of New Brunswickers to ban glyphosates in forestry in the province marked a milestone on Dec. 6 when it collected the largest number of signatures to any petition ever tabled in the Legislative Assembly. To date, almost 28,000 New Brunswickers have signed a hard copy petition against spraying glyphosates in the forest in just
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PRESS RELEASE New Brunswick’s Climate Action Plan Lays the Foundation for Clean Job Creation December 7, 2016 Fredericton – The Government has listened to New Brunswickers and delivered a credible Climate Action Plan that has all the elements needed for effective implementation: commitments to Premier-led governance, target-driven policies, and sources of funding to support programs
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The hunt to find the next great trees of New Brunswick for a book to be published in 2017 was the topic covered on CBC Maritime Noon on Dec. 2, 2016. David Palmer, a retired forester who is collaborating with the Conservation Council on the project, talked about the stunning oak, elm and balsam fir trees that people have
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Fredericton – A strong majority of Canadians support new regulations on energy efficiency, cleaner fuels and renewable energy, says a comprehensive new poll conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal. With only four days until Canada’s First Ministers are expected to release the details of a national climate plan, the survey of over 1,200
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This edition of EcoNews includes the sparkling holiday edition of EcoAlert, the Conservation Council’s pre-budget submission on forging a path to a low-carbon economy, the growing momentum behind the great tree hunt, Louise Comeau on what Canada’s coal phase-out means, the connection between a coal phase-out and healthier food, Matt Abbott on Irving Pulp &
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Irving Pulp and Paper Ltd. is facing 15 counts of illegal dumping into the St. John River. The company is alleged to have violated the Fisheries Act between June 2014 and August 2016 at its Reversing Falls mill in Saint John. Matt Abbott, the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper, told CBC on Dec. 1st that, “It raises a
Thanks to a declining use of coal, concentrations of mercury in Atlantic Bluefin tuna have dropped significantly. A study from Long Island’s Stony Brook University notes a 19 per cent drop in mercury levels between 2002 and 2012 for the warm-blooded fish, used frequently to make sushi. The drop in levels is attributed to tougher
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