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In her own words: Why an Anthony’s Cove resident cannot support the Energy East pipeline

Jillian Jordan is a resident from the Red Head area near Saint John. She and her husband were living in uptown Saint John until coming across a house in the Red Head area for sale – by chance. Since then they’ve enjoyed the tranquil, private beauty of their oceanside property. It’s for this reason Jillian cannot and […]

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EcoNews: Sweet Summertime reading edition!

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

We’ve had an unusually busy August. You’ll see in your sweet summertime edition of EcoNews a bit of extra reading — perhaps best enjoyed at your cottage, on your porch or at the beach! In this super-sized EcoNews, you are invited to mark your calendars for the 5 Days for the Forests, and attend a

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Climate Change: A cabinet committee is necessary, according to an expert

CCNB in the News / Zachary Bourque

Louise Comeau, the Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, spoke with l’Acadie Nouvelle on Wednesday, August 17 about the recommendations she gave the Legislature’s Select Committee on Climate Change. Read the article here. She proposes the creation of a committee of the cabinet on climate change presided

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The Select Committee on Climate Change releases schedule for public consultations

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Corey Robichaud

The Select Committee on Climate Change, an all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly, is responsible for consulting the public and interested stakeholders on the issues raised in the discussion guide entitled Building a Stronger New Brunswick Response to Climate Change. The purpose of the discussion guide is to help begin a dialogue on how New Brunswickers

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Five-hour chase through the Bay of Fundy ends with NB Fishermen rescuing endangered right whale

CCNB Blog / Corey Robichaud

Imagine one of the last remaining right whales in the Bay of Fundy – both its head and body trapped and twisted-up in loop after loop of thin sharp polyblend fishing line cutting into its skin. This was the scene near in the waters near Campobello Island last Saturday, when one of the last remaining

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Day #2 at Energy East NEB sessions in Fredericton

CCNB Blog / Emily Mcphee

Today in Fredericton, the National Energy Board panel heard from representatives from the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick, residents from Anthony’s Cove (Saint John area), representatives from the First Nations communities of; St. Mary’s, Madawaska Maliseet, Kingsclear, Oromocto, Tobique and Woodstock. Concerns raised today include: •The need for Impact and mitigation measures should an

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In his own words: Why a Bay of Fundy fisherman cannot support the Energy East pipeline

CCNB Blog / Emily Mcphee

David Thompson is a local fisherman who has fished the waters around Mispec Bay outside of Saint John for years. His family fished those same waters for generations before him. It’s for this reason, he says, that he cannot and will not support the proposed Energy East pipeline set to end at the Canaport LNG facilities

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Day #1 at Energy East NEB sessions in Fredericton

CCNB Blog / Corey Robichaud

Today in Fredericton, the National Energy Board panel heard from representatives from the communities of Edmundston, Plaster Rock and Upper Miramichi; the Miramichi Valley Business Association; the Government of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council. Concerns raised today include: The community of Edmundston recently passed a formal resolution that strongly opposes any

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Dr. Louise Comeau on Fredericton breaking record of heat alerts this summer

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

The Conservation Council’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Dr. Louise Comeau, was quoted in article published on August 12, 2016 in Daily Gleaner on Fredericton’s record number of heat alerts issued this past month. “The number of days reaching above 30 degrees Celsius is only going to continue to grow in the province

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“Hot town, livin’ in the city”: Fredericton breaks record with eighth Level 1 Heat Advisory

Climate and Energy, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

August 12, 2016 FREDERICTON, N.B – If you live in Fredericton, you know that calling the weather we’ve experienced this July and August “hot” is an understatement. Five years ago the provincial government’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) began the Heat Alert Assistance Program to monitor and issue public heat advisories to the public. Since its inception

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