My co-worker has a pretty cool job if you ask me. Nadine Ives spends most of her days outside, helping children connect with the natural world by teaching them all about the plants, animals, and habitats that are found on their school grounds. When she isn’t teaching students, she’s often showing teachers creative ways to […]
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FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council’s Learning Outside Coordinator, Nadine Ives, will join Emma McIntyre of Nature NB for an in-depth nature education training session for New Brunswick elementary teachers in Moncton this week. Thousands of teachers will participate in three different professional development days across the province on May 6 organized by the New Brunswick
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve environmental protection of Canada’s fresh and saltwater, the Conservation Council is support a petition to restore habitat protections under the Fisheries Act. The Conservation Council has worked for months with law foundations, First Nations, conservation groups and environmental scientists to assist the Federal Government in its efforts
The City of San Francisco has passed an ambitious ordinance, (like our by-laws) that requires new buildings 10 stories and under to have solar PV or solar thermal panels installed. The new requirement comes into effect on January 1, 2017 and is part of the city’s plan to meet its target to source 100% of
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The public is invited to view the Along the Pipeline exhibition at Conserver House during the month of May. In the summer of 2014, photographer Robert van Waarden travelled the 4500km length of the newly proposed Energy East pipeline across Canada from Hardisty, Alberta to Saint John, New Brunswick. Using a 4×5 film camera, van Waarden hopes to
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By Corey Robichaud A normal Earth Day for most is just another reminder to call Mother Earth once a year. At our best, it’s a time to reflect on our fragile relationship with nature and make amends for the way we neglect her every day — the little nudge we need to disconnect the Netflix stream
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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick citizens have been invited to comment online about how to build a smart climate plan for Canada and create jobs here at home, says the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Federal Minister and Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna used the eve of Earth Day 2016 to launch the public consultation
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Welcome to the online edition of EcoAlert, New Brunswick’s Environmental Magazine. EcoAlert is the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s membership magazine. It brings you environmental news, exciting stories of positive change happening in our communities, and important action alerts from across our province. We share stories of the work we’re doing in our program areas – including
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Merredith Smith works as an Assistant Construction Manager in the wind energy industry. She is vocal and proud about her work on Twitter. She belongs to the Women of Wind Energy and even lives next to established wind turbines at her home in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. So many gains have been made in the women’s movement
Disney’s getting on board with the renewable energy movement. Their new solar farm is shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head! On-lookers will only be able to appreciate the Disney design from the sky though as Mickey Mouse’s head spans a 20 acre area. In total the design contains 48,000 solar photovoltaic panels! What’s next, Goofy?
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