Saint John, N.B. – Today the heads of Canada’s leading environmental groups stood alongside First Nations and local fishers on Mispec Beach, New Brunswick near the Bay of Fundy to call for the rejection of the Energy East pipeline and tanker proposal. Executive directors took a tour on a local fishing boat around eastern […]
For immediate release: 2:00 p.m. (Atlantic), Tue., Sept. 15, 2015 National Groups, Local Communities, First Nations, Businesses Join Forces to Keep Bay of Fundy Safe From Energy East Pipeline When: Wednesday, Sept 16, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Where: Mispec Beach, Simonds, N.B. Who: Joanna Kerr, Executive Director, Greenpeace Canada; Peter Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, David Suzuki
Fundy Baykeeper Matthew Abbott spoke with the Quoddy Tides on September 11th about the impacts the Energy East proposal could have on the Bay of Fundy ecosystem. “With this pipeline proposal, we’re gambling thousands of existing, permanent jobs for the prospect of short?term employment that will leave the Bay of Fundy at risk for the
Fundy Baykeeper Matthew Abbott spoke with the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal about the National Energy Board’s decision to approve Spanish energy giant Repsol’s request for a 25-year licence to export liquefied natural gas from a proposed gas liquefaction terminal in Saint John. The article was published on Friday, Sept, 11. Abbott told reporters the export terminal will
Fundy Baykeeper Matthew Abbott spoke with APTN National News on Sept. 10 about our report into the risks posed by TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline project to sustainable jobs and marine life in the Bay of Fundy. Abbott said the significant increased in tanker traffic the project would bring into the Bay of Fundy will increase
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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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Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with CBC New Brunswick about a new regulation from the provincial government to allow small-scale renewable energy projects in NB. “Whether it’s solar or wind installations on our First Nations, whether it’s encouragement to individual homeowners who have a great south-facing roof, we’ve got to have that whole basket of
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This blog is the second in a series about our pollinator garden at Conserver House. You can find our first blog here. With the completion of our new ramp and stairs thanks to Peter Cote, we began the preparation and planting of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s urban pollinator garden. The garden is being
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FREDERICTON — Today the Minister of Energy and Mines, Donald Arseneault, released the draft regulation to allow small-scale renewable energy generation projects in New Brunswick. The regulation is available online for 30 days of public input. Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement: “I’m pleased to see
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREDERICTON — Five eastern premiers and six U.S. states agreed to a regional target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 35-45 per cent before 1990 levels by 2030 at the conference of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP) this weekend. Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of
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