The staff at Conserver House and our Fundy Baykeeper are applauding the efforts and persistence of a Nova Scotia company for successfully raising Atlantic salmon in a fish farm on dry land. Sustainable Blue, based in Centre Burlington, N.S., has been developing a land-based closed containment system for the past eight years. Last week the company sent its first shipment […]
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Matt Abbott, the Fundy Baykeeper, spoke with reporters for an article about Nova Scotia-based company Sustainable Blue selling its first order of land-raised Atlantic salmon on the market. Abbott said he was pleased to see the company getting its sustainable products to market and hoped the advancements in closed containment technology would mean much fewer open-net
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We want to help you cast a ballot for the environment this October 19. All around the world, leaders are stepping up: U.S. President Barack Obama wants climate change action to be his legacy; world governments meet in Paris later this year to determine concrete national actions; and Pope Francis has made climate action
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Communications Director Jon MacNeill spoke with the French-language daily newspaper Acadie Nouvelle about silviculture programs in New Brunswick for an article published on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The article was about a Guinness World Record awarded to JDI Irving Ltd and other forestry companies who participated in a successful bid to claim the world record for
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Today is National Tree Day, an opportunity to reflect on our beautiful Acadian Forest, home to woodland critters like the snowshoe hare, little brown bat and the nocturnal northern flying squirrel! But while today is an occasion to celebrate, it’s also a chance for us to reflect on the changes many of us notice happening in the
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FREDERICTON — Stephanie Merrill, Acting Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement to mark National Tree Day, Sept. 23, 2015: We think it’s fitting that National Tree Day should happen during the time of year when the leaves begin changing to paint our parks, forests and communities a beautiful
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Stephanie Merrill, acting Executive Director of the Conservation Council, spoke with CBC New Brunswick about cuts to intervenor funding related to TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project. The article was published on Monday, Sept. 21. The CBC reported on three New Brunswick First Nations who are upset the National Energy Board cut funding for groups wanting to intervene
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Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott hosted the heads of 11 of Canada’s top environmental organizations in Saint John on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The groups set out on a local fishing boat and were joined by local fishers for a tour of the harbour and Red Head to see firsthand the unique ecosystem and sustainable jobs at
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
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