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Continent’s top scientists issue historic call to ‘keep it in the ground’

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Alberta’s oil sands producers received a sobering statement from some of North America’s most prominent scientists late last week: you’ve got to keep your product in the ground. Calling oil sands development “a social and environmental legacy that will last for generations,” the group of more than 100 leading scientists from Canada and the U.S. […]

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What the EPA’s fracking report really says

CCNB Blog, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft results of its study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. There has been lots of interpretation, but what does the study really say? The report clearly states that fracking activities have resulted in “impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of

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Nadine Ives at launch of Muddy Boots green space

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

An article on Muddy Boots, a new initiative launched at Florenceville Elementary School with help from the Conservation Council, appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal on Wednesday, June 10. Muddy Boots is a new green space and outdoor education site on the grounds of Florenceville Elementary School. On Tuesday, June 9, students from Grades 3

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NB Green Pages Launched for World Environment Day

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

MONCTON – In celebration of World Environment Day on June 5, the New Brunswick Environmental Network (NBEN) is launching Green Pages, a searchable on-line directory of more than 80 non-profit environmental groups in New Brunswick, including the Conservation Council. “Green Pages is the who’s who for New Brunswick environmental issues. It will help people across the

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Fundy Baykeeper at Red Head

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Fundy Baykeeper and other staff at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick participated in the March to the End of the Line on Saturday, May 30, an event in support of the protection of the Bay of Fundy and the health of residents who will be affected by the proposed Energy East oil pipeline.

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Marching to the End of The Line

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Red Head Anthony’s Cove Preservation Association was joined by supporters from across the country on Saturday, May 30 as they raised concern about the impact on their region from the Energy East Pipeline. More than 550 people gathered in the coastal community outside Saint John to show their support for the protection of the Bay

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Local Food Spring Raffle

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Local Food Spring Raffle is a fundraiser to benefit the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Ticket sales ended June 14 at midnight. Congratulations to our winner, Ann Beers of the Moncton area. And thank you to everyone who supported this Buy Local initiative! In addition to supporting the Conservation Council’s work as the leading advocate for

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“I got one, I got one!”: first time fly fisher

CCNB Blog, Feature / Stephanie Merrill

For over 10 years now I’ve worked on, advocated for, and paddled down some of New Brunswick’s greatest rivers and never once have I fly-fished. A sin, I know. It’s been on my bucket list though for a long time and on Friday I casted a fly line for the first time. I took up

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Canada’s latest climate commitment panned as “weak and inadequate”

CCNB Blog, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

With the world watching last week, Canada had an opportunity to prove it was ready to do its fair share in the global fight against climate change. Instead, the federal government released its latest climate commitments to little fanfare, with European-based Climate Action Tracker rating them as “inadequate,” its lowest possible ranking. On Friday, May

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March to the End of the Line

CCNB Blog, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

On Saturday, May 30, residents of Red Head are inviting their fellow New Brunswickers and Canadians to join them in a march to show support for the protection of the beautiful Bay of Fundy, the province’s precious freshwater systems, and the health of their own coastal community. The March to the End of The Line

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