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Fundy Baykeeper and CCNB join cross-country call to close Energy East project

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick joined more than 60 organizations representing environmental, civic, arts and justice groups in calling on the National Energy Board to close the Energy East oil pipeline application until a complete project application has been submitted to the regulator. The call was picked up by media organizations across the country, including […]

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Environmental Groups Ask NEB to Close Energy East Pipeline File

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

For Immediate Release May 13, 2015, Toronto – More than sixty groups across Canada are asking the National Energy Board (NEB) to close TransCanada’s Energy East application and keep it closed until the complete project application has been submitted to the regulator. Groups, including environmental, civic, arts, justice and peace organizations, sent their request in a

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Lois Corbett on glyphosate with APTN National News

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with APTN National News this week about the use of glyphosate in New Brunswick’s public forest. Watch the story here. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the most widely-used herbicides in the world, was recently classified as a probable cancer-causing chemical by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a branch

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Bay Keeper worries whales will be impacted by tankers

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, spoke with CBC News about the proposed expansion of the potash terminal in Saint John. The proposed expansion would see potash ship traffic in the Bay of Fundy double from 60 ships per year to more than 120. “As we increase traffic, it’s going to become more like jay-walking at rush hour

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22,000+ jobs from tidal power in the Bay of Fundy? That oughta make some waves for the fossil fuel industry!

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

What sounds better to you – slagging it out on an Albertan oil rig, or a sweet gig along the beautiful Bay of Fundy? The Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) today released a report showing tidal power could be a multi-billion dollar industry for the Maritimes and create tens of thousands of jobs. Stephen Dempsey,

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Public invited to participate in Sisson Mine consultation

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

The Conservation Council is an official intervenor for the joint federal and provincial review process for the Sisson mine project. We hired 11 scientific experts to review the scientific merits of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report in October 2013. The federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is preparing a report on its findings regarding the environmental

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CCNB statement on Fracking Commission Terms of Reference

Media Releases / Stephanie Merrill

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the geography of shale deposits might be different in New Brunswick but the environmental impacts of shale development are experienced the same way from Arkansas to North Dakota to Alberta to N.B. Water reacts with contaminants matter where the incident occurs, and greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate

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Reuters reports on environmental emergencies at Irving Oil

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, and former Fundy Baykeeper, Dave Thompson, were quoted in a Reuters article examining oil spills and regulatory warnings involving the Irving Oil refinery and terminal facility in Saint John. Using documents obtained by a Right to Information request, Reuters, an international news agency, determined Irving Oil has logged at

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Family Fun (and a bargain) for Earth Day

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

In celebration of Earth Day, the 22nd of April, we’re offering our family membership for only $22 ($40 value) until the end of May. Conservation Council members support environmental protection and form part of an active network of people committed to positive change in New Brunswick. Will you make a difference this Earth Day by

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Sign the 2015 Earth Day Flag!

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

In 1992, then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney presented the Earth Day Flag to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, where the first international agreement on climate protection was signed. The flag had been knit together with pieces of fabric from across the country, marked with the signatures of 500,000 Canadians as a symbol of their commitment

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