In this forest update, a heads up on how to mobilize for our forest in New Brunswick, analysis of Nova Scotia’s move towards FSC certification of its forest and news of trade action being taken against Irving Paper and other companies for putting cheap wood on the U.S. market. If in Fredericton, hope to see […]
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The following is a commentary written by Adam Scott, the Climate & Energy Program Manager with Environmental Defence, which originally appeared at The Hill Times Online on Monday, March 9. We post it here with permission from the author. By ADAM SCOTT TORONTO—The regulatory process that reviews energy projects in Canada has always had problems. But since
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FREDERICTON — Proposed new aquaculture regulations will face scrutiny before a senate committee meeting today after a coalition of fishers, fishing associations, business leaders and scientists have said the changes would harm marine environments and wild fisheries such as salmon and lobster. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, will be watching
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick appeared in several media outlets following the deadline for groups and individuals to apply to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. Our Executive Director Lois Corbett and Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott appeared in a March 4 article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Read
Our President, Liane Thibodeau, spoke with the host of Le réveil Nouveau-Brunswick on March 3 about the work currently underway at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Liane spoke about CCNB’s commitment to promote, support and help develop a green economy for New Brunswick, based in renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency. Listen to the radio interview
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Our executive director, Lois Corbett, appeared in a story by CBC New Brunswick’s Julianne Hazlewood about New Brunswick being on track to miss its greenhouse gas reduction targets. In the latest climate action plan, the province committed to reducing greenhouse gases to 10 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. While we were on track
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FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has applied to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. It is one of nearly 1,000 groups and individuals to apply to participate in the review of TransCanada Corporation’s proposal to build a 4,600-kilometre oil pipeline from the
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Our Freshwater Protection Program coordinator, Stephanie Merrill, was quoted in a March 3 article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal about the future of shale gas development in the province. The article looked at the possibility of government extending the exploration licence of SWN Resources, a company that has licenses to explore roughly one seventh of
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The newspaper L’Acadie Nouvelle published an article on March 2 listing several of the individuals and groups from New Brunswick who applied to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. The Conservation Council was included in the list. CCNB applied for intervenor status and for funding which will be
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ExploreEcoNB, an app that allows New Brunswickers to connect with nature, was featured in an article on the Francophone tech website MediaTerre on March 2. The app was created through a unique partnership involving the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and other environmental groups, government agencies, and recreational groups. It recently won the Connected to
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