January 29, 2020 — Recently released polling reveals Atlantic Canadians recognize the ocean’s importance to Atlantic Canada’s economy while strongly supporting increased marine protection. The polling was conducted in August and September of 2019, with 1,500 respondents split between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. Atlantic Canadians greatly […]
New Brunswick PhD student’s ‘climate battery’ greenhouse grows fresh produce year-round The food we eat has a substantial impact on the environment, therefore sustainable food production is a fundamental aspect of addressing climate change. Eating locally grown food is a great way to support climate-smart agriculture, and to mitigate the environmentally-destructive impacts of large-scale food
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In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our heartfelt thanks following our most successful year-end fundraising drive yet; we share details (what few are available, anyway) on the legislature’s new committee studying glyphosate and other environmental issues; we give you our reaction to the clean energy deal between Hydro-Quebec and NB Power; we update
New Brunswickers were treated to a pretty rare sight in the dying days of 2019: a big debate in the legislature on whether to ban the herbicide glyphosate in the Crown forest. As a result, we have a new legislative committee charged with studying the glyphosate issue and make recommendations to government. The Standing Committee
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If New Brunswick wants to spend its limited carbon budget on Maritime Iron’s proposed iron processing plant, Lois Corbett, the Conservation Council’s Executive Director, says the public will need to see a plan to cut emission levels from other large emitters, like the oil refinery or pulp mills, to offset those added by the new
Amid news that Corridor Resources rebranded itself and hired a new management team to pursue an exemption under New Brunswick’s fracking moratorium, the Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, says this is simply not the decade for governments to invest in any oil, goal or gas developments. “We need to develop a plan to shift
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Job Summary The Executive Director reports directly to the Board of Directors and specifically to the President of the Board. Under the authority of the Board, the Executive Director assumes complete responsibility for the overall operations and sustainability of the organization, including fundraising, membership development and financials. The Executive Director directs the implementation
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Join the province’s most trusted environmental organization and be a force for change. Do you have a passion for the natural world and protecting our environment? Are you interested in advancing your career and learning from one of Canada’s leading environmental campaigners, our current Executive Director, Lois Corbett? Do you have a strong
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director, issued the following statement with respect to today’s announcement about NB Power and Hydro-Quebec’s agreement on the Mactaquac dam refurbishment and clean energy supply. “Bringing additional clean, renewable hydro power in New Brunswick and investments in transmission are good for the province’s energy mix is a good move,
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“The proof will be in the legislative change.” This was what the Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, and Rick Doucett, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners, had to say about the province’s move to freeze the amount of wood big mills can take from Crown land while promising a greater share
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