With the beginning of the New Year — better yet, a new decade — comes the chance to look back at the past 12 months, take stock of our successes and failures, and make a commitment to do better – especially when it comes to safeguarding the quality of our air and water, preparing our […]
Corbett revisits some N.B.’s top environment stories of 2019 Read More »
Attention News Editors: Louise Comeau, Director of the Conservation Council’s Climate Change and Energy Solutions Program, issued the following statement with respect to the federal government approving New Brunswick’s carbon pricing system for consumers today. She is available for interviews. “The big question now is, what does the Premier plan to do in 2020 to
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In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our message to Premier Higgs after a new report shows New Brunswick is a national laggard on energy efficiency; we welcome new commitments on climate action in the 2019 Speech from the Throne; we invite you to join youth in Fredericton (and across the globe) participating in
Upwards of 200 people gathered before the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in messy weather on Thursday, Nov. 21 to call for an independent inquiry into the firing of wildlife expert Rod Cumberland. This summer, Cumberland was terminated from his teaching position at the Maritime College of Forest Technology. The former provincial deer biologist has
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New Brunswick is a major laggard when it comes to helping people and businesses save money on electricity costs and reduce their carbon pollution footprint, according to the first-ever national energy efficiency scorecard. Efficiency Canada’s report, released Nov. 19, ranked all 10 provinces on their programs, policies and incentives around energy efficiency. New Brunswick came
FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to see significant commitments to addressing climate change in the 2019 Speech from the Throne, including: Establishing a carbon pricing system and introducing legislation seeking to achieve fairness for New Brunswickers in relation to our neighbours in the Atlantic Provinces. Doing as much as it
Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement today with respect to the release of Efficiency Canada’s first-ever provincial energy efficiency scorecard. She is available for interviews. “Premier Higgs is letting New Brunswick’s homeowners, seniors and small businesses down by failing to bring in new
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With new research estimating more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are smothering the Bay of Fundy seafloor, and with municipalities already positioned to move forward on a province-wide plastic bag ban, the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper is calling on the province to do its part in creating a system that makes it easier for
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While the world struggles to come to terms with the growing problem of “ecological grief” in the face of the climate crisis – whether it’s the mind-numbing fear of crop-killing droughts, black-outs caused by ice storms, or the slow realization that the wildlife you knew as a child might disappear before your very eyes –
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