The New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance was an intervener in the recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeals reference case on the federal carbon pricing “backstop.” Those opposing carbon pricing portrayed the case as strictly a constitutional matter of jurisdiction, and chose not to discuss the issue of climate change. However, one of the first questions the […]
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”141015″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] New Brunswickers have one final opportunity to tell the federal government to keep fish-bearing brooks off the list for the proposed Sisson Mine’s waste dam. The companies behind the proposed mine are in the final stages of applying for permission to dump mining waste into portions of Bird Brook and
Send your letter to protect the Nashwaak Watershed from Sisson mine waste Read More »
Today New Brunswick remembers a great person. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Peter deMarsh of Taymouth, who was among those killed in the tragic Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
In memory of Peter deMarsh Read More »
The Ecology Action Centre threw its support behind the recommendations of the federal government’s independent Just Transition Task Force, co-chaired by the Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett. EAC welcomed in particular the recommendations for a public, ongoing process of transition support, including local transition centres, labour market research, and funding for local research, projects and businesses
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The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment welcomed the recommendations from the federal government’s Just Transition Task Force, noting that phasing out coal-fired electricity is one of the fastest ways to dramatically reduce carbon pollution while protecting Canadians’ from the health impacts of air pollution. The association called for swift action on the task
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OTTAWA, March 11, 2019 — As we make the transition to cleaner energy, protecting coal workers and coal communities needs to be at front and centre of that transition. Pollution from coal has major repercussions on our environment and health. Phasing out coal power generation in Canada will protect the air we breathe, eliminating 12.8 million
NB Power has launched a new website dedicated to making your home cozier in the winter, cooler in the summer and cheaper to power year-round. The public utility’s new energy efficiency web hub highlights ways New Brunswickers can save energy and details how you can access a variety of residential, commercial and industrial incentive programs.
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In this edition of EcoNews, we encourage you to use our letter-writing tool to have your say on the Sisson Mine’s plan to use fish-bearing brooks in the Nashwaak Watershed for part of its waste tailings as the federal government takes final comments from the public; we bring you our Fundy Baykeeper’s preliminary recommendations as
Our Fundy Baykeeper says the history of illegal activity in New Brunswick’s aquaculture industry should be addressed by improved regulations and robust enforcement oversight as the provincial government considers changes to the Aquaculture Act. Matt Abbott submitted preliminary comments on aquaculture reform on behalf of the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper program to the provincial government
Fundy Baykeeper says N.B. aquaculture industry needs better regulation, robust oversight Read More »
Climate change is an issue that demands attention – and it looks like New Brunswickers are listening. In hopes of promoting a low-carbon lifestyle, Drive Electric NB and the New Brunswick Lung Association reintroduced their rebate program last July. The program offered New Brunswickers a $1000 rebate toward the purchase of a new or used electric
Happy problem: Drive Electric NB’s rebate program was so popular it had to end early Read More »
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