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Green Party Leader to introduce resolution to ban herbicide spraying in NB forest

Today David Coon, Fredericton-South MLA and leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, filed a notice of motion in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly that he will introduce a resolution to ban the spraying of glyphosate and other herbicides over our forests and under our powerlines. You can read the full notice of motion […]

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Tell Greater Moncton you want a plastic bag ban!

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

Time to speak up for the health of our oceans and wildlife! Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview are asking residents to participate in a short survey as the municipalities consider a region-wide ban on single-use plastic bags. “We’re taking it to the community to hear what the public wants to see changed in this area with

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Lois Corbett wins Phoenix Award

CCNB Blog, Feature, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, is this year’s recipient of the New Brunswick Environmental Network’s Phoenix Award for outstanding dedication to advancing smart public policy and legislation. Corbett received the award during the NBEN’s annual Eco-Confluence in New Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 17. It is given each

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Premier Blaine Higgs sworn in, names cabinet

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

MLA Jeff Carr named Minister of Environment and Local Government Premier Blaine Higgs and his Progressive Conservative cabinet were sworn into power today at the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. Members of the cabinet include: Robert Gauvin (MLA Shippagan-Lameque-Miscou), Deputy Premier, Minister of Tourism Heritage and Culture Andrea Anderson-Mason (MLA Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West), Minister of Justice

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EcoNews — Keeping a close eye on Irving, the growing costs of climate change, and back in the fight to keep N.B. frack-free

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you strong reaction from Environment Canada and our Fundy Baykeeper as a plea deal is reached in Irving Pulp and Paper’s latest pollution case; we bring you a great read — and timely reminder — that the moratorium on fracking is smart public policy; we share two op-eds

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Environment Canada says it believes “further violations may occur” at Irving pulp mill

CCNB Blog, Feature / Jon MacNeill

Part of Irving Pulp and Paper’s multi-million dollar fine for polluting the St. John River will not go toward a non-profit chaired by Jim Irving, who is also the mill’s co-CEO. Judge David Walker accepted a new plea deal on Monday that will see a portion of the fine — $1.1 million — go to

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Window is closing to avert climate disaster

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Jim Emberger

Amidst the excitement over New Brunswick’s political situation and the hubbub surrounding cannabis, Brunswick News columnist Chris Morris provided a sober shot of reality in a commentary advising our new MLAs to pay attention to the latest, vitally important report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Her column,“New Brunswick position unclear as

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Filmmaker exposes corporate capture in forestry in N.B.

CCNB Blog, Forest Conservation / Tracy Glynn

Filmmaker Charles Thériault’s passion is observing. His troubling encounter with a young man in the northern rural New Brunswick community of Kedgwick made him turn his camera on the forest. The result: a popular web series documenting decades of forest mismanagement and what he calls “corporate capture” of our forest. Thériault’s impression that all was fine

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November’s wicked wind storm in photos and tweets

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

Thousands of New Brunswickers are still without power after high winds — some gusting upwards of 110 kilometres per hour — rocked the province on Saturday and Sunday. At its peak, nearly 100,000 households and buildings were without power. Southern New Brunswick and the Acadian Peninsula were hardest hit, but outages occurred clear up to

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Ignoring climate change is a risky venture

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Climate and Jobs, Community, Feature / Dr. Louise Comeau

When we debate climate solutions like carbon pricing, let us keep in mind the risks we face and costs we are paying from the floods, heat waves, wildfires and coastal erosion affecting New Brunswickers. The strength of these type of events is increasing because of the warming planet. Let’s not forget that climate change is

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