Join us for our annual local food celebration at the Conservation Council Southeast Chapter’s 100-Mile Dinner Fundraiser. This popular event takes place on Sunday, Oct. 14 from 5-8 p.m. at Dolma Food, 251 St. George St. (second floor) in Moncton. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. You can buy tickets online […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates at your door..” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%20SC%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536860451113{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]1. If elected, what will you do to ensure the full implementation of the water protection strategy? 2. How does your party plan to develop and implement a new watershed protection act by 2020?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text]Flooding, sewage overflow, blue-green algae and poor
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536683693228{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to aggressive investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy that will create good-paying jobs for tradespeople in New Brunswick?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text]The transition to an energy-efficient economy would create more than 25,000 full-time jobs in New Brunswick and increase the
Hard hats and work boots: energy efficiency could create 25,000+ jobs in New Brunswick Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Fundy Baykeeper, Environment Commissioner say governments need to up their game on aquaculture oversight” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%20SC%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536682459449{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to cracking down on pesticide use that threatens wild fish and critical fisheries, such as lobster and scallop, in the Bay
“They put their own interests well above their neighbours” Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Hitting N.B.’s land and water protection goals” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates in your riding…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536680636485{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you commit to protecting at least 10 per cent of land and water in New Brunswick by 2020, including increases to buffer zones along our rivers and streams, and protecting
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates at your door…” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536243138968{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]Will you protect our ocean, parks, rivers and lakes by committing to banning single-use plastic bags in New Brunswick?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text] “Remembering to bring a bag to the store is as simple as remembering to bring your car keys to your car,”
New Brunswick youth pushing for plastic bag ban Read More »
This September, get a chance to see the provinces’ largest solar farm! As part of Open Farm Day in New Brunswick (Sept. 16, 2018), Auenland Farm will be holding an open house to let you see their solar operation first hand. After 35 years of dairy farming, Frank Jopp decided to dedicate a few of
Solar herd: check out N.B’s first solar farm on Open Farm Day! Read More »
Things are heating up at Saint John’s Social Enterprise Hub – it is now home to the largest solar project in the city. The 60-panel installation is expected to prevent about 15.6 tonnes of carbon pollution from entering the atmosphere each year by powering the Hub with solar power. But the project has energized a
“Their excitement about the potential for solar energy grew the more they learned” Read More »
A major review of forestry in Nova Scotia offers a blueprint for developing an ‘ecological forestry plan’ in the Bluenose Province — and containing many a lesson for New Brunswick’s old-fashioned approach to forest management. The report, carried out by University of King’s College president Bill Lahey and presented to the provincial government last week,
A study showing the impact of fracking wells on groundwater is yet another piece of proof that New Brunswick’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing is sound public policy to protect drinking water and the health and safety of New Brunswickers. The University of Guelph study, Mobility and persistence of methane in groundwater in a controlled-release field
Study shows fracking moratorium remains smart public policy Read More »
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