A new study by the David Suzuki Foundation reveals methane emissions from B.C. oil and gas operations are at least 2.5 times higher than those reported by the B.C. government. The groundbreaking research shows that, rather than serving as a ‘clean’ transition fuel, fracked gas makes it harder for Canada to meet its climate change […]
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Municipalities, cooperatives and non-profits have more time to submit a community renewable energy project for consideration in the province’s Locally-Owned Renewable Energy Small Scale Program (LORESS). The Department of Energy and Resource Development extended the deadline for project submissions to June 30 at 3 p.m. The original deadline was April 28. The program, launched in
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National Arbor Day (April 28) and Arbor Day in New Brunswick (May 18) are the perfect opportunities to celebrate the importance of one of our most iconic species of plant life and an irreplaceable part of our ecosystem – the proud and noble tree! We know trees play many crucial roles in our environment. These carbon-capturing
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A Fredericton microbrewery is now among the most acclaimed cider producers in the world. Red Rover Craft Cider won two awards, including a coveted top prize, at the Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) this month, the world’s largest cider judging. The brewery’s Summer cider placed first in Best in Class Modern Dry,
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The Mayworks Festival kicks off this week in Fredericton. The Fredericton District Labour Council started the tradition of marking May Day, International Workers’ Day, with a Mayworks Festival three years ago. Mayworks Festivals, long-running annual events in cities such as Toronto and Halifax, bring workers and artists together to celebrate the use of art in pursuits to
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This #WaterWednesday, we have a special musical treat for you. Last week, Frantically Atlantic, Don Rigley and Michelle Daigle, a local musical duo based in Fredericton, dropped into Conserver House to show us two new songs they’d written during their first musical tour of New Brunswick. These songs capture the feeling of love and longing
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In this edition of EcoNews, we invite you to dive into our presentation on the Expert Panel for the Review of the Environmental Assessment Processes report and submit your own comments at LetsTalkEA.ca. Then we shine some light on water quality, give you the latest news on Parlee Beach, and share our first set of love letters to our
Is your old desktop tower sitting in the corner of your room, unused but as an oversized doorstop? Maybe your bedside cabinet is filled to the brim with cracked cellphones and what appears to be your old beeper from the 90’s? Don’t worry. The wait is over! You can now recycle your old electronic devices
Recycle NB now accepts electronic products Read More »
Last week, the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes report, Building Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada, was released. The Report sets out recommendations for how the federal environmental assessment (EA) process should be reformed. Public comments are due by May 5, 2017, and can be submitted at
The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott was featured in the Hakai magazine on April 7, 2017, where he said sea lice outbreaks are common on East Coast salmon farms. A half-million salmon died in the Bay of Fundy from sea lice outbreak in north Passamaquoddy Bay last summer. More than 240, 000 Salmon died from
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