EcoNews – In the outdoors, protecting water, for Earth Day

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you fun family activities to celebrate Earth Day 2018 in New Brunswick’s beautiful outdoors; we make it easy for you to write Environment and Climate Change Canada to help protect the Nashwaak River from the proposed Sisson Mine; we share a guest blog from a New Brunswicker and avid salmon angler who is worried about passing on his passion to his children in the face of the massive open-pit mine proposal; we give you the rundown on a report dispelling fears about the economic impact of climate action in Canada; and, for the policy wonks among us, we bring you our submissions, and submissions from groups across Canada, regarding the federal government’s plans to phase out coal-fired electricity.

NEWS

Earth Day is just around the corner (Sunday, April 22, 2018) and we’re working with our friends at Earth Day Canada to promote this year’s theme, Consume Less, Play More. That’s certainly a key concept behind our Learning Outside Program, where we help educators, parents, and community members to get kids outdoors, learning, laughing and having fun in nature. Find some great activities and inspiration for your Earth Day 2018 outing (let’s cross our fingers for fair weather!) at learningoutside.ca.

Protect the waters we love

The May 3 deadline to speak up for the beautiful Nashwaak River watershed is fast approaching. We’ve partnered with our friends at the Nashwaak Watershed Association to make it easy for you to submit comments to Environment and Climate Change Canada about the Sisson Partnership’s application to dump mining waste into portions of fish-bearing waters. It takes less than a minute for you to join the hundreds of New Brunswickers who have already written to call for the Nashwaak’s protection.

Guest blog: A plea to the people of New Brunswick

Our friends at Saving Salmon received so many emails from New Brunswickers concerned about the environmental impacts of the proposed Sisson Mine that writer Tom Cheney,  an avid angler on the Nashwaak River, and Nick Hawkins, New Brunswick-born member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, teamed up to write this heartfelt plea to the people of our province.

Economic research shows Canada can afford to take greater climate action

Research and analysis from two of Canada’s leading environmental economists shows that meeting our international climate action commitments under the Paris Agreement will have virtually no impact on Canada’s economic growth, one more reason to support smart climate action here in New Brunswick and across the country.

Our recommendations for federal coal and gas regulations

The Conservation Council has submitted comments on the federal government’s proposed regulations to limit carbon pollution from coal-fired and natural gas-fired electricity generation. Find our full submissions, and submissions from our friends and partners across Canada, at the link below.

Mark your calendar: NB eco-homes tour on June 9!

Inspired by your neighbour’s low, low, low energy bill? Always wondered what an off-the-grid house really looks like? Do you want to reduce your home’s carbon footprint but aren’t sure how to go about it? You won’t want to miss our upcoming Passport to a Low Carbon Future Eco Tour on June 9. Organized by dedicated volunteers from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and the Saint John chapter of the Council of Canadians, the open-house tour will shine a spotlight on low carbon homes and public buildings in Bocabec, St. George, Saint John, Quispamsis and the Kingston Peninsula.  Stay tuned for full details coming soon!

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