CCNB https://www.conservationcouncil.ca Conservation Council of New Brunswick Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:50:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 EcoNews — Fossil fuel fights, Fundy fun and fresh air for all https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/econews-fossil-fuel-fights-fundy-fun-and-fresh-air-for-all/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:49:46 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205399 In this edition of EcoNews, we’re raising our voices to help build a cleaner, fairer future for New Brunswick and all of Canada. As Ottawa pushes ahead with fast-tracked “nation-building” projects, we’re urging provincial and federal leaders not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Additionally, read on to find out how you can air your concerns with N.B. Power’s plans for a new gas plant in…

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Learning, nature’s way https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/learning-natures-way/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:14:59 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205376 Young people today are inheriting enormous environmental challenges, which is why it’s more important than ever for K-12 students to understand what’s happening and feel empowered to take action.

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Young people today are inheriting enormous environmental challenges, which is why it’s more important than ever for K-12 students to understand what’s happening and feel empowered to take action.That’s why the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Environmental Network (NBEN) and Nature NB are partnering to launch Learning Nature’s Way — an exciting new nature education…

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EcoNews — Fighting fossil foolish plans in Tantramar and sharing our stories to build a better future https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/econews-fighting-fossil-foolish-plans-in-tantramar-and-sharing-our-stories-to-build-a-better-future/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:42:54 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205327 In this edition of EcoNews, we’re raising our voices to help build a cleaner, fairer future for New Brunswick.]]> In this edition of EcoNews, we’re raising our voices to help build a cleaner, fairer future for New Brunswick. As N.B. Power pushes forward with its plan for a massive new gas and diesel plant in Tantramar — and even attempts to sidestep proper review — we’re making sure decision-makers hear loud and clear why this project would set us back on climate, cost New Brunswickers and put our precious…

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EcoNews — Public pushback on ‘patriotic’ projects and problematic power plants https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/econews-public-pushback-on-patriotic-projects-and-problematic-power-plants/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:21:43 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205235 In this edition of EcoNews, we’re raising our voices to help build a cleaner, fairer future for New Brunswick and all of Canada. As Ottawa pushes ahead with fast-tracked “nation-building” projects, we’re urging provincial and federal leaders not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Additionally, read on to find out how you can air your concerns with N.B. Power’s plans for a new gas plant in…

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EcoNews — The bad bet of burning biomass at Belledune https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/econews-the-bad-bet-of-burning-biomass-at-belledune/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:55:24 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205157 In this edition of EcoNews, we’re digging into research on N.B. Power’s troubling biomass plan, as well as grassroots environmental action and hope on the Bay of Fundy. You’ll also meet our new freshwater and forest conservation director, Marieka Chaplin and hear from Faith Mambo about dealing with energy affordability troubles in two countries. There’s also a new opportunity for young people to…

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From backyard forests to provincial environmental action: My journey to protect New Brunswick’s nature https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/from-backyard-forests-to-provincial-environmental-action-my-journey-to-protect-new-brunswicks-nature/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:46:00 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205115 My parents were passionate about conservation and ran a small woodworking business using local wood.From a young age, I learned what it meant to care for the land and rely on it in return.I didn’t know it then, but those childhood experiences — tending our garden, raising animals, thinning our woodlot and walking through the hardwood stands we managed — gave me a lasting connection to nature.

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‘Energy efficiency is one of the most affordable ways to fight climate change’ https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/energy-efficiency-is-one-of-the-most-affordable-ways-to-fight-climate-change/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:24:00 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205085 Energy efficiency is one of the most affordable ways to fight climate change. It doesn’t require major new technology, and it’s something we can do right now, making a real difference for our communities and planet.]]> I can remember doing my homework by candlelight. We used a prepaid electricity system, and once the balance on our meter ran out, that was it. No electricity until we could afford to top it up again. It forced our family to be extremely conscious of how we used energy. But when the lights went out, it was scary and embarrassing that others could see when our home was the only one dark on our…

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‘A heavy anchor weighing us down’: New Brunswick’s climate emissions fall, but oil and gas still stuck in the past https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/a-heavy-anchor-weighing-us-down-new-brunswicks-climate-emissions-fall-but-oil-and-gas-still-stuck-in-the-past/ Tue, 27 May 2025 17:45:53 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205058 Traditional territory of the Wabanaki Peoples/Fredericton – New emissions numbers for New Brunswick show almost all major economic sectors are doing their part to fight climate change. But one big polluter isn’t pulling its weight — the oil and gas industry.Since 2005, New Brunswick’s climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by more than 40 per cent. That’s thanks to cleaner…

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EcoNews — Diesel spill demands answers and pushing back against pipeline prattling https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/econews-diesel-spill-demands-answers-and-pushing-back-against-pipeline-prattling/ Tue, 13 May 2025 18:07:33 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=205001 In this edition of EcoNews, we’re asking why it took so long for the public to learn about a massive diesel spill in Woodstock. Why hasn’t Irving Oil answered media questions about it? And what is the government doing to make sure it never happens again? Our executive director, Bev Gingras, has written to Premier Susan Holt, calling for answers and action to prevent similar disasters from…

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Forget pipelines, power lines are key to Atlantic Canada’s economic future https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/forget-pipelines-power-lines-are-key-to-atlantic-canadas-economic-future/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:34:11 +0000 https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?p=204978 If we let the environment fall off the political radar, we risk making decisions that will worsen climate impacts, harm our health and cost us more.

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This commentary was jointly written by Moe Qureshi and Thomas Arnason McNeil. Canada is at a crossroads. New U.S. tariffs are shaking our economy and reigniting talk of east-west energy corridors. Predictably, the billionaire-backed fossil fuel industry is exploiting this moment of uncertainty to pitch more dead-end pipelines, framing them as essential to Canada’s economic resilience.

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