This week’s Energy East update includes calls for a climate review of North America’s largest proposed oil pipeline, news of crumbling political consensus and growing opposition to Energy East and more evidence to support clean energy over dirty fossil fuels.
60+ groups call for climate review of Energy East
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick joins 60+ groups (not to mention 60,000 individuals) calling on the National Energy Board to assess climate change as part of their review of Energy East. It’s not too late for you to tell NEB’s Peter Watson to include climate change in the NEB’s tar sands pipeline review.
Energy East lacks social licence: Trudeau
Political consensus on Energy East appears to be crumbling as Liberals change their tune on the pipeline. In a reversal of strong support for the pipeline, Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau said in an interview on Saturday that the project has so far failed to secure the social licence required to proceed. New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant in response to Trudeau’s comments: “I think he’s just commenting on something that we all know, that you need to ensure that communities have the chance to be heard.”
Renewables on the rise: Green jobs outnumber tar sand workers
The Conservation Council’s Lois Corbett draws attention to a new report that shows Canada has more people working in the green energy sector than it does in the tar sands. The report – Tracking the Energy Revolution – showed nearly $25-billion has been invested in Canada’s clean-energy sector over the past five years, a figure nearly equal to the combined investments in forestry, fishing and agriculture.
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We, here at the Conservation Council, are happy to provide you with regular updates on the Energy East pipeline, shale gas, forestry, aquaculture in the Bay of Fundy and other environmental challenges in New Brunswick all year long. Please consider making a donation to help us with our work! Thank you, and the happiest of holidays!
Polls and crowdfunder show growing opposition to Energy East
“Polls now place opposition to Energy East close to 70 per cent in Quebec, and over 50 per cent in the rest of the country, while a whopping 87 per cent of Quebecers think the province should be able to make its own decision on the pipeline,” reports Derrick O’Keefe for Ricochet. “Meanwhile, former student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois upped the ante by raising close to $400,000 for the coalition of community groups opposing Energy East in the most successful crowdfunder on a political issue in Canadian history.”
Disruption
Cinema Politica Fredericton opens its 8th winter programming year with Disruption on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7:00pm at Conserver House, 180 Saint John St. in Fredericton. The 2014 film explores the science, the shattered political process, the unrelenting industry interests and the civic stasis that have brought us to this social, moral and ecological crossroads on climate change. The film also takes us behind-the-scenes to watch the organizing behind the largest climate rally in history. Join us for a discussion with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Opening short film: Kahsatstenhsera: Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines.
Stay tuned for more news, events and action ideas on Energy East in 2015!
Happy Holidays,
Tracy
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