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CCNB joins 60+ groups calling for a climate review of Energy East

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Leading environmental organizations & community groups call for the National Energy Board to consider the upstream climate impacts of the pipeline Voir ce message en francais Full Letter: http://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Final-NEB-Letter-PDF.pdf Montreal, QC – Today, more than 60 environmental and community groups from across Canada sent a letter to Peter Watson, head of the National Energy Board, […]

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Concern for planet outpaces pipeline proponents: Op-ed from CCNB

CCNB in the News / Lois Corbett

The following opinion piece by Executive Director Lois Corbett on Quebec and Ontario calling for climate change in the National Energy Board’s review of the oil pipeline proposal was originally published in The Daily Gleaner on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. Concern for our planet gaining momentum Re: Pipeline Appeared in The Daily Gleaner, A12, Saturday,

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Finally, a real discussion about climate change

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Four premiers now agree climate change must be factor in Energy East oil pipeline decision (Fredericton) — The future of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline is now dependent on a comprehensive climate impact assessment as four premiers have signaled their concern for the planet now outpaces pipeline proponents. Last week representatives from Quebec

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On the verge of a victory

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Hampton-area man may win Energy East route fight, group says The following is an article published on cbc.ca on Monday, Nov. 17. Read the original post here. The head of a national landowners’ lobby group says a Hampton-area man may succeed in diverting TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Energy East pipeline away from his property. Dave Core,

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The Fundy Baykeeper debunks myths about Energy East

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Matt Abbott, the Fundy Baykeeper at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, and Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, co-wrote an article for the Globe and Mail following the conclusion of their two-week tour along the proposed route for the Energy East pipeline in Atlantic Canada. Barlow and Abbott address three myths

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Membership Month Week Two: Clean Energy

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

It’s only been ten days since TransCanada filed its application with the National Energy Board seeking permission to build the largest oil pipeline (1.1 million barrels per day, yikes!) in Canada, but it seems longer. I love talking about the exciting opportunities developing new jobs, today, in our communities. I am less enthusiastic when fending

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Don’t go all Dr. Evil on us

CCNB Blog / Lois Corbett

While supporting the Energy East oil pipeline, former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna says Canada doesn’t have to be the world’s Boy Scout on climate change. Fair enough. I doubt our country’s leaders have made much progress on earning that badge, anyway. I don’t argue with his position that Canada could unlock some wealth for

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Don’t go all Dr. Evil on us: Op-ed from CCNB

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

On Monday, Nov. 10, an opinion piece by Executive Director Lois Corbett appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. The letter to the editor was written in response to former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna’s comments that Canada didn’t have to be “the boy scouts” of the world when it came to curbing climate change. The full

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Lois Corbett talks Energy East on CBC Maritime Noon

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, had the last word during a call-in segment of CBC Radio’s Maritime Noon program on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Corbett talked about the failure of the National Energy Board to consider the climate change impact of TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline project. She said approving

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CCNB outlines concerns over oil pipeline following NEB filing

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, appeared in New Brunswick print media on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, after TransCanada Corporation filed its proposed oil pipeline application to the National Energy Board. Corbett outlined the Conservation Council’s main concerns with the proposed oil pipeline project. An excerpt of her comments, which appeared

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