Dr. Louise Comeau, our Conservation Council’s Climate Change and Energy Solutions Director and Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, wrote an opinion piece published in the Nov 14, 2016 Telegraph Journal’s Pipeline Battlelines Commentary series looking at the future of the proposed Energy East Pipeline. “To bring it home in hockey terms, how should our government make […]
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LOUISE COMEAU & MATTHEW ABBOTT COMMENTARY (Published in the Nov 14, 2016 Telegraph Journal) Matthew Abbott and Louise Comeau of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick use a hockey metaphor – and concerns about a changing climate – as a lens for the Energy East pipeline project. Photo: MiraMichi Leader archive In a small part
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Yesterday evening, Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) and one of the speakers presenting at the National Energy Board panel sessions today was a guest on CTV Atlantic with Steve Murphy. He says we need to look at both sides of the ledger — jobs at risks in fisheries
Today’s National Energy Board session in Saint John had a strong focus on the people who would be most directly affected if the proposed Energy East pipeline were constructed – the residents of Saint John and surrounding communities. Several of the individuals who spoke were from the Anthony’s Cove area of Saint John. These people,
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On July 26, 2016, Matt Abbott, the Conservation Council’ Fundy Baykeeper, was quoted in a Canadian Press article picked up by the Toronto Star, CTV and the Globe and Mail, following the release of an NRDC report that’s sounding the alarm on a massive increase of supertankers set to ship the dirtiest oil in the
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On July 26, 2016, Matt Abbott, the Conservation Council’ Fundy Baykeeper, was quoted in the Journal Metro de Montreal following the release of an NRDC report that’s sounding the alarm on a massive increase of supertankers set to ship the dirtiest oil in the world across the Atlantic Ocean every year. “TransCanada and Irving Oil
The Conservation Council is calling the increased tanker traffic in the Bay of Fundy, as proposed by TransCanada as part of its Energy East pipeline project a serious risk to the iconic marine eco-system. Currently, a relatively small number of oil tankers bring conventional crude oils to the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, while
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Canadian Groups Call on Federal Government to Reject Pipelines, As New U.S.Led Campaign Calls for National Tar Sands Dilbit Tanker Ban July 26, 2016, Saint John—A new report released today by the US – based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in partnership with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick and other numerous Canadian and U.S. groups,
New Report Shows Energy East Pipeline A Massive Threat to Atlantic Canada and U.S. Marine Resources Canadian Groups Call on Federal Government to Reject Pipelines, As New U.S.Led Campaign Calls for National Tar Sands Dilbit Tanker Ban July 26, 2016, Saint John—A new report released today by the US – based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC),
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Fredericton – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, has shut down its main drinking water supply intakes after a Husky Energy oil pipeline ruptured, spilling up to 250,000 litres of heavy oil and chemical diluent just 300 metres from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The 40,000 residents of Prince Albert as well as 1,400 rural residents, who depend on the city’s
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