Executive Director Lois Corbett appeared on CTV News Atlantic on Thursday, Jan. 28. Corbett told reporter Michael Cameron that she welcomed the new requirements for pipeline megaprojects announced earlier this week by Ministers McKenna and Carr. “The day before yesterday when we looked at pipeline projects we only looked at the pipe itself, only the […]
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Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal following the announcement from federal cabinet ministers Jim Carr and Catherine McKenna about critical new rules for pipeline and energy projects. See our official response to the new requirements here. In article published Thursday, Jan. 28, Corbett told the Telegraph-Journal she welcomed the new rules. “Today,
FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued this statement following the announcement today from Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna: “We want to congratulate Ministers Carr and McKenna for using both common sense and a comprehensive understanding of the
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In her 2015 Fall Reports presented to Parliament today, the federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development says that half the pipeline projects her office examined hadn’t met the conditions placed on their approval. It was just one of the gaps commissioner Julie Gelfand found while looking at the National Energy Board’s oversight of federally-regulated
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The Conservation Council spoke with media outlets in New Brunswick following the announcement on Thursday that Montreal-area mayors are officially opposed to TransCanada’s proposed Energy East project. “We agree that creating jobs is a major priority for our province, and this announcement is another signal that we should turn the page toward a better plan to
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre announced the city’s official opposition to TransCanada Corp’s proposed Energy East pipeline project this Thursday, saying the risks outweigh possible economic benefits. Mr. Coderre, along with mayors from neighbouring cities Laval and Longueuil, spoke on behalf of the Montreal Metropolitan Community, which represents 82 municipalities and about 3.9 million people. “We
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Broad grassroots momentum for a ban on herbicides; encounters with high-profile members of the federal cabinet; fun learning about our seasonal hibernators; and an opportunity for you to help our work in the Bay of Fundy: here’s the latest from Conserver House. Sign on for a healthy forest We have joined with concerned citizens and
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The Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper appeared in dozens of media outlets responding to TransCanada’s amended Energy East application that doubles the amount of tanker traffic related to the bitumen pipeline project in the Bay of Fundy and along the US east coast. Matt Abbott told CBC New Brunswick that the changes will significantly increase the
Over 75% of Energy East Pipeline Capacity Would be Exported out of Saint John Dec. 17, Saint John — TransCanada’s revised Energy East pipeline application filed today would more than double the number of oil tankers carrying tar sands oil through the Bay of Fundy and down the coast of the United States from 115 to
For Immediate Release December 17, Ottawa – The Energy East pipeline cannot be built now that Prime Minister Trudeau has agreed to a climate plan that limits warming to 1.5° Celsius, say numerous environmental groups in response to TransCanada’s updated Energy East application announced today. Estimates show the upstream production emissions of the pipeline,
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