The current route for TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline will cross waterways in New Brunswick 281 times. While all of these waterways are ecologically important to the larger watersheds and valued by many people, some of these crossings are at our most notable waterways, including the Madawaska, Tobique, Canaan, Kennebecasis – all major tributaries of the St. John […]
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The following appeared in the Opinion section of the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal on Saturday, July 18, in the Letters to the Editor in the Monday, July 20 edition of The Daily Gleaner, and in The Northern Light (Bathurst) on Tuesday, Aug. 4. What could New Brunswick get out of a Canadian energy strategy? Comfortable homes, lower
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Three things to watch for in a Premiers-Lead Canadian Energy Strategy Premiers are expected to release their Canadian Energy Strategy at this week’s Council of the Federation meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Established in 2012, the Canadian Energy Strategy Working Group is co-chaired by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Paul Davis, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, Alberta
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July 16, 2015, St. John’s, Newfoundland – Environmental groups from across Canada today asked Canada’s premiers meeting in Newfoundland to delay adopting a new national energy strategy that will undermine any hope of making deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. “Approving tar sands pipelines like Energy East and Kinder Morgan, which is what this strategy
Alberta’s oil sands producers received a sobering statement from some of North America’s most prominent scientists late last week: you’ve got to keep your product in the ground. Calling oil sands development “a social and environmental legacy that will last for generations,” the group of more than 100 leading scientists from Canada and the U.S.
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The Fundy Baykeeper and other staff at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick participated in the March to the End of the Line on Saturday, May 30, an event in support of the protection of the Bay of Fundy and the health of residents who will be affected by the proposed Energy East oil pipeline.
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The Red Head Anthony’s Cove Preservation Association was joined by supporters from across the country on Saturday, May 30 as they raised concern about the impact on their region from the Energy East Pipeline. More than 550 people gathered in the coastal community outside Saint John to show their support for the protection of the Bay
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With the world watching last week, Canada had an opportunity to prove it was ready to do its fair share in the global fight against climate change. Instead, the federal government released its latest climate commitments to little fanfare, with European-based Climate Action Tracker rating them as “inadequate,” its lowest possible ranking. On Friday, May
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On Saturday, May 30, residents of Red Head are inviting their fellow New Brunswickers and Canadians to join them in a march to show support for the protection of the beautiful Bay of Fundy, the province’s precious freshwater systems, and the health of their own coastal community. The March to the End of The Line
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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick joined more than 60 organizations representing environmental, civic, arts and justice groups in calling on the National Energy Board to close the Energy East oil pipeline application until a complete project application has been submitted to the regulator. The call was picked up by media organizations across the country, including
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