Our friends at Naveco Power, New Brunswick-based renewable energy developer, bring us this guest blog about the potential for solar power to help New Brunswick’s farming community. As one of New Brunswick’s crucial community farmers, you are providing food for many — but just what can we bring to the table for you? The usage […]
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Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, is questioning the decision to put the top civil servant responsible for developing forestry and energy policies also in charge of the environmental rules that govern those sectors, and says now is not the time to have fewer people working on critical environmental issues like water protection and climate change.
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick marked Earth Week by calling for an economic recovery plan for New Brunswick that ensures our communities are more secure, safe, healthy and resilient in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Add your voice to our call for a #BetterThanNormal New Brunswick!
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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick marked Earth Week by calling for an economic recovery plan for New Brunswick that ensures our communities are more secure, safe, healthy and resilient in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and as citizens continue to deal with the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. The council’s recommendations,
More than two dozen organizations and hundreds of New Brunswickers have signed on to the letter in support of a #BetterThanNormal recovery in New Brunswick. Add your name here!
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Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, says a comprehensive new study from Natural Resources Canada should be a wake-up call to the provincial government that the way we manage our forest needs to change, and fast. The peer-reviewed study, led by Fredericton-based forest ecologist Anthony Taylor, found that climate change and global heating is likely to
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Beaver. Blue heron. Marten. Toad. Every mom and dad in New Brunswick has a story about that magical moment their child saw one of these awe-inspiring creatures in the wild for the first time. Often, though, it’s easy to forget about the leading character that makes these special encounters possible: our wetlands.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Beaver. Blue heron. Marten. Toad. Every mom and dad in New Brunswick has a story about that magical moment their child saw one of these awe-inspiring creatures in the wild for the first time. Often, though, it’s easy to forget about the leading character that makes these special encounters possible: our wetlands. Call it
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In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our heartfelt thanks following our most successful year-end fundraising drive yet; we share details (what few are available, anyway) on the legislature’s new committee studying glyphosate and other environmental issues; we give you our reaction to the clean energy deal between Hydro-Quebec and NB Power; we update
New Brunswickers were treated to a pretty rare sight in the dying days of 2019: a big debate in the legislature on whether to ban the herbicide glyphosate in the Crown forest. As a result, we have a new legislative committee charged with studying the glyphosate issue and make recommendations to government. The Standing Committee
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