In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you photos and a recap of the inspiring day of climate action in N.B. and across the planet last Friday; we bring you climate action highlights from the federal budget and (the lack thereof in) the provincial budget; we celebrate the newest offshore marine protected area in the […]
In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you an informative commentary from our friend Jim Emberger about the oil and gas industry’s penchant for over-promising, under-delivering, and racking up loads of debt (and environmental messes) in the process; we bring you a breakdown of a new forestry model proposed for Nova Scotia that would see
In the summer of 2017, the provincial government in Nova Scotia appointed Professor William Lahey, a former deputy environment minister and current president of the University of King’s College, to lead a long-sought review of forestry practices in the Bluenose Province. Lahey released his report — containing 163 conclusions, 45 recommendations, and involving seven advisors
Nova Scotia makes first steps toward ‘ecological forestry’ triad model Read More »
Premier Blaine Higgs says his minority Progressive Conservative government will end the province-wide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing and allow the controversial and risky process in the Sussex region. And Premier Higgs wants to do it fast — before the New Year.
Say no to shale gas in N.B. — send your letter today! Read More »
Time to speak up for the health of our oceans and wildlife! Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview are asking residents to participate in a short survey as the municipalities consider a region-wide ban on single-use plastic bags. “We’re taking it to the community to hear what the public wants to see changed in this area with
Tell Greater Moncton you want a plastic bag ban! Read More »
Filmmaker Charles Thériault’s passion is observing. His troubling encounter with a young man in the northern rural New Brunswick community of Kedgwick made him turn his camera on the forest. The result: a popular web series documenting decades of forest mismanagement and what he calls “corporate capture” of our forest. Thériault’s impression that all was fine
Filmmaker exposes corporate capture in forestry in N.B. Read More »
In this edition of EcoNews, we give you everything you need to write your MLA and political party leaders to show your support for protecting land and water in N.B.; we bring you the bizarro-world plea deal Irving is proposing after pleading guilty to once again polluting a national heritage river; we share the findings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMnRleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGY2NuYi1pbmNsdWRlcyUyRm1sYS1mb3JtLmpzJTIyJTNFJTIwJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNFJTBBJTNDbGluayUyMHJlbCUzRCUyMnN0eWxlc2hlZXQlMjIlMjB0eXBlJTNEJTIydGV4dCUyRmNzcyUyMiUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjIlMkZjY25iLWluY2x1ZGVzJTJGbWxhLWZvcm0uY3NzJTIyJTNF[/vc_raw_html][vc_single_image image=”140167″ img_size=”1600×900″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] New Brunswick may be facing an uncertain political future, but there is one topic that all New Brunswick MLAs, new and old, can agree on: the need to protect nature and the natural beauty of our province. Right now, 95 per cent of New Brunswick’s land and water is unprotected, leaving vital
One thing we can all agree on: protecting nature in N.B. Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From wrinkled, old Tim Hortons coffee cups to crumpled candy wrappers, mangled Pepsi bottles and empty, waterworn cigarette packs — we’ve all noticed the glint of iconic logos mixed among the grass, half-buried in the sand and rocks at the beach, or tangled in trees along your favourite trail. But how often do we
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The platforms are out. The signs are up. And the TV debates (luv ‘em or hate ‘em) are almost done. And one thing is for certain — our messages have resonated and our collective impact has been felt. Various leaders and party platforms have promised to stop spraying the Crown forest and review the seriously
EcoAlert Special Edition: N.B. Election 2018 Read More »
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