fracking – CCNB

Guest blog: New Brunswick does not need shale gas

Jim Emberger — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:55:20 +0000

Commentary | Jim EmbergerIn his commentary, the Fraser Institute’s Alex Whalen suggested that the recent merger of gas company Chesapeake Energy and SWN could be a sign that New Brunswick should reconsider its moratorium on shale gas. He touted its economic potential.That same day Reuters’ news reported: “Chesapeake Energy announced plans to cut production by 30 per cent in 2024 in response to a…

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The Case Against Shale Gas: Data Overwhelmingly Supports Continued Moratorium

Jim Emberger — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:50:37 +0000

Commentary | Jim EmbergerEveryday, business ads promote the idea that wise business leaders make decisions based on solid data.Premier Higgs likes to project the image of an experienced business leader, but his current effort to resurrect shale gas reveals that he more closely embodies his other reputation as a, “Data, my ass,” decision maker.There is unequivocal data in the latest report from the…

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47 groups call on New Brunswick government to turn page on fracking, focus on building healthier, affordable, sustainable electricity system

Conservation Council of New Brunswick — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:56:26 +0000

Traditional territory of the Wabanaki Peoples/Fredericton — Yesterday, a solidarity statement was sent to every MLA in New Brunswick, calling for the government to immediately halt its drive to bring a shale gas industry to the province.The statement, from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, the Sierra Club Atlantic Region, and the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA)…

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The Case Against Shale Gas: Data Overwhelmingly Supports Continued Moratorium

Jim Emberger — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:50:40 +0000

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Let’s Get Real About Energy Security, Shale Gas, And Energy Transition

Louise Comeau — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:10:03 +0000

Debunking Premier Higgs’ claims about Saint John LNG conversion, N.B.’s role in European energy crisis, and shale gas development Premier Blaine Higgs is pushing a private-sector company, Repsol, to convert its Saint John LNG (liquefied natural gas)…

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Conservation Council Applauds Neqotkuk, Saint John Energy Partnership On Wind Power

Jon MacNeill — Tue, 17 May 2022 19:22:46 +0000

The Burchill Wind Partnership is a perfect example of the type of collaborative and forward-thinking projects we need to bring affordable, reliable and sustainable renewable energy to families all across New Brunswick.

CCNB Media Round-up: Panning Higgs’ Shale Gas Plans, Just Transition for NB Coal Workers, Clearcutting Causing Bird Population Decline

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:30:35 +0000

We work hard to ensure a strong environmental voice is heard in the New Brunswick print, radio and television media. Here are the latest stories Conservation Council staff have been called upon for expertise, analysis and commentary:May 11 | “Shortsighted and unrealistic”: Conservation Council, NBASGA pan Premier Higgs’ shale gas speculation in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal.May 5 | “A wake…

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Renewable Energy Is The Future, Not Fossil Fuels

Jon MacNeill — Wed, 11 May 2022 15:39:23 +0000

Response to Premier Higgs' speculation that shale gas and liquified natural gas are solutions to war-induced threats to European gas supply.

“I don’t understand how you can walk that beam”: Corbett on deputy minister’s double duty

Jon MacNeill — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:08:28 +0000

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. Earlier this month…

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Guest blog: Ditching fossil fuels is like a ‘monkey trap’

By Jim Emberger – The Daily Gleaner, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:45:58 +0000

A recent Brunswick News Commentary wondered how bad must things get before the concept of ‘climate emergency’ gets traction. One depressing answer may be found in the title of a widely circulated NYTimes editorial: “Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide.” The continuing unimaginable conflagration of Australian bushfires has already burned an area much larger than New Brunswick…

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