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Statement on Report From New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the report released today by the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing: “The Commissioners’ report gives New Brunswickers more evidence that our government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down […]

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Solar Wins, Natural Gas Loses in 2015

CCNB Blog, Feature / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Solar is gaining some serious ground. This week the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced that new solar power capacity outpaced the new generating capacity of natural gas in 2015. SEIA says 7.3 gigawatts of solar PV were installed in the U.S. last year, accounting for 29.5 per cent of the country’s new electric

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How to Make One Million Climate Jobs

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Canadian Labour Congress has partnered with climate campaigners to build a blueprint for creating One Million Climate Jobs in Canada. One Million Climate Jobs: A Challenge for Canada was released Jan. 29 by the CLC, Green Economy Network and the Climate Action Network Canada. CCNB was proud to support this work as a member of Climate

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EcoNews: Take a virtual tour of NB wetlands

EcoNews / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

A virtual tour of NB wetlands • feeling like you’ve stumbled into Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day • a flurry of activity surrounding TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project • and, another banner year for renewable energy. Here’s the latest from Conserver House: Worthy of protection We celebrated World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2) by partnering with wildlife and

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I’m smiling today

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

I have a calendar on my desk with a big red circle around today’s date. Why? Because exactly one year ago today you and I celebrated the protection of our drinking water, the health of our freshwater rivers, lakes and streams, and the power of collective action as the provincial government announced a moratorium on

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Cause of earthquake directly caused by fracking – now determined

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

An investigation by the British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission has confirmed that not only does fracking threaten our air and water, but also the very ground beneath our feet. This week the commission released the results of its investigation into a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in British Columbia on Aug. 17, 2015. The commission determined the

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Chair of Canadian fracking panel encourages continued moratorium

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Stephanie Merrill

There isn’t enough evidence showing the impacts of shale gas extraction to justify a science-based decision to develop the resource in Atlantic Canada. This was the key message delivered during a lecture in Fredericton last night by Dr. John Cherry, the chair of the 2014 Council of Canadian Academies panel on hydraulic fracturing. Dr. Cherry

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Stephanie Merrill: fracking moratorium was right public policy decision

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Stephanie Merill, Director of Freshwater Protection, appeared in several media articles related to the province’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in late October and through November. Merrill countered claims made in a report by the right-wing think tank Fraser Institute that there are no justifications for moratoriums on fracking. She referenced the scientific review filed in October 2015

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Letter to the editor: Review shows fracking moratorium was right

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The following appeared as a letter to the editor in the Oct. 2 issue of the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, from Stephanie Merrill, Director of Freshwater Protection. Review shows fracking moratorium was right Recently the media reported on a review conducted by the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission which concluded that hydraulic fracturing was the cause

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New Brunswick can lead the effort to protect communities from climate change — we have before

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Here’s a little-known fact: New Brunswick has helped lead climate change action plans before. At a time when governments across the continent were running away from doing anything on climate change, it was NB which tabled the motion to create the first carbon reduction targets at the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian

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