EcoNews — Forestry in New Brunswick Needs to Change
Our EcoNews newsletter for June, covering the Standing Committee meetings this week to examine glyphosate use in our woods.
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Lois Corbett
Upcoming Event | Winning the Race to the Bottom: New Brunswick Forestry in Historical Perspective
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to co-sponsor an upcoming presentation on the history of forestry in New Brunswick, delivered by environmental historians Bill Parenteau and Mark McLaughlin.
Glyphosate update: Lois Corbett presenting on spraying and outdated forestry practices at Standing Committee
Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, will present on the problems with glyphosate spraying and outdated forest management practices when the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship meets in June.
Corbett: Long term monitoring crucial to ensure safe drinking water after Minto tire fire
Corbett said it’s good news contaminants appear to be flowing away from residential wells, but stressed long term monitoring will be needed to ensure residents’ safety.
Strengthened federal climate plan and 2030 targets require immediate revamp of provincial climate plan and NB Power’s 2020 Integrated Resource Plan
Use our letter-writing tool to tell Premier Higgs and Minister Holland you want an affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity system in New Brunswick.
NB Power plan to run coal, oil and natural gas plants until 2040 out of step with climate change reality
NB Power’s new plan for the future of the province’s electricity system fails to deliver the affordable, reliable and renewable electricity system that New Brunswickers want and need in the fact of increasingly severe climate change.
EcoNews — Chock full of opportunities for you to make a difference
In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you some fantastic opportunities to be part of climate change and nature solutions, including a helpful guide to the province’s new portal for nomination protected natural areas, an innovative project about expressing how we feel about climate change through art, a heads up for an upcoming important day of charitable giving in the midst of the holiday shopping season, and more.
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The rundown on New Brunswick’s new Cabinet
We’re waiting for the results of the OTHER election this week, of course, but it was just a month ago that Premier Blaine Higgs secured a slim majority government and set up the new Executive Council, his Cabinet. There are a lot of new faces around that 16 seat table, including five newly-elected members of
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Corbett: New centre for energy education should focus on renewables, not coal, oil and gas.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If the Department of Education is setting up a ‘Centre of Excellence for Energy,’ students and teachers would be best served learning about renewable energy and technology to help the switch to a low-carbon economy, rather than the energy of yesteryear like oil, gas and coal. That was our Executive Director Lois Corbett’s message to
For the love of New Brunswick
We know climate change is threatening the things we love doing in New Brunswick.
The good news is there are solutions to lower the pollution causing climate change and keep our families and communities safe from the extreme weather it causes.
Check out our new section, For the Love of New Brunswick, to see how you can be part of the solution!
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