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Fundy Baykeeper and CCNB join cross-country call to close Energy East project

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick joined more than 60 organizations representing environmental, civic, arts and justice groups in calling on the National Energy Board to close the Energy East oil pipeline application until a complete project application has been submitted to the regulator. The call was picked up by media organizations across the country, including

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Environmental Groups Ask NEB to Close Energy East Pipeline File

For Immediate Release  May 13, 2015, Toronto – More than sixty groups across Canada are asking the National Energy Board (NEB) to close TransCanada’s Energy East application and keep it closed until the complete project application has been submitted to the regulator. Groups, including environmental, civic, arts, justice and peace organizations, sent their request in a

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Bay Keeper worries whales will be impacted by tankers

Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, spoke with CBC News about the proposed expansion of the potash terminal in Saint John. The proposed expansion would see potash ship traffic in the Bay of Fundy double from 60 ships per year to more than 120. “As we increase traffic, it’s going to become more like jay-walking at rush hour

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Throwing darts at map won’t cut it: CCNB says TransCanada has moral duty to withdraw pipeline application

FREDERICTON — TransCanada Corporation has a moral responsibility to withdraw its Energy East project from the national review process now that significant changes have been made to the original oil pipeline proposal, says the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. On Thursday, April 2, TransCanada announced it had cancelled plans to build an export terminal in

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CCNB applies for intervenor status in NEB’s Energy East regulatory hearing — Media roundup

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick appeared in several media outlets following the deadline for groups and individuals to apply to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. Our Executive Director Lois Corbett and Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott appeared in a March 4 article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Read

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CCNB applies for intervenor status in review of proposed Energy East oil pipeline

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has applied to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. It is one of nearly 1,000 groups and individuals to apply to participate in the review of TransCanada Corporation’s proposal to build a 4,600-kilometre oil pipeline from the

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CCNB included in NEB application round-up

The newspaper L’Acadie Nouvelle published an article on March 2 listing several of the individuals and groups from New Brunswick who applied to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. The Conservation Council was included in the list. CCNB applied for intervenor status and for funding which will be

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