November 5, 2015

CCNB responds to cancellation of Quebec export terminal

  FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about TransCanada Corporation’s decision to cancel plans for an export terminal in Quebec related to its Energy East bitumen pipeline proposal: “From where we’re standing, the announcement today by TransCanada is much ado about nothing: it does […]

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Conservation Council welcomes new Prime Minister and Federal Cabinet Ministers

FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement upon the swearing-in of the new prime minister and federal cabinet ministers: “We congratulate the new Prime Minster of Canada and the federal cabinet ministers and we commend the early commitment this government has signaled toward meaningful action

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Stephanie Merrill: fracking moratorium was right public policy decision

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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