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Disney’s getting on board with the renewable energy movement. Their new solar farm is shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head! On-lookers will only be able to appreciate the Disney design from the sky though as Mickey Mouse’s head spans a 20 acre area. In total the design contains 48,000 solar photovoltaic panels! What’s next, Goofy?
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The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has released a report on the potential impacts of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project on the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine. The report explores the many risks to whales and other wildlife in the Bay of Fundy as well as the risk to sustainable jobs in New Brunswick, Nova
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Only 5 days! The application to have your say on the National Energy Board (NEB)’s review of TransCanada’s Energy East oil pipeline proposal is coming to an end March 3. You still have time and lots of reasons to apply! Here are 5: 1. Our precious rivers, streams and creeks: Did you know that TransCanada’s
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TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline route will cross New Brunswick rivers and streams over 280 times as it snakes its way from the border at Edmundston, down the St. John River Valley through the woodlands and farmlands of Carleton County, across Grand Lake cottage country, the fertile plains of Hampton, and ending beside the majestic
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Slogging through the National Energy Board’s process can feel about as thick and gooped-up as the bitumen that TransCanada is proposing to push through its Energy East pipeline. The Conservation Council has put together a Step by Step Guide for getting through the application process to have a say on the proposed Energy East oil
Step by Step: How to apply to have a say on Energy East Read More »
Download the pdf versions of this guide (and the tables referenced in Step 12). Step 1: Start by Clicking Here Step 2: Select GCkey Login and follow the instructions to create an account Step 3: Follow the link to create your account on the NEB website Step 4: Click Apply to Participate in the “Energy East
An independent study of TransCanada’s Energy East oil pipeline indicates that leaks as large as 2.6 million litres per day could go undetected. The study, commissioned by the MRC d’Autray- a municipal region in Quebec, states that the company’s leak detection system cannot detect leaks less than 1.5% of daily volume, according to the report
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The National Energy Board will begin accepting applications to participate in TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline hearing beginning February 3, 2015. The form will only be available for a period of four weeks. Who needs to apply? 1. You are someone who will be directly affected by TransCanada’s Energy Pipeline or 2. You have relevant knowledge
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This week’s Energy East update includes the efforts of a New Brunswick landowner to have the pipeline diverted away from his property, a message to stay strong against the pipeline from Nebraskan farmer-turned-activist Ben Gotschall, revelations of TransCanada’s spin doctoring, a black snake prophecy linked to the tar sands pipelines and how the NDP’s pipeline
Energy East – Verging towards victory, staying strong and revealing the spin Read More »
This week’s Energy East update contains a myth busting commentary, concerns of Indigenous people and landowners who live in the path of the proposed pipeline, news of mounting opposition in Quebec and an easy way for you to tell the National Energy Board that climate change should be considered in their review of the tar
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