In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you an opportunity to take part in the challenges and opportunities of building an affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity system, our Executive Director gives you a rundown of New Brunswick’s new Cabinet under Premier Blaine Higgs’ majority government, we share the latest updates to our climate action portal, For the Love of New Brunswick, and more.
Sign up for our free webinar on the challenges and opportunities of building an affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity system
The Conservation Council is pleased to present a webinar with one of the East Coast’s top environmental law experts on the legislative challenges and opportunities of building an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy system. The webinar, featuring East Coast Environmental Law’s Tina Northrup and co-presented by our friends at the Ecology Action Centre, takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. Find our what opportunities lie ahead, and how we can tackle the challenges together. Register for free at the link below.
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. Click the link below for our Executive Director’s rundown on the new (and some returning) faces on New Brunswick’s Cabinet.
We work hard to make sure a strong environmental voice is heard in the New Brunswick print, radio and television media. Here are the latest stories Conservation Council staff have been called upon for expertise, analysis and commentary:
Nov. 1, 2020 — Corbett: New centre for energy education should focus on renewables, not coal, oil and gas: Our Executive Director tells the Moncton Times & Transcript that the Department of Education’s forthcoming ‘Centre of Excellence for Energy — being set up to help students and teachers learn about the latest developments in Canada’s energy sector — should not be funded by corporations in oil, coal and gas, and should certainly focus on the jobs of the future, not old-fashioned fossil fuels of yesteryear. “If it’s just about how energy systems work and how gasoline runs your car, that’s like training up to be a VCR repairman.” Read the full story here.
Nov. 3, 2020 — Comeau comments on NB Power’s energy efficiency program for homeowners: Our Louise Comeau, Director of Energy and Climate Solutions, speaks with CBC New Brunswick about the recent surge of interest in NB Power’s Total Home Energy Savings Program, saying it’s a smart, important program now with funding from the federal government’s Low Carbon Economy Fund that allows homeowners to benefit no matter what source of fuel they use to heat their homes. Read the full story here.
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