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CCNB’s Lois Corbett talks about Energy East on CBC Information Morning in Moncton

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Lois Corbett, executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, spoke about the proposed Energy East pipeline during a segment on CBC Moncton’s Information Morning program on Friday, Oct. 31. Corbett said TransCanada’s application to the National Energy Board, filed Thursday, Oct. 30, doesn’t adequately address the concern shared by thousands of Canadians over […]

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Pipeline project threatens Picture Province’s rivers, streams and iconic Bay of Fundy

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Proposed pipeline would contribute almost twice as much carbon pollution to the air as all of New Brunswick, but climate change ignored in the filing (Fredericton, N.B.) The Executive Director of Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the multiple risks associated with a proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to Saint John could put thousands of

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett available to comment on TransCanada’s application to NEB

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Media Advisory Attention News Editors: The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, will be available for media interviews following a quick review of the documents released today by the National Energy Board with respect to TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline project. Key Issues of Concern: Can we handle a spill? New Brunswick

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CCNB’s Lois Corbett talks about jobs vs. environment debate on CBC Radio

CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick participated in a panel discussion that aired Sunday, Oct. 26 on CBC Radio’s Atlantic Voices program. The topic was the age-old jobs versus the environment debate: do environmental concerns have to take a backseat to economic development, or can the two coexist? Lois Corbett spoke

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Fredericton joins largest climate march in world history

Climate and Energy, Media Releases, Webinars & Events / Tracy Glynn

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick and Fredericton residents will join hundreds of thousands of people from across the world this weekend in a historic mass action to stop climate change and build an economy for the future. A People’s Climate March will happen in Fredericton at the same time that an estimated quarter of

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Energy East Pipeline route crosses 961 waterways: report

CCNB in the News / Matthew Abbott

Council of Canadians says oil spill could contaminate ground water, marine environment CBC News Poster Aug 18, 2014 A new report from the Council of Canadians says the Energy East Pipeline would cross and endanger 961 waterways that are important for drinking water, First Nations cultures and treaty rights, fish and wildlife habitat and tourism.

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Statement in Response to Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water report

Media Releases / Matthew Abbott

August 19th, 2014 (Fredericton, NB) Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, released the following statement in response to the report from the Council of Canadians on the Energy East Pipeline proposal and significant water crossings: “We were very happy to collaborate on this excellent research report about the potential risk

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Get on the CCNB/CUPE/PSAC climate justice bus to PowerShift!

CCNB Blog / Tracy Glynn

PowerShift Atlantic is a gathering organized by youth for youth that focuses on climate justice. It’s being held in Halifax from March 28-31. Join hundreds of other youth from diverse backgrounds to learn, develop their skills and build the movement for climate, environmental and social justice. Join 500+ young people from across Atlantic Canada in learning

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Energy East pipeline proposal worthy of some noise

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy, Fundy Baykeeper / Stephanie Merrill

The west-to-east pipeline idea is inching closer to reality as TransCanada intends to submit an application to the National Energy Board (NEB), the federal regulator on cross-jurisdictional energy projects. While the process proceeds so does the rhetoric and public relations. TransCanada’s Energy East officials complain about the “noise” generated by Canadians and non-profit organizations

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Environmental concerns surround West-East pipeline

CCNB in the News / Stephanie Merrill

Conservation Council’s Stephanie Merrill responds on CTV Atlantic to the release of the Pembina Institute report that draws attention to the greenhouse gas emissions related to developing the tar sands bitumen for the Energy East pipeline through New Brunswick:

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