Fredericton, N.B. – The Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) welcomed the Gallant Government’s decision to extend the fracking moratorium in New Brunswick. Energy and Mines Minister Donald Arsenault responded to the Hydraulic Fracturing Commission’s February 26 report by announcing that the moratorium his government put in place in 2014 would be extended “indefinitely”. Stating […]
This week’s update is focused on water. We bring you news about an opportunity to have your say as the province begins crafting a water protection strategy. Learn how the fracking commission’s report challenged New Brunswickers to begin the clean energy transition. And see quick updates from our Forest Conservation program and Renewable Solutions projects.
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CHSJ Radio in Saint John covered the release of the discussion paper to guide the development of a provincial water protection strategy on Tuesday, March 1. CHSJ reported that CCNB said Environment Minister Brian Kenny laid an excellent foundation for a comprehensive and progressive water protection strategy for New Brunswick. In the discussion paper, Minister
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Stephanie Merrill, Freshwater Protection Program coordinator at CCNB, spoke with media in response to the report from the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing. Read our official statement, our press release and our commentary on the report. Merrill told Global News that the report challenges New Brunswick to begin the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Attention News Editors: Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the Department of Environment and Local Government’s Discussion Paper, Working Together to Build a Water Strategy for New Brunswick, released today. She is available for comment. “Environment Minister Brian Kenny gives us an excellent foundation for
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Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal and Woodstock Bugle-Observer on March 1, 2016 The report from the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing gives New Brunswickers more evidence that our government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down the gauntlet for us to start the
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This update is all about throwing down the gauntlet for a clean energy economy, here in New Brunswick and abroad. Heads up — commission’s fracking report out tomorrow CCNB’s Stephanie Merrill and Lois Corbett will be briefed by officials with the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in Fredericton. The Commission
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FREDERICTON — The report released today from the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing provides more evidence that the provincial government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down the gauntlet for N.B. to start the transition to a thriving low-carbon economy. Consider what the Commissioners say in their
FREDERICTON — Lois Corbett, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, issued the following statement about the report released today by the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing: “The Commissioners’ report gives New Brunswickers more evidence that our government made the smart policy decision by putting a moratorium in place and throws down
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One of the largest natural gas leaks in the history of the United States has finally been sealed shut. The leak started in October 2015 at a well in the Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Field in Southern California, emitting more than 94,000 metric tonnes of methane into the air over homes in the Porter Ranch
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