CCNB included in NEB application round-up
The newspaper L’Acadie Nouvelle published an article on March 2 listing several of the individuals and groups from New Brunswick who applied to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the...
View ArticleCCNB applies for intervenor status in review of proposed Energy East oil...
FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has applied to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board’s review of the proposed Energy East oil pipeline. It is one of nearly 1,000 groups...
View ArticleCCNB applies for intervenor status in NEB’s Energy East regulatory hearing —...
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick appeared in several media outlets following the deadline for groups and individuals to apply to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the...
View ArticleThrowing darts at map won’t cut it: CCNB says TransCanada has moral duty to...
FREDERICTON — TransCanada Corporation has a moral responsibility to withdraw its Energy East project from the national review process now that significant changes have been made to the original oil...
View ArticleBay Keeper worries whales will be impacted by tankers
Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, spoke with CBC News about the proposed expansion of the potash terminal in Saint John. The proposed expansion would see potash ship traffic in the Bay of Fundy double...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Ask NEB to Close Energy East Pipeline File
For Immediate Release May 13, 2015, Toronto – More than sixty groups across Canada are asking the National Energy Board (NEB) to close TransCanada’s Energy East application and keep it closed until...
View ArticleFundy Baykeeper and CCNB join cross-country call to close Energy East project
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick joined more than 60 organizations representing environmental, civic, arts and justice groups in calling on the National Energy Board to close the Energy East...
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March to the End of the Line
On Saturday, May 30, residents of Red Head are inviting their fellow New Brunswickers and Canadians to join them in a march to show support for the protection of the beautiful Bay of Fundy, the...
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Marching to the End of The Line
The Red Head Anthony’s Cove Preservation Association was joined by supporters from across the country on Saturday, May 30 as they raised concern about the impact on their region from the Energy East...
View ArticleFundy Baykeeper at Red Head
The Fundy Baykeeper and other staff at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick participated in the March to the End of the Line on Saturday, May 30, an event in support of the protection of the Bay...
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Commentary: TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline is too much risk for the Bay...
Let whales flirt! Noisy tankers from TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline will stress and disorient whales searching for food … and each other! This commentary appeared in the Monday, Aug. 24 edition of...
View ArticleAmazing humpback whale breaching the Bay of Fundy!
Yesterday we were sent this spectacular video of a humpback whale breaching the surface of the Bay of Fundy from Toronto resident Sandy Seliga. Sandy was vacationing in Atlantic Canada and had whale...
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Ombudsman investigating need for separate provincial environmental review of...
TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline route through N.B. The New Brunswick ombudsman is now looking into whether the provincial government should conduct its own environmental impact assessment of...
View ArticleEcoAlert — Summer/Fall 2015 Edition
Welcome to the online edition of EcoAlert, New Brunswick’s Environmental Magazine. EcoAlert is the Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s membership magazine. It brings you environmental news,...
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APTN National News covers report on risks to Bay of Fundy from pipeline project
Fundy Baykeeper Matthew Abbott spoke with APTN National News on Sept. 10 about our report into the risks posed by TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline project to sustainable jobs and marine life in the...
View ArticleFundy Baykeeper on energy giant Repsol gaining export approval from National...
Fundy Baykeeper Matthew Abbott spoke with the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal about the National Energy Board’s decision to approve Spanish energy giant Repsol’s request for a 25-year licence to export...
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Media Advisory: National Groups, Local Communities, First Nations, Businesses...
For immediate release: 2:00 p.m. (Atlantic), Tue., Sept. 15, 2015 National Groups, Local Communities, First Nations, Businesses Join Forces to Keep Bay of Fundy Safe From Energy East Pipeline When:...
View ArticleEnvironmental leaders, community members, local businesses and First Nations...
Saint John, N.B. – Today the heads of Canada’s leading environmental groups stood alongside First Nations and local fishers on Mispec Beach, New Brunswick near the Bay of Fundy to call for the...
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Fundy Baykeeper hosts country’s top environmental groups to call for halt to...
Fundy Baykeeper Matt Abbott hosted the heads of 11 of Canada’s top environmental organizations in Saint John on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The groups set out on a local fishing boat and were joined by local...
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Results from Candidate Questionnaire on Climate, Energy & the Environment
On Wednesday, Sept. 23 the Conservation Council submitted a questionnaire to all candidates in each of New Brunswick’s 10 federal ridings. The questionnaire asked candidates to state their position on...
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