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Visual arts and writing competition, Forum on the energy and socio-ecological transitions

Call for Submissions: Visual arts and writing competition, Forum on the energy and socio-ecological transitions

Can your artistic sensibility help us shed light on new perspectives on energy and socio-ecological issues? CRED-NB Champion the CEDAR project and collaborators invite amateur and professional artists to submit their visual or written works to a competition. The winning works will be published in a book launched at the Forum on the Energy and Socio-Ecological Transitions, which will take place at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton in October 2027. Submissions close November 30, 2026. Details: https://cedar-project.org/call-appel/

We don’t need a review on shale gas

“In the Legislature and in public, Premier Holt asserted that there are good reasons for the shale gas moratorium, and that shale gas is a last century fuel. Incomprehensibly, in a political moment calling for unity, she has resurrected New Brunswick’s most contentious issue ‘for review,’ offering her constituents no explanation for this betrayal beyond the generic statement that, “things have changed.”

The article by CRED-NB champion Jim Emberger, spokesperson for NB Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA), explains why we don’t need another review on shale gas fracking. Research in the more than a decade since the moratorium was put in place has highlighted even more harms of fracking. Jim’s article was published in the Telegraph Journal and on the NBASGA website. Read it HERE.

Electrification done right: Open letter to the COP31 Presidencies

CRED-NB is a signatory Open letter to the COP31 Presidencies sent on September 23. The letter begins: “We, the undersigned civil society organisations, networks and movements, support a global electrification target that is built on renewables, reduces fossil fuel dependence, and delivers for people without energy access, without repeating the harms of extraction. On this basis, we will welcome the COP31 Presidency’s proposal to place a global target of 35% electrification of final energy demand by 2035 as a key element of COP31 … Read the full letter HERE.

RIP SMRs: Is It the End of the Line for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?

In early September, the organization behind Canada’s push for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) quietly signalled their demise. In 2016, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories President Mark Leskinski proclaimed that “SMRs can live among the annals of great Canadian innovations.” Ten years later, the organization announced the termination of its two programs to support SMR development.

During the intervening decade, the companies promoting the 10 SMR designs in Canada had either left the country, lost their proponents, filed for bankruptcy protection, or failed to secure private sector backing for their projects.

Read the full article published in The Energy Mix by CRED-NB core member Susan O’Donnell, HERE.

Shale Gas Fracking in New Brunswick, again?

New Brunswick to Review Fracking Ban Amid U.S. Tariffs, Economic Pressures, Premier Says. (August 26). Story in The Energy Mix HERE.
New Brunswick’s Liberal government is considering whether it should drop its longstanding ban on natural gas fracking, saying it’s looking for ways to boost its economy and secure Canada’s energy independence. Premier Susan Holt announced a public review of the fracking ban on Wednesday, saying she’s looking “at all options” to support economic growth in her province amid Canada’s escalating trade war with the United States.

New Brunswick to review fracking moratorium, prompting pushback from environmentalists. (August 26). Story in the NB Media Co-op HERE. Premier Susan Holt, flanked by two Cabinet ministers, sent a shockwave through New Brunswick’s political landscape Wednesday as she announced a review of the province’s moratorium on shale gas development, with a decision expected in January.

Read all the NB Media Co-op’s stories on fracking from their media archives, HERE.