CRED-NB sent a letter today to the federal Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan, inviting him to hold public consultations in New Brunswick on his new national radioactive waste policy. You can read the letter here.
The original letter signed by CRED-NB and 100 other groups across Canada about the lack of a national radioactive waste policy is here.
CRED-NB published the video of our webinar on solar energy in New Brunswick. The event brought together experts and policy makers on the topic in the province and across Canada. An excellent start to a much-needed ongoing conversation on renewable energy development!
Watch the video from the Video tab on this website.
The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick hosted a webinar today organized by MJM Solar Solutions.
We gathered solar experts and leaders from New Brunswick to discuss how we can work together to increase NB’s Green Energy. The webinar participants discussed solar installations, job creation, community engagement, technical and real world applications of solar in NB, training, and policy.
The panel:
Mark McCann (MJM Solar Solutions)
Chris Williamson (Solar Installers Canada)
Greg Macpherson (Senior Financial Advisor Manulife Securities)
Andrew Harvey (MLA for Carleton-Victoria)
Jenica Atwin (MP for Fredericton)
Pascal Giasson (Sustainable energy advisor for Minister Mike Holland)
Moderator: Dennis Atchison
We recorded the event and will post the video next week.
Sam Arnold, member of CRED-NB and the Sustainable Energy Group Carleton County made two videos for the Coalition.
1: Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in NB?
2: Sam Arnold: A Sustainable Future – Powering NB without Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
The Coalition today launched our first campaign to raise awareness of the issues involved in nuclear energy that are unreported by the mainstream media, the Government of New Brunswick, and NB Power: More Nuclear, No Thanks! We have a better idea. Read the media release here.
The link to the campaign website with further information is here.
RAVEN’s environmental action reporter Cortney MacDonnell published a story today featuring a report by MGM Solar Solutions. The report states that NB Power claims to be supplying New Brunswick with over 40 percent renewable energy but a local solar firm says that is not the case. You can read the article here.
Nuclear expert Gordon Edwards teamed up with CRED-NB member Susan O’Donnell from the University of New Brunswick RAVEN project to write a commentary in The Hill Times, a news outlet read by MPs and decision-makers in Ottawa. You can read their commentary here.
Nuclear expert Gordon Edwards and CRED-NB member Susan O’Donnell published an article today in the NB Media Co-op outlining why radioactive waste is a big problem for the proposed new nuclear reactor projects in the province. You can read the article here.
CRED-NB sent a letter today to Jeff Carr, Minister of Environment and Local Government for the Government of New Brunswick. The letter thanks the Minister for recognizing that raising the carbon footprint in New Brunswick is not an option at Belledune with the proposed Maritime Iron reprocessing plant. You can read the letter here.
Coalition member Sam Arnold published a commentary today in the NB Media Co-op outlining seven reasons why the proposed small modular nuclear reactor projects proposed for New Brunswick is shaping up to be another nuclear boondoggle. You can read Sam’s commentary here.
