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Nuclear Energy Strategy a “Cash Cow” for the Nuclear Industry
Ottawa – Critics from civil society organizations and academia are calling out the Nuclear Energy Strategy for Canada released by the Federal Government as a cash cow for the nuclear industry and a hubris-driven attempt to grab world “energy superpower” status based on past-Century technology. The Strategy, released on June 22, is an ambitious agenda to spend public funds…
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Action alert by July 22: Say goodbye to independent assessments of nuclear projects
Given the considerable pushback to the federal government’s discussion paper to reduce regulatory oversight of many types of projects, the deadline for feedback is extended until July 22. Action alert and more info HERE. The federal Discussion Paper, Delivering on Big Projects in Canada outlined the plan to shorten and reduce environmental impact assessment. The plan…
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Opponents vow ‘fight is not over’ after EUB approves gas plant
CRED-NB is a member of the Coalition to Protect the Chignecto Isthmus (CPIC) that is fighting the development of a fossil gas plant that was given the green light this week by New Brunswick’s Energy and Utilities Board. This article by Bruce Wark in the NB Media Co-op, HERE, has the reaction of CPIC, New…
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CRED-NB’s statement on the EUB approval of the Tantramar Gas Plant
CRED-NB is deeply disappointed by the approval of the 500-megawatt gas-and-diesel plant proposed for Tantramar by the NB Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) on May 28. While the plant threatens the sensitive Chignecto ecosystem, human health from toxic and climate-changing emissions, and aenergy affordability, the EUB is not required to consider the added costs these…
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CRED-NB comment on the Holt government’s response to the NB Power Review
In May, the provincial government responded to the NB Power Review report released in March. Of the Review report’s 50 recommendations, the government accepted 44 and identified six for further study. Many of the recommendations are intended to improve NB Power’s operations and organizational culture, including governance, oversight, accountability, staffing levels and training. The government…
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Critics see dark clouds over NB Power’s proposed changes to solar billing
Proposed changes affecting households that generate their own solar power represent a step backwards for environmental sustainability and the renewable energy sector in New Brunswick, according to critics from the Green Party and solar energy industry. Read the article HERE in the NB Media Co-op by David Gordon Koch.
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May 19: CRED-NB co-hosts book launch
CRED-NB co-hosted the Canadian book launch by author Linda Pentz Gunter: No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War. The recording of the event, HERE, features the author in conversation with CRED-NB core member Susan O’Donnell. The nuclear power industry wants us to believe that theirs is the only…
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Activists attack Carney’s power strategy and LeBlanc’s silence
New Brunswick environmental activists are reacting with alarm to Prime Minister Carney’s announcement of a National Electricity Strategy that promotes the burning of natural gas to help double Canada’s supply of electrical power by 2050. Read the story HERE by Bruce Wark in the NB Media Co-op. Not mentioned in the story but of particular…
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CRED-NB joins opposition to Pathways CCUS project
CRED-NB was one of 20 environmental organizations across Canada to sign the letter from the Alberta Wilderness Association to the federal Minister of Environment demanding that the Pathways carbon capture utilization and storage project undergo a federal environmental impact assessment. Read the joint media release HERE.
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June 7: CRED-NB at Earthfest
On Sunday, June 7, CRED-NB will be part of the Earthfest Climate Solutions Hub event at Ministers Island in St. Andrews. Tickets are free and organizers are asking everyone to reserve your ticket. Details HERE.
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