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Earth Day Rally at the New Brunswick Legislature
Seniors for Climate, a Canada-wide movement of concerned older adults, invites you to an Earth Day Rally at the Legislature, 706 Queen Street, Fredericton on Tuesday, April 22, from noon to 2 pm. At this action-packed gathering, we’ll hear from climate and community leaders, connect with grassroots groups taking positive social and climate action, listen to great…
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Tritium emissions from Point Lepreau pose health hazard
Recently, Point Lepreau has been scrutinized for costs that could reach $294 million for its 249-day outage, its contribution to about three-quarters of NB Power’s nearly $5.4 billion debt, and whether it should be shut down. Missing from discussion, however, are the reactor’s tritium emissions and the health hazard they pose. All CANDU reactors like…
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Do not sacrifice Canada’s climate progress
Canadians are heading to the polls on April 28th, in a moment when we’re facing the human & economic costs of both climate change and the trade war. Climate Action Network and civil society groups from coast to coast are calling on parties not to sacrifice Canada’s climate progress to Donald Trump’s destructive agenda during…
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Climate-concerned organizations published open letter to Mark Carney
Today, climate-concerned organizations from across Canada published an open letter to Mark Carney, calling on the newly elected Prime Minister-designate to future-proof the Canadian economy by putting forward climate-aligned finance policy. The letter, signed by 57 organizations and individuals, calls on Canada’s next Prime Minister to make good on his record of inviting financial actors to…
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American companies profit from Canada’s radioactive waste
(La version française suit) From the SMRs Education Task Force: Bulletin number 15 • March 2025 Toxic radioactive waste is expensive to clean up. Canada’s contract to clean up its legacy waste is worth billions for a three-company consortium: Canada’s AtkinsRéalis and Texas-based Fluor and Jacobs. The two American companies run nuclear weapons facilities in…
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Podcast: Break In Case of Emergency
CRED-NB is an active member of Climate Action Network – Canada. A fellow network member, the Climate Emergency Unit, has started a new podcast called Break In Case of Emergency. So far it’s BC focused but we think they will have a lot of relevant information to share, especially since they have a Canadian perspective.…
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Don’t backslide on fossil fuel projects
By Jim Emberger – Special to Brunswick News – Published February 20, 2025 Threatening times, with rapidly changing events, inevitably produce two things. Public and media attention becomes focused on the turmoil and pace of immediate concerns, and longstanding issues, regardless of importance, are set aside. Secondly, some corporate or financial interests will attempt to…
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Suzuki Foundation Webinar on Clean Electricity in Canada – March 5
POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER Where is Canada in its journey toward affordable, reliable, clean electricity for all? And how can we push for the change we need to ensure our electricity system benefits the many, not the few? Join an engaging discussion about clean electricity and energy justice. When? Wednesday, March…
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Net Zero Without Nuclear
CRED-NB is a member of the SMR Information Task force that publishes regular bulletins send to federal and provincial legislators. This month the topic is reaching net zero without any new nuclear energy. The nuclear industry claims that we cannot reach net zero emissions without nuclear because “base load” energy is required to provide reliable…
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Webinar: Beyond the Shock Doctrine: Conversation on Tariffs, Climate and Solidarity
CRED-NB is a member of Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac) and we signed and shared a statement about how we should respond to tariffs. Now CAN-Rac has organized a webinar, Beyond the Shock Doctrine: Conversation on Tariffs, Climate and Solidarity, Wed. Feb. 12 @ 8 PM Atlantic. Hosted by Climate Action Network Canada and the…
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