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Is Nova Scotia next for nuclear power experiments?
CRED-NB Champion Mary Lou Harley lives in Nova Scotia where a legislative change stripped the province of “legal protection from expensive and dangerous nuclear power experiments, a protection we have had for over 30 years.” Read Mary Lou’s story HERE in the NB Media Co-op where she explains the situation and the implications for her…
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CRED-NB’s vision for Canada’s electricity grid and network
The House of Commons standing committee on natural resources is conducting a study on Canada’s electricity grid and network. CRED-NB submitted a brief for the study that will be considered when the committee drafts its final report to Parliament. Our brief is HERE. We have three main recommendations: 1) Canada should use the fastest and…
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Chief Akagi requests public hearing to review any new governance arrangement for the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor on Peskotomuhkati homeland
In May, former New Brunswick Energy Minister Mike Holland tabled a bill to change the Electricity Act. The change would allow NB Power to enter a partnership with Ontario Power Generation (OPG). The bill became law in early June. In a letter to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on May 29, Peskotomuhkati Chief Hugh…
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NBASGA’s vision for a renewable energy future for New Brunswick
CRED-NB champion, the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA), put its comments on the energy transition up on its website, HERE. In its submission, NBASGA argues that renewable energy – primarily wind and solar – should be the focus of the lion’s share of New Brunswick’s energy investments. It is the only option that checks…
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How does electricity work when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow? Storage!
Energy storage plays a key role in helping wind and solar power dominate the growth in electrical grid capacity. Storage includes batteries or other systems that hold energy until it’s needed. With adequate storage, the New Brunswick electrical grid no longer needs energy sources such as natural gas that emits greenhouse gases (GHGs) or risky…
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CRED-NB supports the Peace Caravan with an event May 25 in Fredericton
CRED-NB is pleased to participate in an information-sharing workshop in Fredericton presented by the NS Voice of Women for Peace. This activity is part of their journey to Ottawa to join with peace and social justice groups from across Canada to protest CANSEC, the largest annual weapons trade show in Canada. At the event, CRED-NB…
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CRED-NB’s vision for a renewable energy future: video
On April 23, CRED-NB core member Tom McLean presented our vision of a nuclear-free renewable energy future as part of the Atlantic Canada Climate network speaker series. In the video, Tom describes how New Brunswick can meet its future energy needs with renewable energy and storage technologies. Watch the video:
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Video: Indigenous Leaders Raise Concerns About Nuclear Waste
Indigenous leaders from New Brunswick and Ontario held a media event in Ottawa today to share their concerns about nuclear waste on their homelands. Participants: Chief Hugh Akagi, Peskotomuhkati Nation in Canada Chief Ron Tremblay, Wolastoq Grand Council Mississauga First Nation Councillor Peyton Pitawanakwat Elizabeth May, Co-Leader of the Green Party of Canada, MP for…
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CRED-NB Letter of Comment on NB Power’s rate increase request
In our submission to the New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board (EUB), CRED-NB urges the EUB to require that NB Power validates its demand for higher power rates by taking proactive, economically and environmentally responsible action to improve its overall performance while reducing greenhouse gas emissions to address the climate emergency in the years leading…
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Balancing the conversation on New Brunswick’s energy future: webinar April 23
CRED-NB core member Tom McLean will be presenting CRED-NB’s vision of a nuclear-free renewable energy future on Tuesday, April 23 at 1 PM by zoom. The event, part of the Atlantic Canada Climate network speaker series, will describe how New Brunswick can meet its future energy needs with renewable energy and storage technologies. Register HERE…
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