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Concern with NB Power Exploring Partnership with Ontario Power Generation
CRED-NB sent a letter today to Premier Higgs to express concern about the report that NB Power is exploring a partnership with OPG. Here is the text of the letter. Dear Premier Higgs: The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick is concerned about the report March 29th that NB Power is exploring a…
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Information regarding potential safety concerns and risks of the ARC-100 fuel
A member of the public asked CRED-NB about the type of fuel that the ARC-100 will use, and if the intention is to reprocess the used ARC-100 fuel. Their questions arose after a presentation at which NB Power said there is no intention to reprocess the ARC-100 used fuel. CRED-NB prepared a memo to share…
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Groups oppose funding for small modular nuclear reactors in federal budget
Ottawa, Monday, March 27, 2023 – Environmental and civil society groups are giving a thumbs-down after the federal government announced new funding on Friday towards the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The groups will be looking closely at the numbers in Tuesday’s budget. The “Prime Minister Trudeau and President Biden Joint Statement,“ issued…
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No business case for LNG export terminal in New Brunswick
There is no business case for developing an LNG export terminal in the province, according to a study released by Repsol SA, owner of an LNG import terminal on the Bay of Fundy near of Saint John. CRED-NB core member the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA) recalled the unrealistic idea proposed by the New…
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Webinar: Community Energy & Energy Democracy
Decentralized and diversified energy systems are more resilient to extreme weather events and geopolitical conflicts. Join Tynette Deveaux, CRED-NB core member with Sierra Club Atlantic chapter, on March 23 @ 7pm Atlantic for a presentation on community energy in Canada and where it fits in the context of the global energy democracy movement. Register HERE.
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CRED-NB Supports Climate Emergency Petition and Resolution to Fredericton City Council
CRED-NB is one of a dozen organizations that signed a petition for Fredericton City Council to adopt a Climate Emergency resolution. Read the resolution HERE. The resolution describes some of the effects of climate breakdown and commits Council to maintaining a safe and liveable environment through decarbonization. Update: The Fredericton City Council reviewed and adopted…
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CRED-NB and SMRs on CBC’s Maritime Noon
SMRs were in the news in February because of the hearings at the NB legislature and the big funding asks from our nuclear startups. Whenever nuclear energy is in the news, CRED-NB tries to be part of the stories, to share information that the government and NB Power are not sharing with the public. This…
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Moltex’s nuclear ransom note should be rejected
Moltex – a start-up company from the UK, now based in New Brunswick – has sent the government a ransom note. The company wants “more than $250 million in public funding” to develop its small modular nuclear reactor (SMR). Speaking to the media, the company’s CEO warned “New Brunswick needs to decide if it’s in…
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Court grants public interest standing to environmental groups in case related to Goldboro LNG
We’re celebrating with CRED-NB core member, New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA) after a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruling marked a major victory for access to environmental justice in Nova Scotia. From the media release, here’s a quote from NBASGA’s Jim Emberger: “It would seem that issues of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change,…
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Spreading the Bomb – Will Ottawa revisit Canada’s support for plutonium reprocessing?
Today, the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and researchers from five universities are urging Ottawa to reconsider its financial and political support for reprocessing in Canada – extracting plutonium from used nuclear fuel. Plutonium is one of the key materials needed to make nuclear weapons—the other alternative is highly enriched uranium. Plutonium is created as…
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