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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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CRED-NB comment on the DGR project
CRED-NB is engaged in the ongoing process to ensure a rigorous Impact Assessment for the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for high-level nuclear waste. Our latest submission is “Comment to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines: Include the Point Lepreau nuclear site and Indigenous nations and communities…
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What is a PPE?
Currently there are more than 18 new nuclear reactors proposed in Ontario and Alberta, plus one new nuclear project planned in New Brunswick. The proponents are applying for environmental review, without identifying the type of reactor they are planning. How is this possible? The answer is the “PPE.” What is the “Plant Parameter Envelope” Procedure?…
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Parliamentary committee publishes report critical of Canada’s emissions reduction plan
Parliament’s Environment Committee published a report critical of the Carney government’s emissions reduction plan. Unusual because the Liberal-dominated committee was critical of its own government and also because the report got no media attention. The committee is headed by Halifax MP Shannon Miedema. You can read the report HERE.
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MayDay rally in Tantramar
May 1st, from 4 to 6 PM, rain or shine, rally to show opposition to the proposed gas plant in Tantramar. Gather at the site of the Centre Village gas plant, 1612 Route 940 in Tantramar. Bring signs and be ready to make noise! Seniors for Climate Tantramar and other members of the Protect The…
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Save Lorneville! Letter to Premier Holt
Lorneville residents and allies are organized to fight the proposed data centre and fossil gas plant. If you’re on Facebook, join the Save Lorneville group, HERE. Save Lorneville and local activist Chris Watson are CRED-NB Champions. Chris wrote a letter to the Premier outlining his concerns with the proposed project, below. The letter is an…
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Indigenous-Partnered Wind Energy in Wabanaki Homeland
Atlantic Canada – Wabanaki homeland – has some of the most powerful winds in the world. Indigenous nations are developing partnerships to build wind projects that use this renewable energy source to generate revenue for their communities and contribute to meeting climate action targets while respecting Indigenous values. A new report co-published by the Passamaquoddy…
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Could a new nuclear reactor double or triple electricity rates in New Brunswick?
The NB Power Review Panel report recommended considering building a new large nuclear reactor at the Point Lepreau site in New Brunswick. Based on recent experience in other jurisdictions, a new large reactor of the types likely to be considered for Lepreau could cost between $15 and $26 billion. That would be a far higher capital…
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