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Canadian energy exports should not include electricity generated by nuclear energy
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources is currently studying Canadian Energy Exports. CRED-NB submitted a brief to the MPs on the committee. CRED’s position: Canadian energy exports should not include electricity generated by nuclear energy because of the heavy costs borne by Canadians. Read our submitted brief HERE.
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Does SMR stand for Spending Money Recklessly?
A small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) across the country is designed to generate 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity or less, compared to Canada’s existing CANDU power reactors which generate 500 MW or more. Proponents claim that SMRs will decarbonize the electricity grid in New Brunswick and other provinces. So, how is Canada’s SMR strategy going,…
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Questions about another ProEnergy gas plant – in P.E.I.
ProEnergy Services is active not only in New Brunswick but also P.E.I. A new study raises significant concerns about proposals by the provincial utility in that province, Maritime Electric, to purchase two refurbished aeroderivative combustion turbines from ProEnergy Services to service the Prince Edward Island electrical grid. Read the article and see the link to…
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Open Letter to Premier: Contradiction between pursuing big data centre while “running out of power”
It is troubling that the province is pursuing new large consumers of power while NB Power is saying we are “running out of power”. In an open letter to Premier Susan Holt, Dr Chris Watson lays out his evidence for this bizarre situation as drawn from the results of his Right to Information and Protection…
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Make energy efficiency a nation-building priority
The organization Efficiency Canada has organized a Parliamentary petition for individuals across Canada to sign. The petition calls for the Canadian government to make energy efficiency a nation-building priority, with two clear goals: 1) Double the rate at which we improve energy productivity, so Canada gets more economic value from every unit of energy used,…
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The Tantramar diesel plant is a deal New Brunswick can’t afford
Beverly Gingras, the Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick wrote about the costs of and alternatives to the power plant proposed for Tantramar. You can read her piece HERE.
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New Poll: Majority of Canadians Say Clean Energy Is More Important Than Ever After US Actions
CRED-NB Champion Group Sierra Club Canada commissioned a poll that found most Canadians believe that made-in-Canada renewable energy is important for strengthening Canada’s national security, independence and resilience. The survey, conducted February 4-13, 2026 by polling firm Opinium highlights concern across Canada about the geopolitical risks linked to oil and gas reliance. Read the results…
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NB Power has failed to make its case for gas plant
Jim Emberger, coordinator of CRED-NB Champion group New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance (NBASGA) published an op-ed in the Telegraph Journal arguing that NB Power’s case for the Tantramar gas plant does not make the grade. Read it on the NBASGA website, HERE.
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Webinar • March 18 • SMRs in Canada
CRED-NB Champion group the CEDAR project at St. Thomas University has been studying small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for years. CEDAR researchers Susan O’Donnell and M.V. Ramana are finishing up a report on SMRs in Canada. On March 18 at 2 PM Atlantic, they will discuss their research at a webinar hosted by Nuclear Transparency…
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Webinar • March 10 • The Real Effects of Nuclear Power
Several groups in Alberta have organized a webinar to educate Albertans and all Canadians about what the nuclear industry isn’t telling us. Hosted byKeepers of the Water and Peace River Environment Society, Presented byREAC (High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee). The webinar will be livestreamed from the Keepers of the Water Facebook page on March…
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