CRED-NB is one of 128 Indigenous groups and organizations across the country that signed a letter in support of the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs in British Columbia who oppose a proposed LNG project in their homeland.
The letter alerts banks and pension funds about the significant negative impacts and risks posed to the Gitanyow people and the natural resources on which they rely from the proposed Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project. Read the letter HERE.
On Nov. 26, CRED-NB and 40 other civil society organizations across the country signed a joint declaration to secure a safe climate system, protect marine and freshwater and uphold Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
We stand with Coastal First Nations who oppose a northwest coast crude oil pipeline and tankers project. The north Pacific coastal ecosystem is globally significant and a major economic driver in the region. The waters oil tankers would navigate are treacherous and the consequences of a catastrophic oil spill are unacceptable.
The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act is the result of decades of work by Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to protect the marine environment and stands as a legal symbol of Crown-Indigenous reconciliation.
Read the full statement HERE.
In November, CRED-NB joined the Protect the Chignecto Isthmus Coalition (PCIC) to fight a 500-megawatt gas/diesel plant for Tantramar.
December 1 is the date of the next Public Information Meeting about the Tantramar Gas/Diesel Plant (en francais)
Lundi 1 dec. • CLUB D’AGE D’OR DE PRE D’EN HAUT
1027 Rue Principale • Memramcook
18h30 – 20h30
The Tantramar Gas Plant Isn’t About Grid Security OR The Health of New Brunswickers
To read NB Lung’s explanation, click HERE.
Sign NB Lung’s advocacy letter to stop fossil fuel infrastructure in New Brunswick, HERE.
Sign the letter from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick requesting a Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment for the project, HERE.
If you use Facebook, join the Stop The Tantramar Gas Plant! Facebook group, HERE. This group posts daily visuals of the realities of the destruction from the site. There are calls to protest onsite and many other ways to get involved / offer help through this page.
Read the article by CRED-NB core member Tom McLean, Yes, alternatives exist to more fossil gas in New Brunswick, HERE.
CRED-NB is one of 49 organizations that signed an open letter opposing the use of public funds for the construction and operation of the Pathways Alliance Carbon Capture pipeline and underground storage facility (CCS) — which is currently on the federal government’s list of proposed nation-building projects.
Pathways Alliance — a group of oil companies responsible for 95% of tar sands production — are trying to get $16.5 billion of our public dollars for a risky and ineffective CCS project. As people across Canada struggle with the climate and cost-of-living crisis, top polluters are asking us to foot the bill for their greenwashing scheme.
Read the letter with the signatories HERE.
A review of NB Power is underway to address the many issues facing the troubled public utility. CRED-NB’s submission has eight recommendations to transition NB Power to a renewable energy utility with a sustainable future. Read it HERE.
We encourage CRED-NB Champions to send comments to the NB Power Review and make your voice count! Deadline: November 14. The email address is: NBPReview-ExamenENB@gnb.ca
You are welcome to echo any points made in the CRED-NB’s submission and mention that you support it.
CRED-NB core member Susan O’Donnell and lawyer Kerrie Blaise discuss the future of nuclear energy in the province. The interview with CHCO-TV is 28 minutes, HERE.
CRED-NB and partners invited energy analyst Ralph Torrie to Fredericton to share with the public his analysis on a renewable energy future for the region. Ralph is an expert climate and energy strategist and Research Director of Corporate Knights.
Free, everyone welcome. Info page and partner information HERE.
CRED-NB will present its plan, “A democratic, renewable electricity system for New Brunswick,” at the Social Forum in Wolastokuk in Fredericton on Saturday, October 4 at 11 AM, in a joint session on Energy Democracy with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Join us and meet the CRED core team! Details HERE.
On Sunday, October 5 at 1:30 PM, CRED-NB is co-hosting the final Social Forum session, The Many vs. The Money. Core member Susan O’Donnell will be speaking at the session opening panel. Details HERE.
The Social Forum host is the NB Media Co-op and co-organized by CRED-NB member the St. Thomas University CEDAR project. The venue is Cathedral Memorial Hall in downtown Fredericton. Open to everyone free of charge • No registration needed. Full schedule and details HERE.
CRED-NB joined dozens of other NGOs across Canada and the US to urge the US and Canadian governments to accept/pass radionuclides as a Chemical of Mutual Concern (CMC) under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). Read the letter HERE.
NB Power claims the province needs a new fossil (‘natural’) gas-fired power plant. If built, the new power plant would be the largest new energy generator on the grid in decades. It would emit new greenhouse gasses – just when we desperately need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Much better alternatives do exist.
Read the full article by CRED-NB core member Tom McLean, published in the NB Media Co-op, HERE.