Oui, la demande d’électricité est trop élevée, surtout aux heures de pointe. Et en 2026, il est insensé de croire que le projet de centrale au gaz de Tantramar constitue la solution miraculeuse pour nous, alors que le Canada entend réduire ses émissions de gaz...

The results of recent elections in the United States and their impact on local and global scales highlight the need for continued care for our electoral processes. Both Liberal and Conservative governments in New Brunswick have failed to respond to recommendations from New Brunswick’s Chief...

A food forest is similar to a community garden but mimics the natural forest system with native fruit trees and perennials. This system makes food growth more reliable and resilient against weather conditions. A mid-April conference titled, Growing Resilience: Regenerative Food Forests in our Communities,...

Events in Minneapolis, with the murder of Americans by federal officers, have shocked the world. That the American state is turning against its citizens, unprovoked, is a dark turn. Deportations continue, but even Donald Trump seems to sense that ICE has gone too far. Against...

At the end of March, the NB Power Review Panel report recommended considering building a new large nuclear reactor at the Point Lepreau site in New Brunswick. That recommendation raises a series of questions, not least whether the province can afford a new reactor, how it...

Steven "Iggy" Dedam of Elsipogtog First Nation was in a good mood on the morning of Sept. 8, 2024, when a close relative ran into him by chance. They chatted briefly. Dedam was waiting for a ride. "He was his regular self, joking around," said...

A cure worse than the disease Nonmalesficence is the ethical obligation to “do no harm.” NB Power’s proposed diesel and gas peaker plant in the Chignecto Isthmus is a textbook violation of that principle. It is in the language of public policy a “fatal remedy,”...

This edition of the NB Update focusses on disability rights, energy poverty, and accessibility in New Brunswick. Last week, NB Power won another rate increase at the Energy and Utilities Board. The exact rate hike hasn't yet been determined, but it's expected to be upwards...