Nuclear and biomass central to New Brunswick’s ‘net zero’ energy plan
Premier Blaine Higgs was in Ottawa on Monday with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to lobby the federal government for ...
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New report: resistance to fossil fuel ‘lock-in’ is working
Social movements fighting fossil fuel developments in Eastern Canada are having an impact, signalled most recently by the surprise announcement ...
“Not a drill”: Fredericton rally to call for climate justice
Extinction Rebellion New Brunswick and partner organizations, including the NB Media Co-op, environmental groups and labour unions, invite everyone to ...
From Colombia to New Brunswick: What does a just energy transition look like for where “blood coal” is extracted and burned?
With New Brunswick planning to close its Belledune coal plant in 2030 as part of Canada’s transition off coal, advocates ...
Holding it together: Study seeks to interview New Brunswick’s commuting workers
A new study at St. Thomas University is seeking to interview workers from New Brunswick who commute or do the ...
CUPE on Allardville lockout: “Never seen anything like this before”
Sandy Harding, CUPE Maritimes Regional Director, says the labour dispute at the rural landfill serving northeastern New Brunswick is highly ...
Getting off coal: report offers solutions for a “just transition” in NB
A federal joint task force report seriously addresses how coal energy workers in Canadian communities can transition away from coal ...
Connected communities – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #2
June 14, 2050 (Belledune, NB) Dear New Brunswickers, I’m old now—hard to believe I’ve made it to this age—but I ...
Challenging NB Power’s use of “blood coal” from Colombia
New Brunswick’s economy has long centered on resource extraction. Timber, mining, and oil and gas, significant contributors to the province’s ...
Workers strike in Belledune over safety position
Almost 300 workers, members of local 7085 of the United Steelworkers (USW), at the Belledune lead and zinc smelter in ...
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