Category Archives: Environment

Lorneville activists want judge to overturn Saint John council’s decision

Posted on November 15, 2025 by brucewark

By: Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal October 31, 2025 and updated since. Three citizens opposed to rezoning land for the expansion of Saint John’s Spruce Lake Industrial Park say new legal action is their “only option” to … Continue reading →

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Docs reveal business dealings between PROENERGY & Tribal Council on Chignecto gas plant

Posted on November 5, 2025 by brucewark

Documents released this week by NB Power do not support claims that the Mi’kmaq had agreed to invest in the 500 MW gas/diesel plant that NB Power wants built on the Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village. The documents do show, … Continue reading →

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AWI says NB Power is wrong: There are pileated woodpeckers on proposed gas plant site

Posted on October 29, 2025 by brucewark

Barry Rothfuss, executive director of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute (AWI), is challenging NB Power’s assertion that there was no evidence of pileated woodpecker activity on the proposed Centre Village site of a big, gas/diesel generating plant when the utility chose … Continue reading →

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Why did NB Power choose Centre Village for 500 MW gas/diesel plant?

Posted on October 24, 2025 by brucewark

NB Power has released a document to Warktimes explaining why it chose the site near Centre Village for its proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant. The two-page “Location Analysis” executive summary says that the utility considered eight sites, but narrowed the list … Continue reading →

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Expert warns against investing $1.4 billion in ‘high-risk’ gas plant

Posted on October 23, 2025 by brucewark

A renewable energy expert, who serves as research director at Corporate Knights magazine, says this is not the time for New Brunswick to be investing more than $1 billion in a big, gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “Why … Continue reading →

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NB Power warns province at risk of electricity shortage in 3 years

Posted on October 11, 2025 by brucewark

Executives at public utility argue they must forge ahead with gas plant that will emit greenhouse gases By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal October 10, 2025 NB Power has asked an American firm to build a controversial natural … Continue reading →

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Moncton prof questions ‘credibility’ of PROENERGY environmental summary because of ‘obvious mistakes’

Posted on October 8, 2025 by brucewark

A professor of environmental studies at the Université de Moncton says PROENERGY, the US company that is proposing to build a fossil-fuel-burning generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus, has grossly underestimated its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from burning backup diesel … Continue reading →

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As work begins on access road, neighbours worry about PROENERGY’s proposed gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus

Posted on October 1, 2025 by brucewark

There was a strong “security” presence today as contractors working for the US company PROENERGY began clearing brush and trees for a temporary access road to carry out water source testing on the site of its proposed 500 MW gas/diesel … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council defeats motion to oppose 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village

Posted on September 24, 2025 by brucewark

In a narrow 5-4 vote Tuesday, Tantramar Town Council decided against urging the immediate cancellation of the proposed, 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village on the Chignecto Isthmus. The decision came after Councillor Michael Tower moved a motion, … Continue reading →

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Strong environmental focus at Sackville Fall Fair with activists saying ‘no’ to big gas plant on the Isthmus

Posted on September 21, 2025 by brucewark

Environmental activists had a strong presence Saturday at Sackville’s Fall Fair as many carried banners and rode bicycles in the parade while others distributed flyers and posters from booths run by organizations that included Seniors for Climate Tantramar, the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Federal agency OK’s gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus; MLA calls for comprehensive provincial review

Posted on September 19, 2025 by brucewark

Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton says she’s not surprised that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has decided no further federal review is needed for the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “The decision is not … Continue reading →

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