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Province still backing gas plant despite Auditor General’s warning on costs and risks
New Brunswick’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Keith Chiasson says the province needs the 500 MW gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus to help in the transition to intermittent, greener sources of electricity. “We do recognize the Auditor General’s report on the … Continue reading
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Auditor General questions NB Power’s $3.55-billion gas plant deal
New Brunswick Auditor-General Paul Martin issued a report today accusing NB Power of pushing ahead with its proposed gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village without fully weighing the costs and risks to its customers or considering possible alternatives. The report … Continue reading
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Tagged Chignecto Isthmus gas/diesel plant, PROENERGY
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Opponents vow ‘fight is not over’ after EUB approves gas plant
NB Power Vice President Brad Coady says he understands that many people in Tantramar are angry about the utility’s plans for a 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. “I do sympathize with the anger and I commit that NB … Continue reading
NB Power wins regulatory approval for Tantramar gas/diesel plant despite harsh EUB rebuke
The New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board has approved NB Power’s plans for a 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village that would be built and operated by the U.S. company PROENERGY for 25-years. In an oral decision, Board Chair … Continue reading
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PROENERGY says gas plant safe, but water study reveals winter supply pressures
The proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus would not pose a threat to human health, according to a consultant’s report commissioned by the U.S. company PROENERGY. “Basically what we found was that during the electricity generation … Continue reading
MLA Mitton presses province on road tolls, health care and fate of Wheaton Covered Bridge
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton stirred up murmurs of protest and a few polite boos Thursday evening when she mentioned the Holt government’s proposal for toll booths on the TransCanada Highway near the provincial border with Nova Scotia. “I feel like … Continue reading
Poetry, politics & performance: bill bissett urges demonstrations against proposed gas plants
Writer and artist bill bissett brought poetry, politics and performance to the Main & Station arts centre in Parrsboro Sunday along with some advice for citizens’ groups fighting against proposed industrial gas/diesel plants in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. “Demonstrate … Continue reading
‘Something smells’: Citizens’ group questions federal approval of Nova Scotia gas plants
A spokesman for the environmental advocacy group Living Ecosystems and Power (LEAP) says he’s not surprised that the federal agency in charge of regulating big industrial projects has decided not to conduct a full environmental assessment of two proposed natural … Continue reading
‘He kept us in the dark’: Activists attack Carney power strategy and LeBlanc’s silence
New Brunswick environmental activists are reacting with alarm to Prime Minister Carney’s announcement today of a National Electricity Strategy that promotes the burning of natural gas to help double Canada’s supply of electrical power by 2050. “A national electricity grid … Continue reading
‘We were left in the dark’: Protesters challenge $3.5B Tantramar gas plant
About 60 protesters, including a moose mascot, gathered in the driving rain Friday for a May Day rally at the entrance to the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village. “No gas plant, no … Continue reading
