Fredericton – The Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and MLA for Fredericton South, David Coon, issued the following statement in recognition of World Environment Day: “In New Brunswick, plastics are littering our beaches, our streets, and our public places. They are polluting our rivers and our coastal waters, harming aquatic and marine life. It’s time we start […]
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The Saint John River floods regularly, but the flood of 2018 was particularly nasty given the speed with which it overflowed its banks, and the length of time the water remained high. I will never forget my sense of foreboding when Saint John River water flowed into the aisle of my bus, as we slowly drove through a flooded-out road […]
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By David Coon Young people get it. In the face of a rapidly deteriorating climate, and ocean waters that are acidifying, we have to get off oil, gas, and coal. That means we need to actively pursue an energy transition, from a society dependent on fossil fuels, to one that depends on green renewable energy sources. This is an integral […]
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Thank you to the grandmothers and mothers of the Wolastoqiyik First Nation for their dedication, for their courage and for their service to protecting the land that sustains us.
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