Author Archives: David Coon

Loophole in N.B. conflict law to be closed – Telegraph Journal – 13 December 2017

Author by: John Chilibeck/Legislature Bureau Photo by: John Chilibeck/Legislature Bureau It strictly is the ‘Arseneault amendment’. It will address the gap in the legislation because the drafters of the law way back when could never have imagined such a thing would occur that a sitting member would take on a job as a lobbyist. – David Coon FREDERICTON • New […]

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Converting last coal-fired plant will save jobs: NB Power – Telegraph Journal – 13 December 2017

Author by : John Chilibeck/Legislature Bureau Photo by :John Chilibeck/Legislature Bureau It’s news to me that it’s in any way affordable for powering a large power plant. It would be far more expensive than conventional renewables, such as biogas, wind, or solar. – David Coon NB Power CEO Gaëtan Thomas announces a plan Wednesday to convert the coal-fired generating station […]

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No Transparency Around the Canada-New Brunswick Low Carbon Economy Agreement

M. Coon : En juin dernier, le gouvernement fédéral annonçait à son tour que le Nouveau- Brunswick recevrait 51 millions de dollars du Fonds pour une économie à faibles émissions de carbone, afin de réduire la dépendance aux combustibles fossiles. Six mois plus tard, la population du Nouveau-Brunswick n’a encore aucun détail au sujet de cette entente bilatérale avec Ottawa. […]

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