Action Alerts
- Posted by Terry Wishart
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Based on a report out of Hampton, seimic 'thumper' trucks were spotted on Highway #1 past marker 143 earlier this afternoon. They were last seen traveling in an eastwardly direction. Local residents and leaders from the region met later to discuss the presence of the vehicles. They ask friends and other citizens to be aware of the current situation on the highway outside of town and to begin building support against the intrusion of the shale and natural gas industries into their community and throughout our province.
On Tuesday October 11 at 3:30 pm there will be a peaceful demonstration at the Hampton sign "It's Our Nature" one km before the Hampton exit on the Saint John side. No cars will be blocked and all actions will keep within the law. Everyone who can make it is invited to join us in solidarity. PLEASE let any media connections know.
- Posted by Tracy Glynn
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The proposed Sisson Tungsten/Molybdenum/Copper mine near Stanley, New Brunswick, has the potential to create significant negative impact on and catastrophic risk for:
• Atlantic salmon habitat vulnerable to changes in the hydrologic regime and heavy metal deposition.
• The Nashwaak Watershed, a valuable economic and ecological resource, currently one of the post pristine watersheds in New Brunswick.
• Wetland habitats.
• Extensive areas of economically valuable hardwood and mixedwood Acadian Forest, a forest type under stress.
• Human health and safety in the Nashwaak Watershed, and in the open-pit itself, due to an unacceptable level of risk of failure of the extensive and high tailing dams.
• Human and ecological health due to air emissions of dust with elevated levels of arsenic and lead in an extensive area of the projected dust plume of this mine.
Action 1:
Join CCNB, Mining Watch Canada and the Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Chapter in requesting a review panel for the Sisson Tungsten/Molybdenum/Copper Open-Pit Mine. A petition asking for a review panel has also been drafted in case you want to circulate to your contacts.
You can send a letter requesting a review panel -- the highest level of Environmental Assessment -- to:
Hon. Peter Kent
Minister of Environment
kent.p@parl.gc.ca
Tara Oak, Project Manager, Sisson Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Sisson@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Hon. Margaret-Ann Blaney
NB Minister of Environment
margaret-ann.blaney@gnb.ca
Hon. Keith Ashfield
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
keith.ashfield@parl.gc.ca
cc - Mike Allen
MP for Tobique-Mactaquac
mike.allen@parl.gc.ca
* If you would like to have your comments posted on this page, please cc your letters to us at forest@ccnbaction.ca You can find submissions in the bottom section of this page.
Action 2:
Concerns with the Draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Sisson Project Environmental Impact Statement are being accepted until October 3, 2011.
Please find 16 points of concern with the Draft Terms of Reference below. For those interested in finding out more about each concern and commenting, each concern is discussed in further detail here.
Comments can be sent to:
Hon. Peter Kent
Minister of Environment
kent.p@parl.gc.ca
Cc: Hon. Margaret-Ann Blaney
NB Minister of Environment
margaret-ann.blaney@gnb.ca
Hon. Keith Ashfield
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
keith.ashfield@parl.gc.ca
Tara Oak, Project Manager, Sisson Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Sisson@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
16 points of concern:
1. Totally unacceptable level of project definition and scope at this stage of the EA/EIA, leaving the public and government at a severe disadvantage in commenting on the TOR.
2. Inaccurate and incomplete articulation of proponent responsibilities with regard to cost/benefit analysis of all VECs.
3. Unconstitutional articulation of proponent responsibilities to First Nations as defined in existing Treaties and the U.N. Declaration of Indigenous Rights.
4. Inadequate acceptance of proponent responsibility to address the issues related to water quality under the Province of New Brunswick’s Water Classification Regulations.
5. Inadequate requirements for proponent bonding to mitigate impacts of unexpected catastrophic events for which known risk factors are calculable based on historical performance of similar projects.
6. Unacceptable requirements for proponent engagement and scrutiny in public consultation
7. Inadequate acceptance of proponent responsibility to consider alternative ways of completing the project.
8. Inadequate acceptance of proponent responsibility to consider the “do nothing” alternative to the project.
9. Inadequate guidance on determining the project footprint at the Local Assessment Area (LAA) level.
10. Inadequate guidance for a proper and effective HHERA(Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment).
11. Inadequate requirement for peer review of scientific aspects of the TOR.
12. Inadequate guidance on considering the historical record of mining in Canada, including its record of social irresponsibility, and its impacts on the integrity of rural communities.
13. Unacceptable level of guidance on considering impacts of the environment on the project.
14. Unacceptable level of guidance on considering reasonably predictable future combined impacts, either those of the current proponent or in combination with other projects.
15. Unacceptable specification of the possible tailing facility.
16. Unacceptable assumptions at this point in the process.
- Posted by Raissa Marks
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Nature Trust of New Brunswick (NTNB) is an incorporated, charitable land trust, founded in 1987. Since its early days the Nature Trust’s main goals have been to protect those areas in New Brunswick that are ecologically significant, and to educate New Brunswickers on the importance of land conservation and the province’s natural heritage. Boar’s Head Nature Preserve is a 27 hectare property located on Ragged Point Road, Saint John. In 2010, the Nature Trust developed a trail plan that would provide citizens with access to this natural area, however, this trail is not fully developed at the moment. This proposal seeks support for completion of the trail which would allow improved community access to Boar’s Head Nature Preserve. This in turn will increase recreational and educational opportunities for citizens and visitors of Saint John. The Nature Trust regularly leads nature hikes and guided walks on our Nature Preserves. A completed trail would mean we could better facilitate exploration of this natural area and educate the public on important ecological issues. The project would include trail layout and maintenance, installation of educational interpretive signs throughout the preserve that highlight the history and ecological significance of the area, and placement of an entrance sign that would welcome visitors and give trail information.
- Posted by Joanna
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If your school youth group or community group, want to supports the deleration for a ban please add your group name to the document.
We thank you all for your support.
We thank you all for your support.
YEAN Shale Gas Action Group: Fredericton High School Environmental Committee, École Saint Anne comité environmental, Polyvalente W.A.Losier comité environnemental
- Posted by Raissa Marks
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"We, the undersigned members of the North American health, environmental, landscape and farming communities, hereby proclaim Friday, May 6, 2011 as Dr. June Irwin Lawn Pesticide Awareness Day in honor of the pioneering doctor's leading role in passage of North America's lawn first pesticide ban in Hudson, Quebec, on May 6, 1991."
Signatories as of noon Tuesday, April 26
Advocate Precautionary Principle, Sarasota, Fla.
Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Anchorage, Alaska
BC Pathways, Victoria, BC
Beyond Pesticides, Washington, D.C.
Canadian Cancer Society, Vancouver, Ca.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Toronto, Ont.
Citizens for a Green Camden, Camden, Maine
The Coalition of Organic Land Care Professionals, Seattle
EcoJustice, Toronto, Ca.
The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, Paonia, Co.
Environmental Health Fund, Jamaica Plain, Boston
Friends of Casco Bay, Portland, Maine
Farmworker Association of Florida, Apopka, Fla.
Galveston Baykeeper, Seabrook, Texas
Groundswell Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
Institute of the Environment, Ottawa, Ont.
Lawn Reform Coalition, Washington, D.C.
Leah Collective, Concord, N.H.
Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association, Unity, Maine
Manitoba Eco-Network, Winnipeg
Natural Resources Defense Council, New York
Ontario College of Family Physicians, Toronto
People’s Action for Threatened Habitats, Vancouver
Pesticide Action Network North America, San Francisco
Pesticide Free Zone, Kentfield, California
Pesticide Watch, Sacramento, California
Protect All Children’s Environment, Marion, N.C.
Rainfrog Amphibian Sanctuary, Roberts Creek, BC
Rachel Carson Council, Washington, D.C.
Safer Pest Control Project, Chicago, Ill.
The Sierra Club, Washington,D.C.
The SafeLawns Foundation, Newport, R.I.
Saskatchewan Environmental Society, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Stop Targeting Overuse of Pesticides, Victoria, BC
Toxics Action Center, Boston
Toxics Information Project, Providence, RI
Wildsight, Kimberley, BC
Paul J. Tukey, www.PaulTukey.com
Executive Producer, A Chemical Reaction, www.chemicalreactionmovie.com
National Spokesperson, https://touch.facebook.com/Safelawns.org/?__tn__=%2As-R
Associate Editor, MovieMaker magazine