By Sam Arnold Nuclear power generation (NPG) has declined over the past several decades due to growing costs with aging reactors and the inability to find safe and acceptable locations to permanently store toxic nuclear waste. And yet, despite all the adversity surrounding NPG, advocates continue to trumpet a false need for it, doing so … Continue reading “The ethical dilemma of nuclear power”
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Does Solar Power Make Sense for Your Home or Business?
Solar Power Forum held at Connell House, Woodstock, November 2022 featuring Richard Knappe of Epic Energy Inc, Sarah Kane for NB Power Net Metering, and Greg McPherson, local member who has put up 4 solar power installations. Audio Recording
Submission on the N.B. Climate Action Plan
Sustainable Energy Group (SEG) – Submission on the N.B. Climate Action Plan Standing Committee on Climate Change & Environmental Responsibility The climate emergency The wellbeing of younger generations and their descendants is in serious jeopardy resulting from incessant global warming brought about primarily from human dependence on fossil fuels. The 4th United Nations IPCC assessment … Continue reading “Submission on the N.B. Climate Action Plan”
The new Nuclear Boondoggle in New Brunswick
The new nuclear boondoggle in New Brunswick The questionable enthusiasm being shown by proponents to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on building not one, but two, small modular nuclear reactors (SMNRs) in New Brunswick could well be a boondoggle in the making. The “investment” of $5 million each to ARC Nuclear (an American company) and … Continue reading “The new Nuclear Boondoggle in New Brunswick”
Beware NB’s Next Big Energy Gamble
We recently learned that the $13 million investment by NB Power and the Regional Development Corporation in Joi Scientific for the production of hydrogen from seawater may be a gamble that is unlikely to pay off. New Brunswick residents should also be aware that the NB government and NB Power have committed to take taxpayers … Continue reading “Beware NB’s Next Big Energy Gamble”
The Climate Emergency
A call to action for our planet, and for our loved ones! The warming climate is a planetary emergency resulting in unwanted health impacts, with fainancial and economic costs that will soon have devastating repercussions. In November 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report issuing a challenge for all humanity. Unless … Continue reading “The Climate Emergency”
Request to the United Nations to Call for a Global Ban on Fracking
The Sustainable Energy Group has signed the Open Letter requesting the United Nations to call for a global ban on fracking. Please consider signing as well. An OPEN LETTER to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations September 2019 REQUEST TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO CALL FOR A GLOBAL BAN ON FRACKING Dear UN Secretary … Continue reading “Request to the United Nations to Call for a Global Ban on Fracking”
Climate Emergency: Health and Cost
Climate change is now widely recognized as a planetary emergency that is having both health impacts and economic costs caused by extreme weather events. These events, linked to global warming, now include prolonged droughts, increased forest fires, massive rainfalls, floods, polar ice melting, sea level rise, and severe storms around the world. This is an … Continue reading “Climate Emergency: Health and Cost”
Canadian Oil for Canadians?
Ever since the TransCanada Corporation decided not to proceed with the Energy East pipeline, various advocates of the project have renewed the call for its revival. The arguments advanced almost always claim that bringing Alberta bitumen to Saint John means “Canadian oil for Canadians.” On July 26, 2018 the Telegraph Journal published a significant commentary … Continue reading “Canadian Oil for Canadians?”
Transition to a Low-carbon Economy
NBEN meeting with Minister of Environment and Local Government Jeff Carr December 20, 2018 I am speaking on behalf of the Sustainable Energy Group and many others here today. But most importantly, I’m speaking for the young people of New Brunswick whose future may be in peril unless real climate mitigation action becomes a priority … Continue reading “Transition to a Low-carbon Economy”