"An Ontario-based energy storage company says it can deliver a 400-megawatt battery storage project in New Brunswick for less than half the cost of a controversial gas and diesel plant proposed by N.B. Power.

NRStor’s chief development officer Jason Rioux said his company submitted a proposal to the New Brunswick government in December outlining the cheaper battery project, which he said could meet N.B. Power's capacity shortage as early as 2028."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nrstor-large-scale-battery-replace-tantramar-gas-plant-9.7131768

#NBPoli #FossilFuel

"The United Nations identifies North America’s two most ecologically fragile regions to climate-change-driven sea-level rise as:

—New Orleans, USA

—The Chignecto Isthmus, Canada (NB & NS)

Petition for #NBPoli

https://win.newmode.net/protectthechignectoisthmuscoalition/demandahalttothecentrevillagerigsenergyatlanticgasplantproposal

#CdnPoli

A chemical spill in Fredericton contained hexavalent chromium.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chemical-spill-fredericton-hexavalent-chromium-9.7125789

The Wikipedia page on this substance lists multiple exposure and safety issues from across the globe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium

#NBPoli

Between gas plants powered by screaming jet engines and tailing ponds that can pollute an entire watershed, New Brunswick will be continuously poisoned over the next quarter century. Now that's progress! 😉

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-launches-mining-strategy-9.7111645

#NBPoli #CdnPoli

"The rising costs for gas plants and fossil fuel supplies are in contrast to the falling costs of renewables and storage, which have declined by approximately 59 per cent between 2023 and 2025. This is a continuing economic trend that increasingly favours renewables backed by utility-scale storage."

"But all future fossil fuel proposals must automatically be rejected as threats, not solutions."

https://www.noshalegasnb.ca/opinion-nb-power-has-failed-to-make-its-case-for-gas-plant/

#NBPoli #FossilFuel

"Whatever the outcome, the hearings made one thing loud and clear: New Brunswick does not have to settle for old solutions that come with long-term costs. We can build a cleaner, more affordable, more resilient energy system that sets New Brunswick on a path toward long-term energy security and a sustainable future.

That starts with telling the truth about this project, and demanding better from the utility that belongs to all of us."

https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/02/26/tantramar-diesel-plant-is-a-deal-new-brunswick-cant-afford/

#NBPoli #FossilFuel

"In this episode of EcoFactors, Lisa interviews President and CEO of NB Lung Melanie Langille about the lung-related perils related to the proposed new massive fossil fuel development in New Brunswick on the east coast of Canada. Did you know that 1 in 5 New Brunswicker's live with a predisposed lung condition and that burning fossil fuels puts these people at risk first? "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZMAZpZeAwI

#NBPoli #PublicHealth #FossilFuel

RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/canada-1akomc2pz/-/a-S1vWv8uyTgygjSPViAIWHA%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0

Those were some nice portraits. Maybe MLA photo collages are more important, but aesthetically this is a major step backwards for the New Brunswick legislature.

#nbpoli

"Monique interviews Dr. Moe Qureshi about alternatives to the proposed Tantramar Gas Plant."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCZuJ5sMmk

#NBPoli #FossilFuel