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(August 12, 1998) Fredericton — Safety practices at Atlantic Canada’s only nuclear power plant have received yet another poor report card. Continue reading →

(July 28, 1998) ‘You’d have better luck selling a 1983 K-Car,’ analyst says of Point Lepreau. Fredericton – A nuclear energy expert says that privatizing NB Power will not allow the province to recoup the huge losses it has incurred because of the utility. Continue reading →

(July 23, 1998) Fredericton – Continuing with a Crown-owed electric utility that holds a monopoly on power generation and distribution in the province isn’t in the province’s best long-term interests, concludes a two-member task force that looked into options for the future for NB Power. Continue reading →

(July 22, 1998) Report released on future of NB electricity industry by the NB government. Continue reading →

(June 30, 1998) For the second time in less than three weeks, NB Power has refused to publicly debate Energy Probe on the future of nuclear power in New Brunswick, this time on the CBC news magazine show “Focal Point.” Continue reading →

(June 20, 1998) To anybody who admires cool technology, the allure of renewable energy is nearly irresistable: it’s much cleaner than burning coal or oil, and once you get the engineering right, power from the sun, the wind or agricultural waste should theoretically be very cheap. Continue reading →

(June 10, 1998) Consultant’s report says shutting down nuclear power plant next year would cost $3.13-billion. Continue reading →

(June 9, 1998) New Brunswick has a brief but unprecedented opportunity to redirect its energy industry on a path away from monopolies and damaging megaprojects toward competition and environmental responsibility. Continue reading →

(June 4, 1998) In a report submitted last week to the NB Electricity Taskforce, enquiring into the province’s energy future, Energy Probe outlined a path toward customer choice of electricity supplier, environmental and economic reregulation of the sector, break-up and privatization of NB Power, and a non-nuclear future for the province. Continue reading →

(May 26, 1998) The Taskforce should recommend that the provincial government not provide any further loan guarantees for NB Power and should treat existing obligations as preferred to new liabilities, as if the existing obligations were a first mortgage and new obligations were a second mortgage. Continue reading →