If you want to mitigate the damage caused by extreme weather without spending a whole lot of money, the provincial government should preserve as much of the natural habitat as possible. That’s what the Climate Change Committee has been told by the Nature Conservancy and Nature NB.
Vanessa Roy McDougall of Nature NB says the wetlands are vital because they act like a sponge soaking up water from damaging storms to prevent flooding.
Retired nurse and biologist Dorothy Diamond is hoping for concrete measures to be put in place because people like her are frustrated and tired at being ignored and paid lip service at public consultations.
Diamond told the committee there’s too much clearcutting of forests which act to store carbon.
Engineer David Kersey told the Climate Change Committee New Brunswick is in a good position, especially in the southern part of the province, to take advantage of geothermal heating. He says geothermal is economical.
Kersey says the Lorneville barge terminal and Lorneville Mechanical Contractors could get a lot of work if offshore wind farms are developed with their huge turbines.
