May 12, 2026. EcoCentric

Concrete plan to fix BC forest crisis – New Forest Act campaigner Jennifer Houghton

Poll shows British Columbians want more government action on the climate crisis  – Andrew Gage, West Coast Environmental Law

World summit on transition off fossil fuels  – Liz McDowell from Stand.Earth was there.

LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MAY 12 INTERVIEWS OR FULL SHOW

Jennifer Houghton on The New Forestry Act initiative

WCEL’s Andrew Gage on BC polling showing support for climate action

Liz McDowell from Stand.earth reports on Transition Away from Fossils Summit in Columbia

The full May 12 2026 EcoCentric show. 57 minutes.

The BC forest industry is in crisis. The long-predicted ‘fall down’ or collapse of available trees is closing mills and jobs. Jennifer Houghton and a group of forest professionals from the Grand Forks area created a draft New Forestry Act for the province and are doing a second provincial tour to promote the plan for an ecologically sustainable forestry practice. Jennifer and the group have events coming up in Nelson and Trail in June.

British Columbians are well aware that the climate crisis is one factor in constantly rising prices for food and many things.  West Coast Environmental Law commissioned a poll this spring to check public opinion on climate and government action and spending to protect us from the crisis.  Lawyer Andrew Gage tells us what they found.

Last month the first ever gobal conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels was held in Santa Marta, Columbia. 57 countries representing one third of the world’s economy talked about how to get off gasoline. Liz McDowell, Senior Campaigns Director with Stand.earth, was there and gives us a first-hand report.

LINKS MENTIONNED

The New Forestry Act proposal at Boundary Forest Watershed Stewardship https://boundaryforest.org/

West Coast Environmental Law https://www.wcel.org/media-release/poll-british-columbians-understand-climate-change-driving-prices-want-fossil-fuel

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