April 20, ’21. Budgets and the green recovery, old-growth protests, Earth Day opener

OLD-GROWTH PROTEST AT FOREST MINISTER KATRINE CONROY'S OFFICE IN CASTLEGAR. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE HERE: Iglika Ivanova a senior economist with the BC Officer of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks about the good, the bad and the climate-crisis blind parts of the new federal and BC budgets. From the street: old-growth protestors … Continue reading April 20, ’21. Budgets and the green recovery, old-growth protests, Earth Day opener

April 13, ’21. Old-growth logging continues in BC, and so does the resistance

GARY DIERS FROM ARGENTA TALKS ABOUT STOPPING CLEAR CUT ON SALISBURY CREEK LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE APRIL 13 SHOW: The long-running War in the Woods emerged as the top topic for this show. The WilletWildernessForever.ca campaign has announced emergency action to prevent logging on the mountainside between Argenta and Johnsons Landing. The local campaign has … Continue reading April 13, ’21. Old-growth logging continues in BC, and so does the resistance

April 6, ’21. Update on 100% Renewable Kootenays, how to discuss climate, new renewable energy institute

LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE MP3 of the FULL EPISODE: We get an update from Montana Burgess Executive Director of the West Kootenay EcoSociety on the 100% Renewable Kootenays campaign and her take on other hot button environment news. Last week a new working body on renewable energy started up as well, the Columbia Institute for … Continue reading April 6, ’21. Update on 100% Renewable Kootenays, how to discuss climate, new renewable energy institute

March 30, ’21. A green budget? Record fines for Teck. Supreme Court says climate crisis is real.

Listen or download the MP3 of the March 30 Show HERE: The Canadian government released its big climate plan back last December, but coming up in just a few weeks here, we’ll find out if the Liberal government is going to put our money down on substantial action on climate. The budget is coming up … Continue reading March 30, ’21. A green budget? Record fines for Teck. Supreme Court says climate crisis is real.

March 23, ’21. More old growth rallies, monitoring Columbia basin water flows and taking climate crisis seriously

PADDLING KOOTENAY LAKE. LISTEN TO THE MARCH 23, '21 Show here: Tracking all the watersheds in the Columbia Basin is a big project for Living Lakes Canada. A $1 million grant will help them sssemble information on flows and quality of fresh water in the Kootenays. Kat Hartwig, the executive director of Living Lakes Canada … Continue reading March 23, ’21. More old growth rallies, monitoring Columbia basin water flows and taking climate crisis seriously

March 16, ’21 Tzeporah Berman on Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty and tourism tradeoffs

BC environmentalist steering Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Listen to or download the March 16, 2021 here: Tzeporah Berman is one of BC’s most prominent environmentalists and she is part of a new campaign that sounds great: the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The idea is simple, we have to wind down production of fossil fuels, something … Continue reading March 16, ’21 Tzeporah Berman on Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty and tourism tradeoffs

March 9, ’21. Mowing down Ft. Nelson’s forest. New developments in EVs, Klein on capitalism

TREE IN LAKESIDE PARK, NELSON, BC A wood pellet company, Peak Renewables, wants to cut most of the aspen and spruce in a huge area around Ft. Nelson. Then ship it as pellets to burn in overseas powerplants. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC office researcher and writer Ben Parfitt gives us some background. EVs … Continue reading March 9, ’21. Mowing down Ft. Nelson’s forest. New developments in EVs, Klein on capitalism

March 2, ’21. Salmo River reclamation and… Salmon? Videos about world unique landscape, and of course. The Site C Dam, $16 billion and more

SALMO STREAMKEEPERS ADVOCATE GERRY NELLESTIJN WORKING IN THE SALMO RIVER. Listen or download the March 2, 2021 show here. The Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society has grants to do remediation of the Salmo River. We speak with Gerry Nellestijn from the Salmo Streamkeepers about what will get done, and about the possibility of salmon returning to … Continue reading March 2, ’21. Salmo River reclamation and… Salmon? Videos about world unique landscape, and of course. The Site C Dam, $16 billion and more

Feb. 23 ’21. Logging over Nelson, Zincton story continues, Harry Swain on Site C

SPRING WILL COME.... AND BRING US FLOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL February 23 EcoCentric here Nelson is said to be one of the most wildfire vulnerable cities in BC. The Regional District of the Central Kootenay and Kalesnikoff lumber are getting set to log the mountain side right above the city, … Continue reading Feb. 23 ’21. Logging over Nelson, Zincton story continues, Harry Swain on Site C

Feb. 16 ’21. Logtenberg on ClimateCaucus.ca and Maude Barlow on water use in fracking and LNG

THE CLIMATE CAUCUS' INFILTRATION MANUAL CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT CLIMATECAUCUS.CA Nelson City Councillor Rik Logtenberg is back on the show to give us an update on the ClimateCaucus.ca the group for elected municipal representatives from across Canada who are concerned about the climate crisis. One of the things he talks about is The Infiltration Manual. … Continue reading Feb. 16 ’21. Logtenberg on ClimateCaucus.ca and Maude Barlow on water use in fracking and LNG