Blockades are still up and university students have called a Canada-wide strike to support the Wet’suwet’en.  But CBC and other media are reporting they reached a deal this weekend. Wet’suwet’en  leaders talk about the political manoeuvring of the government. The Pembina Institute an NGO focussed on the oil patch came out with a new report on … Continue reading March 3, 2020. Wet’suwet’en continue resistance, tar sands threat to climate targets, Green New Deal: Free transit

A new round of protests and blockades and railroad blockades started this week, after the RCMP arrested ten at the rail blockade of the Tyendinaga Mohawk east of Toronto. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the BC Civil Liberties Association held a news conference with a surprising announcement from the Civilian Review and Complaints … Continue reading Feb 25 2020. RCMP oversight report on abuses, Guy Dauncey takes climate plan to Ottawa

Last week saw an unpredented show of support, protest and blockades across Canada, for the Wet’suwet’en people. We have some coverage of local events here in Nelson and updates on the support from around the world. Joyce Green a political science professor from the University of Regina comes on to look at the context of … Continue reading Feb 18 ’20 Wet’suwet’en and the law, plus Tedx talk on climate hope

The RCMP, complete with helicopters and a tactical force of over one hundred officers, some of them in camoflage with automatic rifles, moved in over several days and has arrested dozens of occupants.  Major protests have gone on across Canada and around the world.  We’ll try to keep up with some audio from the Unist’ot’en … Continue reading Feb 11, ’20, Wet’suwet’en solidarity responds to RCMP attack… Fracking the gas to flow down the pipeline

Sonia Furstenau announced she is running for leadership of BC’s Green Party. Keith Wiley spoke with her in July 2019, on Kootenay Morning with Anthony Sanna. We replay the interview to get to know Sonia better. Alyssa Taburiaux and Jamie Hunter from the youth activist group Fridays for Future Nelson talk about a Friday, Feb. … Continue reading Feb 4 ’20. Sonia Furstenau, Fridays for Future news and protesting RCMP

More coverage of the wave of messaging and solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en asserting sovereignty over their territory near Houston BC.  Local activists Andy Shadrack talks about the crisis in BC reconciliation. Teck Resources has proposed the Frontier Mine near the border of Wood Buffalo National Park, and it would be the largest tar sands mine. … Continue reading Jan. 28 ’20 Wet’suwet’en solidarity, Teck Frontier Mine largest in Tar Sands

Slocan Valley environnmentalist Marilyn Burgoon died in December.  She was one of the most frequent guests on this show, as she pursued the years-long court case on the 2013 Lemon Creek jet fuel spill. Her legacy of environmental action is much greater than that alone. We spoke with her long-time ally Marilyn James about the … Continue reading Jan 21, ’20 Jumbo Wild victory! Loss of Marilyn Burgoon

A 2-part special on Lake Ontario, its ecological significance and threats to its habitats in both Canadian and United States territories. In August 2019, EcoCentric host Linn Murray sat down with fisheries scientist, author, and sailor Susan Peterson Gateley in Fair Haven, New York. Our 40 minute descussion ranges from the her book “Saving the … Continue reading Jan 14, ’20 The health of the Great Lakes

The Kootenay Car Share Coop finally took delivery of two Hyundai Kona full electric vehicles.   Listen in to the JOY ride. The Conference of the Parties, the international climate summit, is on in Madrid.  It’s the 25th COP and we talk to COP veteran Mitchell Beer from TheEnergyMIx.ca about expectations. Former Nelsonite, writer Mark … Continue reading Dec 3 ’19 Green New Deal forum, driving electric, COP25 in Madrid and XR in Victoria

  Caitlyn Vernon from Sierra Club of BC discusses the $830 million in subsidies, and billions more in tax write downs for LNG in the province, as uncovered by a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Fridays for Future activist Danni Lynch talks about StopEcocide.Earth campaign. Citizens Climate Lobby activist Laura Sacks … Continue reading Billions in BC LNG subsidies, Stop Ecocide and 24 hours of reality, Nov 26 ’19