Our MLA Michelle Mungall held a climate panel in Nelson to talk about the Clean BC plan to meet emission reduction targets in the province.  Andy Shadrack from Kaslo listened to the presentation and did more research.  We have him on the Show. Castlegar City Council has adopted the 100% Renewable Kootenays target and … Continue reading Nov. 19 ’19 LNG and Clean BC, EcoSociety 25th Anniversary

Up to one million wild species are now at risk of extinction due to human activities. We talk to Dr. Kai Chan, a professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia and co-author of the UN biodiversity report. TJ Watt from the AncientForestAlliance.org took his camera to clear … Continue reading Nov. 12 ’19 Report on mass extinction, cutting Island giants!

One of Nelson’s Fridays fur Future organizers, Danni Lynch is introducing the Stop EcoCide Campaign to make ecocide the Fifth Crime Against Peace. Coming  up November 23rd in Nelson. At the end of the Forest Summit Convergence in Nelson organizer Jennifer Houghton talks about what steps will be taken now to protect the province’s forests. … Continue reading Nov 5 ’19. Ecocide campaign, forest organizing and deep ecology.

The Forest Summit Convergence brought together activists from around BC to talk about the crisis in BCs forests and strategize on how to save forests and all that they provide. Jennifer Houghton from Grand Forks was a major organizer and her opening remarks begin this week's show. We also hear from Erik Piikkila from the … Continue reading Oct 29 ’19. Saving BC forests, talking about the federal election

Jennifer Houghton from Grand Forks tells us about the Forest Summit Convergence (boundaryforest.org) coming up October 26 and 27th in Nelson. The red fish are also spawning along the shores of Kootenay Lake. Joanne Siderius chief naturalist at the Kokanee Creek Nature Centre tells us what to watch for, and how to protect the redds.. … Continue reading Oct 15, 2019. Forest Summit, shore spawning Kokanee, climate strike

  Nelson City Councillor Rik Loktenberg talks about Nelson’s Single Use Plastic campaign… and challenge… on for this month October. Lyne Chartier was one of the speakers at the Nelson Green Home and Energy show last week.  She’s here to tell us about zero waste… what we can do….  check out slimmerwaste.com… with waste spelled … Continue reading Oct. 8, 19. Cutting single-use plastics in Nelson and slimming our waste

Jennie Barron, executive director of the MIR Centre for Peace, spoke on Peace and Climate at an International Day of Peace event in Nelson. We replay her excellent talk showing how peace is important to climate, and climate to peace. Brock Snyder from Argenta has been at several local logging road encampments over the past … Continue reading Oct 1, 2019. Peace and Climate, pipeline update, on-going logging resistance

Clips from students speakers at the Global Climate Strike and Greta Thunberg's How dare you? speech.  Heather McSwann from Glade Watershed Protectors gives an update on their legal initiatives and the on-going efforts to protect their watershed from planned logging.           Environment News for September 24, 2019 This Friday, Sept 27 … Continue reading Sept 24, 2019… Global Climate strike, logging issue in Glade

The global strike for climate is coming up this Friday, Sept. 20.  Wa-ya Aeon tells us what’s happening starting at Nelson City Hall at 10:30. Forest campaigners Jessica Ogden and Mona Southron are talking about protecting local Kootenay watersheds.  Jessica of course was the brave protestor arrested on the logging road at Balfour and has been … Continue reading Sept. 17 ’19… Kootenay forests, Global Climate Strike

Paul Cienfuegos from CommunityRights.US talks about the movement of local governments exerting authority on local concerns, particularly local environmental concerns. He suggests it might offer a strategy for local control of logging. Naturalist Joanne Siderius from the Kokanee Nature Centre at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park tells us what a great season they've had.  Environment News … Continue reading September 3, ’19. Community Rights, Kokanee Creek Nature Centre