January 11, 2022. Interior rainforests in trouble, hidden subsidy cuts more old trees, your input on Canada’s climate plan

CUTBLOCKS TAKEN FOR PELLETS NEAR BURNS LAKE. PHOTO: KAI NAGATA. The deadline is coming up this Friday, January 14th to have input into the Canadian plan to reduce emissions by 2030. See links for your input below. One of BC's on-going crises is the failure to stop the destruction of our forests and old growth … Continue reading January 11, 2022. Interior rainforests in trouble, hidden subsidy cuts more old trees, your input on Canada’s climate plan

January 4, 2022. Local climate action with Nelson councillor Rik Logtenberg, and BC conservation futures with Candace Batycki

MORE EXTREME PRECIPITATION WITH SNOWMAGGEDON IN THE KOOTENAYS. Last Stand West Kootenay, the activist group that has been working to stop local old growth logging mobilized today at the Six Mile Forestry office. Miguel Pastor gives us a live report. The City of Nelson has been talking a lot about dealing with the climate crisis … Continue reading January 4, 2022. Local climate action with Nelson councillor Rik Logtenberg, and BC conservation futures with Candace Batycki

Dec. 14, 2021. Kootenay old growth saved, feller bunchers pulled out! Checking progress on the City of Nelson’s climate plans.

RALLY SAVES KOOTENAY OLD GROWTH BLOCKS The Autonomous Sinxi’t and Last Stand West Kootenays joined together last week when they learned that old growth cutblocks were being logged up Enterprise Creek, on the border of Kokanee Provincial Park. They rallied on the logging road, and yesterday we learned the feller bunchers were being pulled out. … Continue reading Dec. 14, 2021. Kootenay old growth saved, feller bunchers pulled out! Checking progress on the City of Nelson’s climate plans.

Dec. 7 2021. Strong reactions to provincial announcement of old growth policy, RDCK recycling going strong.

GRAND CHIEF STEWART PHILLIP, UNION OF BC INDIAN CHIEFS The Union of BC Indian Chiefs hosted a major media event to respond to the BC government logging plan. Nelson’s Dr. Rachel Holt was one of the speakers on the logging changes, and we have short speeches from several other participants as well, including Grand Chief … Continue reading Dec. 7 2021. Strong reactions to provincial announcement of old growth policy, RDCK recycling going strong.

Nov. 30, 2021. Sabina Dennis tells her story of being violently arrested on Wet’suwet’en lands. It’s all against the law, says indigenous lawyer, Pam Palmeter. More on getting your views in on BC Natural Gas Royalty plans.

SLEYDO, left, AND OTHERS WITH HANDS RAISED AS RCMP BREAK INTO THEIR CABIN. FROM YINTAHACCESS.COM LISTEN TO NOV. 30 EcoCentric here: A first-person account of the violence and initimidation of RCMP actions against land defenders in Wet'suwet'en Territories from Sabina Dennis, who was arrested on November 18th. Lawyer Pam Palmeter explains the unlawfulness of RCMP … Continue reading Nov. 30, 2021. Sabina Dennis tells her story of being violently arrested on Wet’suwet’en lands. It’s all against the law, says indigenous lawyer, Pam Palmeter. More on getting your views in on BC Natural Gas Royalty plans.

Nov. 23, 2021. Protesting RCMP attack on Wet’suwet’en, climate implications of BC’s floods, how communities can make good climate changes

NELSON PROTEST OF ATTACK ON WET'SUWET'EN TERRITORIES. NOV 23 EPISODE. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD HERE: Climate disaster hit again and BC is going to be digging out for a long time yet. We talk with University of BC Professor Dr. Simon Donner about the climate context for these catastrophes. The RCMP moved in and arrested some … Continue reading Nov. 23, 2021. Protesting RCMP attack on Wet’suwet’en, climate implications of BC’s floods, how communities can make good climate changes

November 16, 2021. Loss of Michael Jessen, reports from COP 26, BC reviewing oil and gas royalties (and subsidies?)

LOGGING IS NEVER PRETTY. THIS CLEARCUT PATCH IS JUST ABOVE THE 16TH HOLE OF THE GRANITE POINT GOLF COURSE, IN NELSON. CLEARCUT LOGGING UNDOUBTEDLY AGGRAVATED THE LANDSIDE DISASTERS OF THE EXTREME WEATHER EVENT. A tribute to local environmental activist Michael Jessen who passed away in October. Lisa Bramson tells us about this amazing man and … Continue reading November 16, 2021. Loss of Michael Jessen, reports from COP 26, BC reviewing oil and gas royalties (and subsidies?)

November 9, 2021. Not one tree saved by BC logging announcements, Nelsonites at COP26 in Glasgow, and more on COP26

JAMIE HUNTER MARCHES BEHIND RED BRIGADE IN GLASGOW JAMIE HUNTER and LINN MURRAY MARCH IN GLASGOW LISTEN TO NOVEMBER 9th SHOW HERE: You may have heard on the news in the past week that the BC government has DEFERRED logging on a lot of old growth trees in the province. The truth is that in … Continue reading November 9, 2021. Not one tree saved by BC logging announcements, Nelsonites at COP26 in Glasgow, and more on COP26

Nov. 2 2021. Automous Sinix’t oppose Zincton, comment period open. Nelson’s Jamie Hunter off to COP26. Amendments to forestry laws weak and slow

CLEAR CUTS ABOVE MOUNTAIN STATION AND ABOVE NELSON WATERSHEDS LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD SHOW HERE: The Zincton backcountry resort proposal near New Denver is in a crucial public comment phase, and we have KL Kivi talking about the Autonomous Sinix’t response to the proposal and Nicky Blackshaw from thewildconnection.ca telling us how to have our say.COP26 … Continue reading Nov. 2 2021. Automous Sinix’t oppose Zincton, comment period open. Nelson’s Jamie Hunter off to COP26. Amendments to forestry laws weak and slow

Oct 26, 2021. New BC climate Road Map, big bad methane, looking at Zincton backcountry proposal

LISTEN TO FULL SHOW HERE: The BC government has released its updated Clean BC ‘road map’ to reduce emissions and mitigate the climate crisis. But not everyone thinks its enough or even entirely credible. Anjali Appadurai from Sierra Club talks about it. The plan promises to reduce the critical methane emissions from the LNG fracking … Continue reading Oct 26, 2021. New BC climate Road Map, big bad methane, looking at Zincton backcountry proposal