November 4, 2025. EcoCentric

Drought brings hardship in the Slocan Valley. Communities organize to protect their water from clearcutsWhere does YOUR drinking water come from? THIS MAP SHOWS HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF SMALL WATER LICENCES ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE KOOTENAYS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE November 4 SHOW HERE Where does your drinking water come from? EcoCentric host Solita Work … Continue reading November 4, 2025. EcoCentric

September 23 2025. Logging resistance in the Walbran on Vancouver Island. Draw The Line protests across Canada and in Nelson! What’s happening with EVs in Canada?

DRAW THE LINE PARADE IN NELSON. PEOPLE. PEACE. PLANET. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD SEPTEMBER 23 SHOW HERE: Across Canada DrawThe Line protests brought out thousands and over 100 folks paraded in Nelson, too. Draw The Line was about the connections between the climate crisis, militarism, poverty injustice and genocide. We hear about what folks in Nelson … Continue reading September 23 2025. Logging resistance in the Walbran on Vancouver Island. Draw The Line protests across Canada and in Nelson! What’s happening with EVs in Canada?

June 24 2025. Meeting new Neighbour United director, Molli Bennett. BC approves another fracked gas pipeline. Carney government lifting oversight and consultation on ‘projects’.

THE BC GOVERNMENT DECISION TO ALLOW ANOTHER PIPELINE IS CONTROVERSIAL. LISTEN NOW OR DOWNLOAD THE JUNE 24 ECOCENTRIC: Meet the new executive director of Neighbours United, Molli Bennett. She tells us what the organization –that started here in Nelson– is doing all over the continent now. Kai Nagata from Dogwood BC has been documenting local … Continue reading June 24 2025. Meeting new Neighbour United director, Molli Bennett. BC approves another fracked gas pipeline. Carney government lifting oversight and consultation on ‘projects’.

February 4, 2024. Repeat show. Report from Busan on plastics treaty. Book on BC’s Big Trees. A national Youth Climate Corps.

GREAT CHATS FROM RECENT ECOCENTRIC SHOWS. COLLAGE FROM WEBSITE. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 4 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Today’s show is another repeat show, replaying some great interviews from previous shows. First up today is an interview with Melissa Gorrie in Busan South Korean, where the UN plastics treaty had just closed without a deal. Repeat from … Continue reading February 4, 2024. Repeat show. Report from Busan on plastics treaty. Book on BC’s Big Trees. A national Youth Climate Corps.

November 26, 2024. BC cyclng coalition pushes lower speed limits. Anne DeGrace talks about community building at Taghum Hall and Alex Leffelaar tells some rural transit stories from the rest of the world.

FIRST STEP IN PIPELINE: MOW DOWN HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES OF TREES. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD NOVEMBER 26 SHOW HERE: Solita Work from the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition co-hosts the show. President Peter Ladner tells us why BC’s Cycling Coalition wants 30 km speed limits. Anne DeGrace talks about Taghum Hall as a community centre. Rural transport … Continue reading November 26, 2024. BC cyclng coalition pushes lower speed limits. Anne DeGrace talks about community building at Taghum Hall and Alex Leffelaar tells some rural transit stories from the rest of the world.

January 23, 2024. Nelson’s peak power during cold snap, and logging trucks rolling with trees from our backyard.

HIGH EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMPS CAN SAVE MONEY AND EMISSIONS. DO WE HAVE THE POWER? LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE JANUARY 23 SHOW HERE: Nelson Hydro’s manager Scott Spencer explains why we hit a new peak power record during the cold snap and why it’s going to cost us more. Can we switch to heat pumps? How much … Continue reading January 23, 2024. Nelson’s peak power during cold snap, and logging trucks rolling with trees from our backyard.

The joy (and feasibility) of winter cycling in Nelson, Nov. 26, 2024 EcoCentric

This past Sunday, Nelson had it’s first Winter Cycling Expo. The City is giving away lots of winter cycling gear in a series of promotions of winter cycling. Cecilia Jaques the City’s Senior Climate & Energy Strategist talks about the promotion, snow clearing, city cycling route progress and more. Sarah Simonet is a Nelson Uphill year-round … Continue reading The joy (and feasibility) of winter cycling in Nelson, Nov. 26, 2024 EcoCentric

LNG public forum in Nelson, Columbia Basin Trust cutting funding for environmental education programs

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS IN KOOTENAYS CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE NATURAL WORLD. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE APRIL 11 2023 ECOCENTRIC: Stephenie Hendricks from Kootenay Morning sets up an interview with Johnny Strilaeff, the CEO of the Columbia Basin Trust partly about reductions in support for long-running environmental education in the region. Dave Quinn is one of the … Continue reading LNG public forum in Nelson, Columbia Basin Trust cutting funding for environmental education programs

November 15, 2022. BC’s LNG development smashes climate targets. UN Secretary General pleads for climate progress at COP 27

PROTESTORS DEMAND LOSS AND DAMAGE REPARATIONS FROM CLIMATE DESTROYING ECONOMIES. Geologist David Hughes looks at BC's LNG development and the rising emissions it will cause. Opening speech from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is a plea to go beyond greenwashing. A message from the theoretical Just Transition Ministry and more. DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN HERE: EVENTS … Continue reading November 15, 2022. BC’s LNG development smashes climate targets. UN Secretary General pleads for climate progress at COP 27

Jan 25, 2022: Foreign power hurts Canadian climate action. Fortis BC shmoozes students

PROFESSOR GORDON LAXER'S REPORT ON FOREIGN OIL POWER IN CANADA. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JANUARY 25th SHOW HERE: Alberta academic and author Gordon Laxer has written a detailed study on big foreign-controlled influence in Canadian energy and climate policy. Hint: it's not a plot from 'subversive' foreign environmentalists. Fortis BC has produced a comprehensive curriculum on … Continue reading Jan 25, 2022: Foreign power hurts Canadian climate action. Fortis BC shmoozes students