Albertans are pushing back on giant AI hyper scale data centres. – Bradley Lafortune, Public Interest Alberta. Gasoline prices going higher and so are profits, time for a windfall tax!  – Jared Walker, Canadians for Tax Fairness. BC Hydro says it has to continue with polluting power plants. Why?  – Evan Pivnick, Clean Energy Canada. HYPER SCALING … Continue reading June 9, 2026 EcoCentric

New Denver and Silverton need a walk and bike route. – Miranda Hughes, North Slocan TrailsKootenay Food Council works on food resilience – Damon Chouinard, Kootenay FoodLNG promo, wishful thinking – Andy Hira, Clean Energy Research Groups, SFU SPRING FLOWERS. Photo: KWiley. DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO INTERVIEWS AND FULL SHOW New Denver - Silverton trail … Continue reading June 2 2026 EcoCentric

Carney government announcements derail Canada’s climate plan – Mark Winfield, York UniversityForestry minister Ravi Parmer responds to Joe Karthein concerns  – special report by Heather Austin, KCR reporter.Go By Bike Week in BC comes up May 30 to June 6. Lots of local events.  – Solita Work from West Kootenay Cycling. NELSON BIKE RAVE FOR … Continue reading May 26 2026 EcoCentric

Concrete plan to fix BC forest crisis – New Forestry Act campaigner Jennifer HoughtonPoll shows British Columbians want more government action on the climate crisis  – Andrew Gage, West Coast Environmental LawWorld summit on transition off fossil fuels  – Liz McDowell from Stand.Earth was there. BIODIVERSITY: VIVA FOSSIL FUELS LEFT IN THE GROUND. BANNER AT … Continue reading May 12, 2026. EcoCentric

Castlegar innovates rides. Seniors shuttle  – Reidun Rosi, Castlegar Community ServicesCarless in Nelson, what would make life easier  – Josh Wapp on what the city needsTransit Alliance launches and Go By Bike Week coming up – Solita Work, Keith Wiley. WEST KOOTENAY CYCLING COALITION PUTS ON LOCAL BIKE WEEK EVENTS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD INTERVIEWS OR … Continue reading May 5, 2026. The EcoCentric

RCMP arrest watershed defenders at Rosebud Lake – Dave Lang was there.Public Transit Alliance of BC launches – Tara Shushtarian, West Coast Climate Action NetworkCanadian resiliency in energy. – An Energy Mix webinar talks about choices. CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT NELSON’S COTTONWOOD FALLS PARK. Photo: KWiley. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD INTERVIEWS AND COMPLETE SHOW Dave Lang, Rosebud … Continue reading April 28, 2026 EcoCentric

Voices from the Earth Day Celebration – Folks from Nelson. New book on art, therapy and the environment – Monica Carpendale, founder emeritus at Kootenay Art Therapy Institute. Folk sing-along concert – singer-songwriter Luke Wallace in Nelson from Vancouver. SINGER-SONGWRITER LUKE WALLACE COMING FOR NELSON CONCERT. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD HERE FULL APRIL 21 ECOCENTRIC EPISODE: … Continue reading ECOCENTRIC APRIL 21, 2026.

Map of local Nelson businesses who reduce waste – local Lyne ChartierBC government pushes clearcutting but in Parks? – Jens Wieting, Sierra Club of BC Ontario contracts for renewable power for 350,000 homes. It’s cheapest! – Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance. BIG PONDEROSA ON KOOTENAY LAKE. Photo: KWiley. Blewett resident Lyne Chartier has been … Continue reading April 14, 2026 EcoCentric