June 13, 2023. Live show with guest John Alton. George Chandler talks about Nelson At Its Best plans for pedestrian-friendly city. Climate fuelled wildfire overtakes entire country.

WILDFIRES FORCE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS FROM THEIR HOMES. COULD THIS BE CANADA'S CLIMATE FUTURE? LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE JUNE 13TH SHOW HERE: John Alton, one of the founding hosts of The EcoCentric joins us today for a special live show celebrating member appreciation week at Kootenay Coop Radio. George Chandler from Nelson At … Continue reading June 13, 2023. Live show with guest John Alton. George Chandler talks about Nelson At Its Best plans for pedestrian-friendly city. Climate fuelled wildfire overtakes entire country.

June 6, 2023. The ‘Pyrocene’: Canada’s forests light up, comment from Chris Hatch. Open pit magnesium mine near Rossland? Fairy Creek logging deferred again, but old growth still falling

GRIZZLY MOMMA AT CLEARCUT NEAR NELSON. GREAT PHOTO BY CHEVAY RODDICK. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JUNE 6 SHOW: Mélanie Mercier from Rossland reports on two public meetings on a proposed open pit magnesium just kilometres outside the community. National Observer columnist Chris Hatch talks about the 'Pyrocene' the age of fire in Canada's forests and about … Continue reading June 6, 2023. The ‘Pyrocene’: Canada’s forests light up, comment from Chris Hatch. Open pit magnesium mine near Rossland? Fairy Creek logging deferred again, but old growth still falling

May 30, 2023. Cycling coalition pushes for Nelson Castlegar bikeway. North shore highway getting a bit wider.

CYCLING COALTION'S SOLITA WORK AND TRISH DEHNEL ALONGSIDE HECTIC TRAFFIC BETWEEN CASTLEGAR AND NELSON. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MAY 30 EPISODE: Solita Work from the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition is co-hosts again and talks with local planner Trish Denel about their ride on Highway 3A from Castlegar to Nelson. The Coalition, along with the RDCK is … Continue reading May 30, 2023. Cycling coalition pushes for Nelson Castlegar bikeway. North shore highway getting a bit wider.

May 23, 2023. Disturbing attack on RDCK climate plan, Go By Bike Week coming up

RDCK'S CLIMATE PLAN FACES FREEDOM BACKLASH AND DISINFORMATION. LISTEN NOW OR DOWNLOAD HERE: The West Kootenay Climate Hub has launched a petition to show support for the Regional District of Central Kootenay climate plan. Laura Sacks explains why they felt they needed to do this. A well-organized disinformation attack on the climate plan forced the … Continue reading May 23, 2023. Disturbing attack on RDCK climate plan, Go By Bike Week coming up

May 2 2023. BC tackles methane gas in homes and buildings. Smithers chokes on slash burning, pellets. Kootenay Lake summit.

BC LAKES HAVE BEEN DUMPED IN FOR OVER A CENTURY. STEWARDS PROTECT THEM. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MAY 2 2023 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Last week Nelson City Council’s Committee of the Whole had two big presentations about using natural gas, called methane in Nelson buildings. The same discussion is happening in communities all over BC. Sue Kirschman … Continue reading May 2 2023. BC tackles methane gas in homes and buildings. Smithers chokes on slash burning, pellets. Kootenay Lake summit.

April 25 2023. Why do bike routes take so long? Can school buses help with public transit. Guest host Solita Work finds out more.

TOM BABIN'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL ON ALL THINGS BIKE COMMUTING. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD APRIL 25 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Solita Work from the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition cohosts the show. Lisa Phillips, operations manager with local School District 8 talks about school buses and whether they can help with other transit. Former Nelson City Councillor Nicole Charlwood, the provincial … Continue reading April 25 2023. Why do bike routes take so long? Can school buses help with public transit. Guest host Solita Work finds out more.

April 18 2023. Nelson’s environmental building codes, comment on Canada’s stubborn climate emissions

CANADIAN EMISSIONS ROSE FROM 2020 TO 2021 BUT LOWER THAN 2019 BEFORE PANDEMIC. DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE: is the Nelson's Climate Resilience Planner, Natalie Douglas, discusses new building code standards in the City to reduce energy use and emissions from new buildings. Mayor Janice Morrison invites input to City Council's strategic planning. Tom … Continue reading April 18 2023. Nelson’s environmental building codes, comment on Canada’s stubborn climate emissions

April 4, 2023. Protesting Royal Bank fossil fuel financing, problems with LNG in BC, Small Modular Reactors… nuclear power in Alberta?

NELSON ART DAYS PROTEST OF BC FRACKING, PIPELINES AND LNG DEVELOPMENT. SIMILAR ART PROTESTS TOOK PLACE IN OVER 40 COMMUNITIES ALL AROUND BC ON MARCH 26 AND 27TH. DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO APRIL 4TH ECOCENTRIC HERE: LINKS FROM THE SHOW Sign the petition to tell RBC to stop financing the Coastal GasLink Pipeline. bit.ly/3Kifxrl More … Continue reading April 4, 2023. Protesting Royal Bank fossil fuel financing, problems with LNG in BC, Small Modular Reactors… nuclear power in Alberta?

February 28, 2023. Road safety, road violence, sharing the road with cars, pedestrians and bicycles.

LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEB 28 2023 SHOW HERE: Kingston, Ontario father Tom Flood thinks it's not too much to ask that his kids should be able to bike or walk to school safely. Co-Host Solita Work talks to Tom Flood about 'reframing' the road-safety, road-violence, discussion. RCMP Constable Mike Moore spent some 20 years as … Continue reading February 28, 2023. Road safety, road violence, sharing the road with cars, pedestrians and bicycles.

March 21 2023. RDCK launches climate plan. Youth Climate Ambassadors coming to Nelson. Eby government oks new LNG plant

LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MARCH 21 SHOW The Regional District of the Central Kootenay has signed on to the climate goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050. Now the RDCK has come out with a detailed climate adaptation and mitigation plan. Paris Marshall-Smith from the RDCK tells us a bit about it. The Wildsight organization has … Continue reading March 21 2023. RDCK launches climate plan. Youth Climate Ambassadors coming to Nelson. Eby government oks new LNG plant