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March 4, 2025. BC’s Budget day faces multiple crises. BC requiring prospectors to consult First Nations. Can we get ethical and safe mining?

MOUNT POLLEY GIANT TAILINGS SPILL 2014. PHOTO:Carol Linnitt, TheNarwhal.ca LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MARCH 4, 2025 ECOCENTRIC HERE: BC's budget comes down, March 4. Iglika Ivanova, Senior Economist with the BC. Society for Policy Solutions tells us about some of BC's options. The BC government is changing the rules on mineral exploration. Prospectors have to consult with … Continue reading March 4, 2025. BC’s Budget day faces multiple crises. BC requiring prospectors to consult First Nations. Can we get ethical and safe mining?

Posted on March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #westkootenay, climate-change, history, nature, travel. Leave a comment

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.

Posted on February 10, 2025 by keith93Posted in podcast, UncategorizedTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #westkootenay, climate-change, news, sustainability. Leave a comment

January 28, 2025. Remembering Eloise Charest, with Tom Prior. Report card on BC’s climate action: some failing grades. Pity the poor carbon tax.

Anna and Eloise Charest rescue of children from Cambodia in 1975. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JANUARY 28 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Local forest activist Tom Prior comes in to remember his friend and frequent blockade comrade, Eloise Charest from Kaslo who died last week. Tom gives a heart felt remembrance to a woman who undertook remarkable activism throughout … Continue reading January 28, 2025. Remembering Eloise Charest, with Tom Prior. Report card on BC’s climate action: some failing grades. Pity the poor carbon tax.

Posted on January 30, 2025 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #renewable energy, #westkootenay, climate-change, news. Leave a comment

January 21, 2025. LVR Green talks about city award. BC government mandates fall short. Climate and affordability, how they connect.

NELSON MAYOR MORRISON (BACK ROW) PRESENTS AWARD TO LVR GREEN TEAM. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JANUARY 21 SHOW HERE: The City of Nelson gave its Leaders in Sustainablility Award last December to the LV Rogers High School about the Green Team. We speak to students Jacqueline Willard and Anje Turner, teacher Tim Woolridge and principal Dan … Continue reading January 21, 2025. LVR Green talks about city award. BC government mandates fall short. Climate and affordability, how they connect.

Posted on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #westkootenay, climate-change, earth-day, sustainability. Leave a comment

January 7, 2025. Intercity buses on Vancouver Island, expert help for business innovation, courier-share parcel services and innovative transportation business ideas.

INNOVATE SHARING ECONOMY VENTURE FOR MOVING GOODS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE SHOW HERE: Another look at transportation with co-host Solita Work. Alastair Craighead from Better Island Transit talks about how the bus service issues on the Island are very similar to those faced in the West Kootenay… extremely low levels of inter-community buses. Dave Damer … Continue reading January 7, 2025. Intercity buses on Vancouver Island, expert help for business innovation, courier-share parcel services and innovative transportation business ideas.

Posted on January 8, 2025 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #renewable energy, #westkootenay, climate-change, energy. Leave a comment

December 17, 2024. Big Tree Book, guide to Kootenay old forests. Update on local forest conservation, clearcut plans. News from CarShare Coop and a Prize Winning DRAW!

MAP OF BC TIMBER SUPPLIES MANAGED FORESTS. Courtesy: SaveWhatsLeft.ca LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD DECEMBER 17 SHOW HERE: The author of Big Trees of the Inland Temperate Forest of BC, Terry Nelson, has surveyed many inland forests and among the many interesting stories he tells us the largest grand fir tree in BC grows right in the … Continue reading December 17, 2024. Big Tree Book, guide to Kootenay old forests. Update on local forest conservation, clearcut plans. News from CarShare Coop and a Prize Winning DRAW!

Posted on December 17, 2024December 18, 2024 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #westkootenay, climate-change, energy, news, sustainability. Leave a comment

December 10 2024. Kootenay Watershed issues. Big money squeeze hurts climate action. Risks of BC’s big LNG plans.

WE LOVE THE BEAUTY OF KOOTENAY WATER. Photo: Keith Wiley. DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO DECEMBER 10 SHOW HERE: Protecting local watersheds upsRWA from Dr. Jacqueline Stoeckler from the West Kootenay Watershed Collaborative. Kaslo activist Andy Shadrack discusses his views with Keith on why so many households are financially squeezed every month now. Expanding LNG production … Continue reading December 10 2024. Kootenay Watershed issues. Big money squeeze hurts climate action. Risks of BC’s big LNG plans.

Posted on December 11, 2024 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #westkootenay, climate-change, energy, fossil-fuels. Leave a comment

December 3, 2024 A national Youth Climate Corps! Report from Busan, South Korea on plastics treaty, Vancouver votes to keep ban on new gas heating.

30-foot high monument entitled Turn off the plastics tap by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong was exhibited at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2022. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD DECEMBER 3RD ECOCENTRIC HERE: Nelson local Ben Simoni is the executive director of Youth Climate Corps BC and now there is a big push … Continue reading December 3, 2024 A national Youth Climate Corps! Report from Busan, South Korea on plastics treaty, Vancouver votes to keep ban on new gas heating.

Posted on December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #westkootenay, climate-change, plastic, plastic-pollution, sustainability. Leave a comment

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.

Posted on November 26, 2024 by keith93Posted in UncategorizedTagged #activetransportation, #bcpoli, #BIKETRAILS, #cdnPoli, #CLEARCUT, #climate, #climate action, #environment, #keepitintheground, #Kootenays, #logging, #nelsonbc, #old-growth, #oldgrowth, #railtrails, #renewable energy, #westkootenay, climate-change, sustainability. Leave a comment

November 19, 2024. Dangers of salvage logging in wildfires, resisting another LNG pipeline, COP29 criticized and hemlock syrup

COMFORTING THE WOUNDED ON DENMAN ISLAND. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE NOV 19 SHOW HERE: Forest activist Michelle Connolly from the Conservation North group in Prince George is visiting the Kootenay communities of Argenta and Slocan Lake this week to warn about what salvage logging can do in recent wildfire burns. Another gas pipeline in northern … Continue reading November 19, 2024. Dangers of salvage logging in wildfires, resisting another LNG pipeline, COP29 criticized and hemlock syrup

Posted on November 20, 2024 by keith93Posted in EnvironmentNews, podcastTagged #climate, #environment, #renewable energy, climate-change, energy. Leave a comment

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