Sept 28 ’21 Action across BC, Nelson climate strike, Canada’s climate plans reviewed

YOUTH LEAD ANOTHER GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE IN NELSON Once again youth around the planet have held a global climate strike, and Fridays for Future West Kootenays young folks camped out at Nelson City Hall for over 24 hours to call for realistic action. We have some clips from the actions over the Friday and Saturday … Continue reading Sept 28 ’21 Action across BC, Nelson climate strike, Canada’s climate plans reviewed

Sept. 21 ’21 Federal election result, new BC climate action network and action, youth-led global climate strike

OCTOBER 5 LAUNCH OF WEST COAST CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK (WE-CAN) On the show today, we are talking about the federal election which sure didn’t change much. We have Mitchell Beer in Ottawa from theEnergyMix.com to comment on it. Friday, September 23 there is another youth-lead global strike. Jamie Hunter from Nelson tells us about it. … Continue reading Sept. 21 ’21 Federal election result, new BC climate action network and action, youth-led global climate strike

Sept 19 2021 Candidates on climate action, blocking TransMountain construction in Burnaby, more old growth action

SEPT 13 NELSON RALLY FOR OLD GROWTH AT MLA's OFFICE with 'clay man'. Local candidates talking about the climate crisis from both the Kootenay Columbia and South Okanagan West Kootenay ridings.The uprising continues at Ada’itsx, Fairy Creek, on Vancouver Island which has now become the largest civil disobedience event in Canadian history. Protests against old … Continue reading Sept 19 2021 Candidates on climate action, blocking TransMountain construction in Burnaby, more old growth action

Sept 8 2021 Calling to Fairy Creek, forests protect climate, federal election overview

THE PLACID SIDE OF THE SLOCAN IN SEPTEMBER. Linn Murray is here to tell us specifically about local candidate debates on CLIMATE. These debates are happening across the country this week… and we have them here in both the Kootenay ridings, with all the candidates. Max Fawcett writes for the Nationalobserver.com, a great online … Continue reading Sept 8 2021 Calling to Fairy Creek, forests protect climate, federal election overview

August 31, ’21 Stopping old growth logging, health problems with LNG, Nelson’s Mayor on banning plastic bags

UP IN SMOKE: OUTRAGEOUS HEAT AND DROUGHT HIT BC HARD WITH CLIMATE EFFECTS. Sarah Newton from Revelstoke talks about the Revyultion blockade of interior old growth logging, part of the province-wide drive to protect old growth forests. Registered Nurse Helen Boyd from Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment talks about the UnnaturalGas.org campaign to … Continue reading August 31, ’21 Stopping old growth logging, health problems with LNG, Nelson’s Mayor on banning plastic bags

July 6, ’21. Record heat, climate warning. Sinixt counter map, Gitxsan stop logging

GITXSAN CHIEFS STATE SOVEREIGNTY BLOCK LOGGING ON THEIR TERRITORY. LIsten or download the MP3 of the full EcoCentric show HERE. George Orr an activist from NORTH Vancouver has put together an amazing Climate Diary about all the news about climate coming at us every day. It IS a climate emergency. George Orr talks about how … Continue reading July 6, ’21. Record heat, climate warning. Sinixt counter map, Gitxsan stop logging

June 29, ’21. Heating up the climate emergency. Rethinking forestry in BC. Putting a stop to fossil fuels.

Extreme heat is a climate emergency! People in BC are dying and everyone’s afraid of wildfire. We speak with Jens Wieting from Sierra Club of BC. Indigenous forest scientist Garry Merkel was on BC’s Old-Growth panel he talks about the new logging paradigm. Tzeporah Berman video about how crucial it is to make a FossilFuelTreaty.org … Continue reading June 29, ’21. Heating up the climate emergency. Rethinking forestry in BC. Putting a stop to fossil fuels.

June 22, ’21: Logging interior old-growth. How Canada moves from petrostate to climate reality. Principles of Extinction Rebellion and the wording for a Stop Ecocide law

THE STOP ECOCIDE FOUNDATION'S INTERNATIONAL PANEL HAS A DEFINITION OF ECOCIDE. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE SHOW MP3 HERE: Wildsight in the East Kootenay is raising the alarm about old growth logging in the interior of BC. Wildsight's Eddie Petryshen tells us about it. Senior economist Marc Lee from CCPA BC outlines major steps to confront … Continue reading June 22, ’21: Logging interior old-growth. How Canada moves from petrostate to climate reality. Principles of Extinction Rebellion and the wording for a Stop Ecocide law

June 15, ’21. War in the Woods updates, Kootenay students push solar, CKISS tackles invasives, like Knottweed

PROMINENT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD SAY STOP LOGGING OLD GROWTH TREES. WATCH SHORT VIDEO HERE. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL MP3 OF THE ECOCENTRIC HERE: Another old-logging protest blockaded Columbia Avenue in Castlegar, this one overnight June 12-13. Local activist Jamie Hunter reports. Mount Sentinel High School students want their school to support the … Continue reading June 15, ’21. War in the Woods updates, Kootenay students push solar, CKISS tackles invasives, like Knottweed

June 8, 2021. War in the Woods update, KCR Membership drive, Regional waste planning

GINGER OSECKI TOOK PART IN AN OLD GROWTH PROTEST IN NELSON IN FRONT OF MLA BRITTNY ANDERSON'S OFFICE. War in the Woods update, protest continues despite government and First Nations announcement. For the KCR Membership drive we talk to long-time member Colleen Doyle, from the Kootenay Carshare Coop, the sponors of The EcoCentric. Throwing our … Continue reading June 8, 2021. War in the Woods update, KCR Membership drive, Regional waste planning