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Canada must adopt an emergency mindset to climate change.  Seth Klein
  • Mar 28, 2021

Canada must adopt an emergency mindset to climate change. Seth Klein

If our current leaders believe we face a climate emergency, then they need to act and speak like it’s a damn emergency. We need them to name
CleanTech in Canada
  • Feb 20, 2021

CleanTech in Canada

Cleantech: B.C.’s $100-billion opportunity February 18th, 2021 Andrea Reimer Columnist @andreareimer nationalobserver.com When I was...
Podcast on Resiliency The Elephant in the Room: Why we can’t wrap our brains around climate change
  • Jan 30, 2021

Podcast on Resiliency The Elephant in the Room: Why we can’t wrap our brains around climate change

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It’s sometimes hard to know where to turn and know what to do. The ...
Don’t believe carbon pricing really works? Just ask B.C.
  • Jan 18, 2021

Don’t believe carbon pricing really works? Just ask B.C.

Carbon tax holds key to clean innovation. pembina.org Pembina Institute With the federal government’s backstop price on carbon...
Oil Sands Producers to Release Pollution Data
  • Jan 11, 2021

Oil Sands Producers to Release Pollution Data

Imperial Oil in Canada will release data following Exxon Mobil's sharing of pollution after pressure from investors. From Carl Meyer...
Canada's Carbon Tax Moving Forward
  • Dec 16, 2020

Canada's Carbon Tax Moving Forward

The die has been cast on Canada’s carbon tax. Now we just need the courage to implement it across the country Marc Jaccard Globe and...
Federal Government Not Doing Enough on Climate Action
  • Dec 10, 2020

Federal Government Not Doing Enough on Climate Action

MP Richard Cannings spoke to Parliament on December 9, 2020, about the lack of action to reach zero emissions by 2050 and the waste of...
  • Dec 1, 2020

The Nuclear Option in Canada

Michael Healey, PhD, writes: Canada has a long history of nuclear power development. Under the constitution, nuclear energy is a federal...
  • Nov 9, 2020

CBC: What On Earth: Nuclear

How climate change has put nuclear energy back on the table Canada’s resource minister says there’s no path to net-zero without more ...
  • Nov 6, 2020

Canada's Nuclear Plan

Pairing Renewables with Nuclear Power Generation to meet 2050 GHG Emission Reduction Targets
  • Nov 2, 2020

Penticton's Sustainability Committee

Penticton Sustainability Advisory Committee allows citizens to observe.
TMX isn't viable in today's market
  • Oct 30, 2020

TMX isn't viable in today's market

Another study pointing to ending fossil fuels. "Canadian oil producers would be taking a loss of US$4 to $6 per barrel if they sold to...
Gardening at Schools in BC
  • Oct 16, 2020

Gardening at Schools in BC

Register by December 15! Schools can sign-up now to participate in BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation's Harvest Bin Project...
Why the Gas Tax is Working
  • Oct 10, 2020

Why the Gas Tax is Working

In reply to “Taxpayers say cancel carbon tax” by Kris Sims, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Climate change is happening. Devastating...
A Climate Solution Lighter than Air
  • Oct 10, 2020

A Climate Solution Lighter than Air

BC recently budgeted $10 million to install and operate ten public hydrogen refueling stations, hoping this will encourage greater use...
  • Apr 13, 2020

Comments Received re: post about the Wet’suwet’en protest

FTFO has received some comments on our post supporting the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs’ protest of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline. Since...
Support for the Wet’suwet’en
  • Mar 15, 2020

Support for the Wet’suwet’en

First Things First Okanagan sides with the Hereditary Chiefs
"Get in the passenger seat and let us drive."
  • Feb 5, 2020

"Get in the passenger seat and let us drive."

Indigenous voices are often left out of discussions about land use. Fires are a real threat and we need to respect all ideas.
Recyling Questions?
  • Jan 19, 2020

Recyling Questions?

Recycle BC is a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British ...
Fridays For Future Climate Strike
  • Jan 19, 2020

Fridays For Future Climate Strike

NOTE: January 2 will be at RDOS office: 101 Martin St, Penticton Following the well-attended September 27, 2019, global Climate Strike...
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