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Apr 7, 2021

The New Climate Change Denialism

Starting in the 1980s, as atmospheric science began throwing up warnings that human use of fossil fuels was leading to climate change,...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 of...

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...

Mar 15, 2020

Support for the Wet’suwet’en

First Things First Okanagan sides with the Hereditary Chiefs

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.

Jan 19, 2020

Recyling Questions?

Recycle BC is a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British ...

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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