Don't Miss This Webinar! Coming SOON! Thur, Nov 13 at 7PM PST ONLINE Doughnut Economics with Ben Geselbracht, Nanaimo City Councillor and FTF Okanagan. Discover how Doughnut Economics can shape sustainable and effective local governance. Register to receive the link tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

The POWER OF YOUTH. Student launches reusable cup initiative at local coffee shops www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...

Doughnut Economics?? How can a community consider sustainability, social supports, and economy to make a safer, more equitable space? FIND OUT on Nov 13 at 7PM PST ONLINE Pre-register link in bio tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion #climate #sustainability #affordability #socialjustice

🎥🎥An Eco-Cinema Event: The Power of Big Oil Poirier Library, Nov 5th, 6pm 575 Poirier St, Coquitlam, BC RSVP to ensure a seat QR code Join us for the viewing of a documentary that reveals the secrets behind the fossil fuel industry!🔥 #seniorsforclimate #lateristoolate

Buy Apples until Nov 1 !! Support climate science education

Apple Fundraiser Extended!! to Sat, Nov 1. One $25 box of apples (unsprayed Macs or Spartans) = $15 towards buses for Outdoor Ed for Gr 2 kids at Queen's Park, Penticton. Go here to order and help science education. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Donations accepted too! #climateaction #education

Don't miss this - growing cities sustainably and equitably for social good and healthy lives. Nov 13 at 7-8PM PST tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

LNG Unpacked: Affordability, Poverty Reduction, and Climate Action Climate Emergency Unit webinar Oct 23 12 noon PST you will learn about the ways LNG expansion is impacting cost of living, jobs, workers, and our gas and electricity bills. linktr.ee/ClimateEmerg...

Ms. Farrell earns about $700,000 per year in her role at the Major Projects Office and in her term heading up Trans Mountain, costs skyrocketed from $20 billion when she joined to $35.6 billion — according to the latest cost estimates from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Do you love apples and value climate education? You can get BOTH! Fresh, unsprayed Macs or Spartans fund BUSES. Go to the form, etransfer $25, pick a location, and contribute to an important climate education program for Gr 2 students. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #climateeducation @ftfokanagan

Despite B.C.’s Peace River Region facing an ongoing severe drought, last year oil & gas companies set a new record high for freshwater extraction, an alarming 50% increase. Take action now calling for oil & gas water regulations: Stand.earth/FrackingWithFreshwater act.stand.earth/page/89100/a...

By approving Ksi Lisims, the BC gov has chosen the side of the fossil fuel industry at the exact moment global markets are shifting to renewables. Piece by Dr. Melissa Lem (@cape-bc.bsky.social), Kai Nagata (@dogwoodbc.bsky.social) & Emiko Newman (BCCEC). bcclimateemergency.ca/in-the-news-...

Webinar tonight on Solar Coop in BC and AB installing affordable solar systems. 7-8PM PST ONLINE pre-register for the link. tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

In the face of growing censorship from the Trump regime, climate scientists in the U.S. are pushing back to keep critical climate information available to the public.

Report on loss of farmland in BC AMAZING SLIDES ! "BC is slowly losing land for growing food. It is not just because land is coming out of the ALR. Within the ALR, farmland is being lost to non-agricultural uses." waterbucket.ca/aw/wp-conten...

Remember to sign up for the SOLAR Co-op presentation Thur, Oct 9 at 7PM. Peace Energy Co-op joins FTFO for how communities can solarize, reduce gas usage, and save $$. tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion Free. Register to get the zoom link and the recording.

Clara Phillips is helping Nunavut return to quiet. As development project manager at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, this 25-year-old engineer-in-training from Newfoundland is leading the installation of Nunavut’s first wind turbine and battery. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/06/o...

As Imperial Oil leaves Canada and the oil industry declines, Canadian politicians delude themselves and us that we can be an energy superpower with GAS. Wrong. The fall of a Canadian giant www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...

SOLAR PRESENTATION 🗓️ Thursday, Oct 9 - 7PM ONLINE Peace Energy Coop, Dawson Creek BC, have consulted and installed solar systems for municipalities and homeowners for 21 years. Don Pettit will share PEC's history and how they get people hooked up to the sun.PRE-REGISTER tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

ONLINE 7PM Oct 9 Deep Dive with Peace Energy Coop, Dawson Creek BC, who have consulted and installed solar systems for municipalities and homeowners for 21 years. Don Pettit will share PEC's history and how they get people hooked up to the sun Pre-Register for the link. tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

@ftfokanagan.bsky.social has a Deep Dive Oct 9 on SOLAR. www.firstthingsfirstokanagan.com/discussion-s... READ this article! The political case for rooftop solar www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...

FOUR days to Draw the Line! Our home is on fire. We can put the fire out if the government funds green energy instead of gas pipelines and LNG. Parade Sat Sep 20 Penticton 11 AM North Gyro Park 12:15 Veterans Park by courthouse for songs, stories, and solidarity. Later is too late. #drawtheline

RNG is not a viable or healthy gas product. And it is not "renewable". FTFO is an intervener in this case to the BC Utilities Commission to protect citizens. The investigation that could scuttle FortisBC's climate plan www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...

"Incandescence" doc screening. Sept 15 at 6:30PM OK College Penticton Come Early for a seat. tinyurl.com/5969muvj A Powerful movie about the White Rock Lake and McDougall Creek Fires in BC. NFB presentation. FREE by donation Don't Miss It!

TOMORROW! Clearcuts & Floods & Droughts & Trauma & Expenses Mon, Sept 8 "Trouble in the Headwaters "doc screening with filmmaker, main subject, and local expert. Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton Doors open 6PM to get a seat. @danieljpierce.bsky.social

In Penticton Mon, Sept 8 at 6:30PM Oasis United Church FREE by donation to the film project. Don't Miss This powerful doc and panel discussion on watershed destruction and flood risk caused by clearcutting BC forests. tinyurl.com/5969muvj

It’s time for a People’s Power Grid. Publicly-owned clean energy infrastructure that will bring clean, affordable, reliable energy to everyone. Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/ppg

Register for this amazing doc about BC forests. tinyurl.com/y3ewv3nn

Why are pension funds going to planet killers?

It’s time for a People’s Power Grid. Publicly-owned clean energy infrastructure that will bring clean, affordable, reliable energy to everyone. Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/ppg

New Mexico utility picks batteries over fossil fuels, ordering BESS retrofits for solar PV plants #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:

Calgary is Standing UP!! "The Calgary Climate Hub launched a protest “No Public Dollars For Pipelines.” “Our tax dollars are for our people, not for their profits.” Fund Renewable Energy not O&G. @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social calgary.citynews.ca/2025/08/20/n...

Lily YangLiu is a social media educator and advocate, ensuring youth voices are represented at international climate talks. This 16-year-old also advises the BC government on climate curriculum and is designing a 135-hour climate education program. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/25/o...

FUND SOLAR not O&G! A Pembina Institute report shows people in remote communities pay six to 10 times more for energy than the Canadian average. A small Yukon community cuts diesel use by more than half with solar power www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/20/n...

I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. I'll be taking action in Penticton BC on Sept. 20, 2025. Will you join me? drawtheline.world?event_id=262...

Governments MUST protect us! 📢 34 organizations from across the province are calling on #BCgov to take stronger action to reduce #climate pollution – after a groundbreaking opinion from the world's top court. ⚖️ Read the letter 👉 wcel.org/ICJforBC #ICJ #ClimateICJAO #ClimateLaw #ClimateJustice

Save the Date Sept 8, Mon Doors open 6PM. Clearcutting and floods in BC - a recipe for disaster. Panel discussion follows w. filmmaker, UBC prof, and local ecologist Don Gayton. Don't miss this powerful doc. #forest #floods #climate

BRILLIANT! Read this whole article. Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: Interview with Cora Stryker on Bright Saver's Balcony Solar Progress! open.substack.com/pub/climatea...

Happy Climate Solution! Launched in 2004 and operated by Toronto-based Enwave Energy Corporation, the network connects to more than 100 buildings and runs through 40 kilometres of underground pipes beneath the city’s downtown core. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/15/n...

Penticton ppl please sign for clean buildings with fewer gas emissions and cleaner air. Council will VOTE on TUES, Aug 19. SIGN today for a better future for our kids. act.stand.earth/page/86832/a... #climate #penticton #zerocarbon #ZCSC

Wildfires Will Get Worse. Here Are Five Things We Can Do Now via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...

Troubling news. A Canadian researcher was 'indispensible' to helping Trump dismantle climate action www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/01/n...

WOW! Good news in Sechelt. A Brilliant Community Farm Rises from Brambles via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/20...

"Trouble in the Headwaters" is a powerful 25-minute documentary exploring the root causes behind the devastating floods in Grand Forks, BC. Sept 8 - 6:30-8:30 PM Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton *by donation Flimmaker, UBC prof, local ecologist in panel discussion. Please share.

Incandescence Doc 2021 White Rock Lake and 2023 McDougall Creek Fires showcasing impact of wildfires. Penticton Sept 15 6:30PM OK College FREE donations for needy students Hosted by Seniors for Climate and South Okanagan Council of Canadians tinyurl.com/5969muvj

Floods could be mitigated with gov't funding and political will. Come to the Oasis Church Penticton, Sept 8 for a screening with the filmmaker, UBC prof, and local scientist. #TroubleintheHeadwaters

There’s enough natural hydrogen in the Earth’s crust to help power the green energy transition theconversation.com/theres-enoug...

“The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate” | Article by @dananuccitelli.bsky.social for @climateconnections.bsky.social: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/the-...