This should be yet another urgent wakeup call to all of us! There are solutions and we must advocate to all citizens and levels of government to do much more to address the climate crisis!

The news of growth in renewable energy outpacing that of coal for the first time this year provides more evidence that the world can transition to a clean energy future. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Yes Prime Minister Carney, where are your values? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. Please join us in wearing orange as an act of solidarity, awareness, and remembrance.

Exclusive: LNG Expansion Brings New Health Risks to Kitimat via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Tuesday September 23, at 6:30 pm. Climate Reads! book club meets at the Salmon Arm Library in Piccadilly Mall (large meeting room). Join us for casual discussions about the climate-related books we are reading and other good reads we have heard about. We also have a book exchange between members!

It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren. That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.

This Sunday, we are launching “Climate Desk Weekly.” This free dispatch will act as Mother Jones' Sunday newsletter and share the week’s need-to-know climate news right in your inbox from our collaboration of 15 award-winning media outlets. Sign up at: www.motherjones.com/newsletters/

The latest researcher has not only linked heat waves to climate change but now also to individual companies who contributed to the problem. The research could help force companies to take accountability for their role in climate change-related disasters. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/10/n...

The fossil fuel industry is banking on carbon capture and storage to stay alive and keep those profits rolling in as they create a climate bomb with ongoing expansion. Researchers are highly skeptical that capture and storage of CO2 can be done at the scale needed. www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

Here's a rock star that has more than just fame and fortune on his mind. Adam Met of the indie-rock band AJR thinks fan-building strategies can amplify the climate movement’s reach and impact. We hope he's right! insideclimatenews.org/news/0109202...

Efforts to develop so-called "low-carbon" oil & gas is a distraction from the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels! Nature reported that 1,460 billion tonnes of CO2 can be safely stored underground, a fraction of industry's projections of 12,000 billion tonnes. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

We thought we were going to have a smoke-free summer but much of BC is now inundated with wildfire smoke. The health risks associated with exposure to the contaminants in wildfire smoke are laid out in the video. Be safe and watch for air quality advisories in your area. youtu.be/upOGZ1o3J-w

Please join us today for the opening of this important art exhibition in Salmon Arm. Our organization welcomed the opportunity to participate in this exhibition centred on mental health. We understand how the worsening climate crisis can elicit deep emotions we all feel about an uncertain future.

New research is demonstrating just how bad exposure to wildfire smoke is to human health (and other animals), particularly to those most vulnerable. youtu.be/upOGZ1o3J-w

With concerns that the LNG market is saturated and fossil fuel use peaking in the next few years, it only makes economic sense to invest in renewable energy and at the same time, ensure a livable future!

Draw the Line - Join us at the Peace Builders Gathering on September 20 at the Splatsin Community Centre in Enderby from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Our goal is to bring the intersection of climate and world peace issues into focus. We hope to see you there! Follow the QR code to register.

You might want to rethink that gas stove! A new study found that indoor pollutants from gas stoves account for 40,000 deaths annually. Researchers linked toxic indoor air from gas stoves to increased heart & lung disease, reducing life expectancy by two years. www.theguardian.com/environment/....

We have been hearing about the ups and downs of EV market uptake and manufacturing but this op-ed from the CEO of PowerCo, an EV battery gigafactory being built in Ontario, gives us optimism that the electric revolution is coming! www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/21/o...

The root cause of extreme weather leading to drought and wildfire, record rainfall and flooding is climate change. Please, write to your elected officials and demand more be done to reduce emissions and help us prepare for what is to come.

It is cognitive dissonance that a PM who authored "Values", demonstrating he deeply understands the climate crisis, would promote more fossil fuel infrastructure and production. Carney should be making the case to Canadians that moving to a carbon-free economy will protect future generations.

It's difficult to believe that there are any credible climate deniers out there. This UofT climate researcher clearly lays it out for any skeptics. His message includes a warning that we must act urgently to transition to renewable energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0J...

This op-ed by Bill McKibben on the incredible global growth of renewable energy gives us hope that we have reached a tipping point and possibly seen the peak of fossil fuel production.

Come and visit the Shuswap Climate Action Society and Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society at our joint “biodiversity” themed booth at the Salmon Arm Farmers Market today! Donate to the Eric Christmas Memorial Boardwalk, and become a member of these organizations working for the community!

The Shuswap Climate Action Society hits the local farmers market regularly asking for your top climate solutions. Here are just a few of our favourites! On July 12, we will be at the Salmon Arm Farmers Market to bring you a biodiversity themed booth with lots of interactive fun and information.

Watching the devastation on TV, we are left with questions about the link betwn this and climate change. Climate Central has at least the preliminary answer - 10 to 30 times more likely due to climate change. No one mentions this in the media!

Reconciling our past, assessing our present, reclaiming our future. What could a sovereign Canada mean, and how will we get there? (1/6)

New paper. I wish this wasn't the case, but most progress on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions is likely spurious. Why? EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas. Relevant today as Repubs vote to gut IRA's methane monitoring/mitigation program. 🧵 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...

Climate change is based on overwhelming scientific evidence, not personal beliefs or opinions.

In this article Prof Mike Flannigan of Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, explains "Zombie Fires" and the link to the climate crisis.

Efficiency Canada....the most effective way to minimize additional carbon pollution uses the most ambitious tier of Canada’s building codes (the net-zero energy ready standard) and full electrification.“Canada can reduce emissions by two-thirds and reduce household spending by $5 billion per year.”

@mark-carney.bsky.social We must end the era of fossil fuels for good and champion a renewable energy transition, invest in our future by taxing the ultra-rich and mega-corporations, and uphold the rights, title, and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples. Please sign this if you agree!

The BC NDP has admitted in their recent Climate Change Accountability Report they will not meet their 2030 GHG emission reduction targets. Even worse, the report didn't include emissions associated with the multiple LNG projects, so the outlook is even worse. 😟 www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...

SATURDAY MAY 17, 1:00 pm at MEADOW BRAE FARM in Salmon Arm, BC. The City of Salmon Arm's Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) is holding a FREE workshop on drought tolerant plants suited to our region with FireSmart guest speaker.

This election indeed may be about climate change and the environment! "70% of Canadians believing climate change is real and caused by human activity and between 60 and 70% of non-Conservative leaning voters support carbon pricing". Vote for climate action! theconversation.com/canadas-fede...

Fourty BC elected officials have signed this open letter to leaders of the federal parties calling for bold action on climate. To our other elected leaders - you can still sign this important letter! Act for Climate🌱 Shout out to Dan Stevens of Chase, and John Manuel of Golden elbowsupforclimate.ca

How much heat can a human body take? That's the question that was recently answered by researchers at the University of Ottawa. The threshold is lower than once thought. This makes a rapidly warming planet much more dangerous. grist.org/health/scien...

Ah, the clever beaver! A Canadian icon.

The Youth Climate Corps BC is still looking for candidates to fill three positions in Vernon BC - a Program Lead, a Program Coordinator and a Community Climate Action Mobilizer. YCCBC offers meaningful work experience for youth! www.youthclimatecorps.com/career

Would you like to know where the world’s natural gas pipelines are, who owns them, and how much gas they carry? Climate TRACE coalition members @globalenergymon.bsky.social have added extensive data to their platform tracking global #naturalgas transmission. globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

"Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are already “stoking a new nationalism” in Canadians and sparking interest in buying local, but food should be part of the national defence conversation, too." @policyalternatives.ca #CanadaUSTradeWar theconversation.com/why-canada-m...

The Conservatives have NO PLAN to deal with the existential threat of climate change. Our future depends on REAL climate action, not pandering to the oil and gas industry!

Tonight is Earth Hour! Turn the lights off for one hour starting at 8:30 pm local time. Anyone anywhere can give an hour to care for our planet. Let's unite to create the Biggest Hour For Earth! Sign up to pledge an hour for Canada at EarthHour.org. www.earthhour.org

With an election literally around the corner, it's important for voters to understand the implications of climate policies. If we remove industrial carbon pricing as PP proposes, we stand to lose $ billions. #ABC

The Conservatives don't have any realistic climate policies. Given most Canadians want climate champions at the helm, PP doesn't deserve our votes! #ABC

Green hydrogen is often touted as the future, but its inefficiencies and costs make it a detour, not a solution. Learn why direct electrification is superior in this article from Clean Technica. cleantechnica.com/2025/03/11/d...

From Werner Antweiler, @simondonner.bsky.social and me. US tariffs underscore the need for Canada to diversify its markets, but our short-term response must be viable long term. LNG terminals that come on stream as global gas demand declines are a false solution. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

For any local "Salmon Armenians" - Shuswap Climate Action Society will be at the Piccadilly Mall this Saturday March 15, 10:30 to 3:00 to give away free spider plants with a new membership or donation (while supplies last). We also have hand-crafted reuseable produce bags & some hats to hand out!

The solutions posed by Seth Klein make sense. We should address our economic and climate crises simultaneously by imposing smart export taxes on oil and gas, build a cross-Canada electrical grid (Not more pipelines), and use those revenues to support the transition to clean energy.

This is the kind of tech innovation that can make the transisition to clean energy even more attractive.