First Things First Okanagan
@ftfokanagan.bsky.social
Climate Action society in the Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada Working on climate solutions for future generations. Join monthly webinars on climate solutions https://linktr.ee/FTFOkanagan
WOW, this Calgary Symposium on Climate looks AMAZING! Free to sign up & open to anyone to hear from Katharine Hayhoe and other local experts- Calgary case studies on saving money, cutting emissions & reducing climate risk at home, campus and work. Nov 17-21 ONLINE www.calgary.ca/environment/...
Calgary Climate Symposium
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November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WOW, this Calgary Symposium on Climate looks AMAZING! Free to sign up & open to anyone to hear from Katharine Hayhoe and other local experts- Calgary case studies on saving money, cutting emissions & reducing climate risk at home, campus and work. Nov 17-21 ONLINE www.calgary.ca/environment/...
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As #COP30 unfolds in Belem, JP Morgan Chase, the world's top financier of Amazon oil and gas, quietly added restrictions to its fossil fuel financing in the Amazon.
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As #COP30 unfolds in Belem, JP Morgan Chase, the world's top financier of Amazon oil and gas, quietly added restrictions to its fossil fuel financing in the Amazon.
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Join protesters Tues, Nov 18 at 11 AM Penticton City Hall (and all over BC) to protect forests.
Bring a sign. Bring a noisemaker. Bring a friend. Bring children. It is their future we need to care for.
Bring a sign. Bring a noisemaker. Bring a friend. Bring children. It is their future we need to care for.
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Join protesters Tues, Nov 18 at 11 AM Penticton City Hall (and all over BC) to protect forests.
Bring a sign. Bring a noisemaker. Bring a friend. Bring children. It is their future we need to care for.
Bring a sign. Bring a noisemaker. Bring a friend. Bring children. It is their future we need to care for.
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
Discover how Doughnut Economics can shape sustainable and effective local governance. Register to receive the link tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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
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...
Student launches reusable cup initiative at local coffee shops
Abby Van Helvoirt thinks globally and acts locally. This 13-year-old, Grade 8 student from Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, builds networks, relationships and partnerships to reduce waste.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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
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#climate #sustainability #affordability #socialjustice
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#climate #sustainability #affordability #socialjustice
October 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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
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
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
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🎥🎥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
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...
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
October 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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...
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Join us in mobilizing Canada for the climate emergency.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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.
Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...
Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate
Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #climateeducation @ftfokanagan
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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
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
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Fracking with Freshwater 2025 - Stand.earth
At a time where we should be making every effort to conserve water and phase out fossil fuels, oil and gas companies in B.C. withdrew and polluted enough freshwater for more than 110,000 households – ...
Stand.earth
October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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...
act.stand.earth/page/89100/a...
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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-...
Piece by Dr. Melissa Lem (@cape-bc.bsky.social), Kai Nagata (@dogwoodbc.bsky.social) & Emiko Newman (BCCEC).
bcclimateemergency.ca/in-the-news-...
Opinion: BC’s massive carbon bomb approval is an act of arson — BC Climate Emergency Campaign
By Dr. Melissa Lem, Kai Nagata, and Emiko Newman.
bcclimateemergency.ca
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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-...
Piece by Dr. Melissa Lem (@cape-bc.bsky.social), Kai Nagata (@dogwoodbc.bsky.social) & Emiko Newman (BCCEC).
bcclimateemergency.ca/in-the-news-...
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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
October 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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
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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.
Climate scientists raise a middle finger to Trump's censorship efforts
Hundreds are collaborating to make sure accurate data is available to the public.
www.motherjones.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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...
"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...
October 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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...
"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 $$. tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion Free. Register to get the zoom link and the recording.
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FTFO's Deep Dive Discussions - monthly online presentations on climate solutions for the Okanagan and our planetary future.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Remember to sign up for the SOLAR Co-op presentation Thur, Oct 9 at 7PM. Peace Energy Co-op joins FTFO for how communities can solarize, reduce gas usage, and save $$. 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...
An Inuit community installs Nunavut's first wind turbine
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 installat...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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...
The fall of a Canadian giant
The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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
October 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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
October 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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...
The political case for rooftop solar
If there’s one lesson progressive politicians should take to heart from the last decade, it’s that the durability of their climate policies is more important — way, way more important — than their eco...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
@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...