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Nov 16, 2023
Canada has no excuses for not cutting carbon emissions
castanet.net "This article first appeared on Castanet" Kristy Dyer - Nov 14, 2023 10–12 minutes Syncrude oil sands mine works,...
Nov 7, 2023
Harvesting FOG for H2O
Good news story about Peru Fog water collection systems (Credit: Aqualonis). Reasons to be Cheerful posted this article about harvesting...
Nov 3, 2023
Canada CAN electrify!
Canada can electrify if leaders show strong political will to fund the transition. theconversation.com E-fuels can play a huge role in...
Oct 26, 2023
Myth Busters from UN
This page is PACKED with TRUTHS about Climate Change from the United Nations. https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/mythbusters The...
Oct 20, 2023
Houses from Plastic Bottles??
Yes, a company in Nova Scotia is building Net Zero homes from recycles plastic bottles. A CBC article in 2019 introduced JD Composites to...
Oct 17, 2023
Why Move to Electric Heat & Hot Water?
Screenshot of heat pumps on apartment building, Hangzhou, China, where all buildings have heat pumps. Lori Goldman October 16, 2023 Dear...
Oct 16, 2023
Penticton Council to review ZCSC
October 17, 2023, Penticton City Council will be receiving a recommendation from staff about accelerating the Zero Carbon Step Code. ...
Sep 24, 2023
Clean Indoor Air During Wildfire Smoke
BUILD YOUR OWN AIR FILTER FOR UNDER $100 photo Samantha Harrington January 16, 2023 yaleclimateconnections.org It's easy to make your own...
Aug 28, 2023
End of Summer Markets
Thanks to Meredith Allen who worked with FTFO Climate Action this summer. The recent graduate of Penticton High was on the...
Aug 26, 2023
Wildfire smoke affects indoor air quality
This is an Op Ed from residents of Kelowna Indoor air a concern too - Aug 23, 2023 5–6 minutes This past week the air quality severely...
Aug 15, 2023
Eoin Finn’s 10 things you should know about RNG
By Eoin Finn, B.Sc., Ph.D., MBA FortisBC’s 2021 biomethane (RNG) proposal - 10 things you should know. To spare you reading all 559...
Aug 4, 2023
Heat Pump Myths from Nanaimo Climate Action Hub
Seven Common Heat Pump Myths There are so many confusing comments about buying, installing, using, and enjoying heat pumps. Thanks to...
Jul 26, 2023
Farmers Market Conversations
Meredith and FTFO volunteer chat with public about climate solutions and fossil gas
Jul 26, 2023
Repair Don't Recycle or Toss
If you have a broken light or vacuum or toaster, what do you do? The first inclination is to go to the recycling depot or (gasp) the ...
Jun 28, 2023
Solar in BC Interior -Indigenous partnership
pentictonnow.com Jun 27, 2023 Okanagan Nation Alliance, Upper Nicola Band, BC Hydro sign agreement for long-awaited solar project...
Jun 28, 2023
The Role of Renewable Natural Gas in the ZeroCarbon Step Code
Pembina Institute has a new "primer for B.C. local governments to decarbonize the building sector" by Jessica McIlroy June 2023 The...
Jun 8, 2023
Canada Burns - USA Coughs
Airpocalypse: David Wallace-Wells on Red Skies, Raging Wildfires & Pollution Link to Climate Crisis DemocracyNow.org Over 90 million...
May 26, 2023
Quebec buses go electric !
Quebec is leading the country’s adoption of electric buses, a move that will improve air quality and lower greenhouse gas emissions that...
May 18, 2023
Tamack Institute reports that grassroots actions create change.
Putting residents and community at the heart of climate action Posted on May 17, 2023 By Tamarack Institute This article originally...
Apr 24, 2023
BC youth from China fights climate
Kasey Chen believes young people must get involved. NationalObserver Ap 24 This 17-year-old Grade 12 student from Victoria, B.C., is a...