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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 1d

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 – ...

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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 1d

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-...

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 1d

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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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 1d

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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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 3d

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.

Discussion Series | FirstThingsFirstOK

FTFO's Deep Dive Discussions - monthly online presentations on climate solutions for the Okanagan and our planetary future.

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 4d

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 4d

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 6d

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 6d

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 8d

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

First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 8d

@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...

www.nationalobserver.com

First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 23d

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · 29d

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...

The investigation that could scuttle FortisBC's climate plan

BC’s gas utility is facing regulatory scrutiny over its accounting practices for the environmental credits it uses to claim some of its natural gas sales are carbon-neutral, "renewable” and reduce emi...

www.nationalobserver.com

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Sep 10

"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!

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Sep 7

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

Build a People’s Power Grid

We're calling on the Carney government to deliver a People’s Power Grid, an East-West Grid that provides affordable, reliable, renewable electricity to people from coast to coast to coast.

act.350.org

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loriokanagan.bsky.social @loriokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 25

Why are pension funds going to planet killers?

Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · Aug 25

Amidst another summer of heatwaves, droughts & wildfires, CPPIB made a bizarre decision to profile its investment in an oil & gas company whose business model is fundamentally incompatible with the long-term retirement security of Canadians. #cdnpoli #fossilfuels www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/8/...

As climate-fueled wildfires rage, CPPIB spotlights Canada's largest oil & gas producer — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet

Amidst another summer of heatwaves, droughts and wildfires forcing Canadians to flee their homes, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) made a bizarre decision to profile its investment in ...

www.shiftaction.ca

First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

Build a People’s Power Grid

We're calling on the Carney government to deliver a People’s Power Grid, an East-West Grid that provides affordable, reliable, renewable electricity to people from coast to coast to coast.

act.350.org

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

New Mexico utility picks batteries over fossil fuels, ordering BESS retrofits for solar PV plants

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has laid the groundwork for a 120MWh distribution-connected portfolio of battery storage projects.

www.energy-storage.news

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 25

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...

Calgarians protest against government funding of fossil fuels

The Calgary Climate Hub launched a protest at the Harry Hayes building on Wednesday, saying there should be “No Public Dollars For Pipelines.” A notice released by the group asks if the Alberta govern...

calgary.citynews.ca

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 25

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...

Teen urges others to embrace climate education

Lily YangLiu is a social media educator and advocate who ensures youth voices are represented at international climate talks. This 16-year-old also advises the BC government on climate curriculum and ...

www.nationalobserver.com

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