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
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, has eliminated gas and oil and replaced it with geothermal and three 5-ton air-to-air heat pumps. The church is now 100% carbon free, with electricity from its rooftop solar panels and its “solar pergola” over the patio.
Climate solutions work!
Climate solutions work!
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, has eliminated gas and oil and replaced it with geothermal and three 5-ton air-to-air heat pumps. The church is now 100% carbon free, with electricity from its rooftop solar panels and its “solar pergola” over the patio.
Climate solutions work!
Climate solutions work!
A lump of coal for Christmas - 4 cards to choose from. My Sea to Sky @myseatosky.bsky.social
Our politicians have been very naughty this year. Choose a postcard and send Prime Minister Carney and Premier Eby a lump of coal for Christmas.
myseatosky.org/take-action/....
Our politicians have been very naughty this year. Choose a postcard and send Prime Minister Carney and Premier Eby a lump of coal for Christmas.
myseatosky.org/take-action/....
Send a lump of coal for Christmas | My Sea to Sky
Our politicians have been very naughty this year.
myseatosky.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A lump of coal for Christmas - 4 cards to choose from. My Sea to Sky @myseatosky.bsky.social
Our politicians have been very naughty this year. Choose a postcard and send Prime Minister Carney and Premier Eby a lump of coal for Christmas.
myseatosky.org/take-action/....
Our politicians have been very naughty this year. Choose a postcard and send Prime Minister Carney and Premier Eby a lump of coal for Christmas.
myseatosky.org/take-action/....
Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules protect our health, but they’re under threat.
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Tell the Prime Minister: Protect Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules - CAPE
Send a message to the Prime Minister to protect and strengthen Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules instead of dismantling them.
cape.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules protect our health, but they’re under threat.
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Climate Fresk is a 3 hour interactive game to share thoughts, feelings and work together on individual actions that lead to
collective actions and systemic change.Collaborate to place 42 cards in order of cause and effect to create a collage (fresk)
REGISTER to book a spot. [email protected]
collective actions and systemic change.Collaborate to place 42 cards in order of cause and effect to create a collage (fresk)
REGISTER to book a spot. [email protected]
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Climate Fresk is a 3 hour interactive game to share thoughts, feelings and work together on individual actions that lead to
collective actions and systemic change.Collaborate to place 42 cards in order of cause and effect to create a collage (fresk)
REGISTER to book a spot. [email protected]
collective actions and systemic change.Collaborate to place 42 cards in order of cause and effect to create a collage (fresk)
REGISTER to book a spot. [email protected]
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Come to the Mall and send a Holiday Card to your elected leaders - kudos, criticisms, hope for the future. Sat Dec 13 from 9 30 to 3 PM Penticton at Cherry Lane Mall at the Food Court @sokcofc.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Come to the Mall and send a Holiday Card to your elected leaders - kudos, criticisms, hope for the future. Sat Dec 13 from 9 30 to 3 PM Penticton at Cherry Lane Mall at the Food Court @sokcofc.bsky.social
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ecosocialistsvancouver.org/article/lett... LETTER: Pipelines and LNG terminals don’t lead to cleaner future
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
ecosocialistsvancouver.org/article/lett... LETTER: Pipelines and LNG terminals don’t lead to cleaner future
WOW! @katharinehayhoe.com gave an amazing keynote at the Calgary Climate Symposium last November. Totally inspirational. Check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pis...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pis...
Keynote: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Global Chief Scientist of Nature United
YouTube video by City of Calgary
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
WOW! @katharinehayhoe.com gave an amazing keynote at the Calgary Climate Symposium last November. Totally inspirational. Check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pis...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pis...
Thanks to @MPHelenaKonanz for meeting with us earlier in the week. We appreciated her attention and questions. We discussed renewable energy and the advantages of an east-west clean energy grid – jobs, health, affordability, and Canadian sovereignty. We look forward to talking again in the new year.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Thanks to @MPHelenaKonanz for meeting with us earlier in the week. We appreciated her attention and questions. We discussed renewable energy and the advantages of an east-west clean energy grid – jobs, health, affordability, and Canadian sovereignty. We look forward to talking again in the new year.
Thanks to @MPHelenaKonanz for meeting with us earlier in the week. We appreciated her attention and questions. We discussed renewable energy and the advantages of an east-west clean energy grid – jobs, health, affordability, and Canadian sovereignty. We look forward to talking again in the new year.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thanks to @MPHelenaKonanz for meeting with us earlier in the week. We appreciated her attention and questions. We discussed renewable energy and the advantages of an east-west clean energy grid – jobs, health, affordability, and Canadian sovereignty. We look forward to talking again in the new year.
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
www.calgary.ca
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
tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion
#climate #sustainability #affordability #socialjustice
tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion
#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...
Climate Emergency Unit | Instagram | Linktree
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
act.stand.earth/page/89100/a...
act.stand.earth/page/89100/a...
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-...