Local Stories
Stories of interest to local Peterborough citizens related to the climate crisis.
4RG on Canada Day
4RG’s booth at Millenium Park on Canada Day was a great success, with all the 100 Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 sheets handed out and about 300 of the Crazy Weather flyers. The crowd started pouring through by 12:00 when the parade ended, with probably 50 people per minute going past the booth. In contrast, … Read more
Later is Too Late Documentary Review
Later is Too Late is the title of an hour-long film which documents the first-ever National Seniors’ Day climate action, organized by Seniors for Climate, on October 1, 2025. It is a window into the hopes and fears of ordinary people across Canada facing the climate crisis. Created by Nancy Nicol, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, it … Read more
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Hopeful Stories
Here are some recent stories in the news that encourage us with the progress that is shown to be possible in concrete actions to address the climate crisis. Find more hopeful stories here.
What a ‘Spiral of Silence’ Can Do to a Democracy
Recent psychological research on public opinion regarding climate change has shown how wrong Americans can be about one another’s beliefs. For example: What percentage of Americans is at least somewhat concerned about climate change? Recently, a representative group of more than 6,000 Americans answered this question. On average, they guessed … Read More on 4RG
Most People Worldwide Support a Carbon Tax—Even If They’re Paying It
People in affluent countries around the world are willing to tax themselves to address climate change and ease poverty. That idea defies conventional political wisdom, which typically holds that people hate taxes, writes Grist. It emerged in a survey of 40,680 people in 20 nations that found strong support for … Read More on 4RG
Electric vehicle rebates coming back, says federal environment minister
The federal government intends to bring back consumer rebates for electric vehicles but doesn’t yet quite know what they’ll look like, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said on Tuesday. The federal government launched its rebate program — the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles program or iZEV, — in 2019, but it ran … Read More on 4RG
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Outrageous Stories
Here are some recent stories from the news that alarm us with outrageous decisions by governments and businesses along with the dreadful results for the climate. Find more outrageous stories here.
Ontario Plan Boosts Nuclear, Stalls Cheaper Renewables
Ontarians are on track to pay more than $400 billion for an electricity system built to be 70% dependent on nuclear power by 2050, as the Ford government abandons its promises of affordable, reliable power in favour of “decarbonization bankruptcy”, warns Mark Winfield, co-chair of York University’s Sustainable Energy Initiative. … Read More on 4RG
On Carney’s agenda, climate is nowhere and everywhere
Throughout Mark Carney’s whirlwind first months on the job, two words have remained conspicuously absent from the prime minister’s messaging: “climate change.” Is it just his language that’s changed, or has the new job pushed climate change off his radar? That’s been a major disappointment for many in the climate … Read More on 4RG
