Kill Bill 23
Bill 23 is being pushed through at record speed and will cause severe harm to our wetlands, watersheds, forests, wildlife (including many species at risk), and our communities. For these reasons and many others, action must be taken against this bill, and pressure must be put on the government at multiple levels to rescind Bill 23.
Here are some things you can do.
- Attend this virtual Town Hall by @opirgptbo on Dec 7th from 6:30-8:30 to learn, discuss, and leave messages for politicians.
- Dec 4th is the last day to leave comments at the Environmental Registry of Ontario concerning ammendments to the greenbelt plant
- Call your MPP using this tool from Environmental Defense.
- Sign this petition from Environmental Defense.
- Sign this petition from Lead Now.
- Sign this petition from Ontario Nature.
- Sign this petition from the Ontario Headwaters Institute
- Sign this petition from the David Suzuki Foundation.
Just in Time for Christmas
There are countless things you can do to decrease your environmental impact at Christmas, which ultimately decreases your carbon emissions. Click on any of the links below to learn more.
- Sustainability Tips for the Holidays
- Easy Eco Tips (@easyecotips)
- Top Tips for a Sustainable Christmas
- 18 Ways to an Eco-friendly Christmas
- Shop Local (Peterborough)
4RG Meets
Please join us from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on the second (or first) Monday of each month for our online “4RG Meets”. Each month features a short presentation by a local expert on a topic related to the climate crisis, followed by an open discussion and question period. To REGISTER for the next 4RG Meets, click HERE or email 4RGmeets@gmail.com.
To view a recorded 4RG Meet click HERE.
Hopeful News
Stories that give us hope with the progress that is being made in concrete actions to address the climate crisis.
Heat Pumps Primed for Take-OffDec 5, 2022 - All the pieces are in place for the heat pump market to take off, reminiscent of the trajectory we have seen in other key climate technologies like solar PV and electric vehicles.
Federal grant program to offset costs of switching to heat pumpsNov 22, 2022 - $5000 will soon be available for low- and middle-income homeowners to install a heat pump to replace oil for home heating.
Heat pumps now required for new homes in Washington stateNov 10, 2022 - New-build residences will have to install energy-efficient heat pumps starting in July as part of Washington’s ambitious efforts to curb carbon emissions.
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Alarming News
Stories that alarm us with outrageous decisions by governments and the dreadful results for the climate.
World will exceed 1.5C of warming in 9 years at current emissionsNov 10, 2022 - To keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius, humanity can release no more than 380 billion tons of of CO2. That's 9 years at the current rate.
Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdownOct 26, 2022 - Deeper cuts are needed to limit temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which would avoid the worst ravages of extreme weather. Read More ...
Lancet 2022 Report Countdown: Health at the mercy of fossil fuelsOct 26, 2022 - Yesterday, the British medical journal The Lancet reported on the devastating health impacts of the climate crisis: "The worsening impacts of Climate Change are increasingly affecting the foundations of human health and wellbeing, exacerbating the vulnerability of the world’s populations to concurrent health threats." Read More ...
