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

Home Energy Retrofit Advantages

The Peterborough Home Energy and EV Expo shows reasons to consider changing to electricity for home heating and cooling and transportation needs. In general we can and should think about the cost of the home improvements as investments and not as operating expenses. From that perspective they have an ongoing value that is considered by buyers when the time comes to sell your property. Here are some references that provide details of some of the points in the flyer distributed at the Expo:

Environment and Indigenous Questions for Peterborough Candidates in the 2025 Federal Election

An email containing these questions on five topics (healthy environment, conserving nature, climate crisis, reconciliation and consultation, and a sustainable economy) was sent to federal election candidates in Peterborough to learn what actions the candidate and their political party would undertake to improve the environment, sustainability,  and Indigenous and democratic engagement in federal decisions.

CCAP 2.0 Phone Zap Kickoff

About 16 people gathered on a Zoom call on Thursday night and called our councillors to encourage them to support Peterborough’s Climate Change Action Plan when it comes before council.  We made our calls and regrouped to discuss the results. The overall spirit was that we all had fun and enjoyed the common spirit of … Read more

For Our Grandchildren