Peterborough’s Public Health Unit has decided to do something new this election. Rather than host a traditional all candidate debate they have created a campaign to encourage people who might not otherwise vote to vote this year. They partnered with local organizations who advocate for change in the social justice areas of Housing, Health, Environment, … Read more
From its establishment in 2006, For Our Grandchildren has encouraged grandparents to support efforts to combat climate change. We have stressed the need to avoid the possible outcome of inaction – a hostile planet that our grandchildren – and many more generations of grandchildren- must overcome before they can live without the risks of mass … Read more
4RG has signed on to the letter below from Parents for the Future to indicate our support for the youth who are attracting attention to the failure of the adult world to deal with climate change. This map shows a world-wide picture of how Fridays for Future has already caught on. In Canada Fridays for … Read more
More than 80 residents attended “Your Health & Climate Change: Up Close & Personal” at Peterborough Public Health last Thursday evening to hear from national and local experts about the effect of climate change on their health, and how community action can address it. “We’re already living in a time of climate disruption, where global … Read more
If you’ve started to file your income tax in Ontario you’ve probably already come across this treat – the calculation of your Climate Action Incentive which will result in money back from the Canadian Government either in reduced tax payment or an increased refund. As you can see in the extract from Step 1 of … Read more
The motion by Councillors Mike Layton and Mike Colle to recover costs associated with Climate Change from Big Oil companies is a good one. Unfortunately, many of the policies of Big Oil companies were supported by our own Councillors in the past, who consistently blocked attempts to fund enforcement of anti-idling measures, and, in the … Read more
About 70 people gathered in Peterborough’s Trinity United Church Hall Thursday evening to hear investment coach Tim Nash discuss socially responsible investment, in an event organized by For Our Grandchildren. The evening started with a short talk on climate-change science and local effects by Ginny Colling, trained by the Al Gore Climate Reality Project. In … Read more
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