Letters to the Editor

External Stories

Letters that 4RG members have written to the editors of newspapers.

Canada “can­not afford” Poil­ievre

Al Slavin
Pierre Poil­ievre has stated that he is opposed to any cap on pol­lu­tion from the oil and gas sec­tor, the largest source of GHGs in Canada, at nearly one­ third of total Cana­dian emis­sions. Yet the cost of cli­mate change ... Read More at 4RG

Build­ings need EV char­gers

Robert Lockhart
One of the biggest road­b­locks to elec­tric vehicle (EV) adop­tion is not being able to charge at home. It’s more con­veni­ent, much cheaper, and extends bat­tery life and winter driv­ing range. You leave every day with as much charge as ... Read More at 4RG

Our climate action needs to be reinvigorated

Mark Bullock
City council approved Peterborough’s first Climate Change Action Plan almost a decade ago, in 2016. Three years later, council declared a climate emergency. The declaration set new, more ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction, and committed the city to ... Read More at 4RG

Links to 4RG Letters to the Editor from before 2025

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