Peterborough Declaration on Climate Change, November 2013
Goal: We need a large number of people from the Peterborough region to sign the Peterborough Declaration on Climate Change to join with hundreds of thousands of others across the …
Climate Change and Global Warming
Third Annual Purple Onion Festival Sees Larger Turnout
The third annual Purple Onion Festival (POF), an all-volunteer initiative hosted by Transition Town Peterborough (TTP), was celebrated on September 22 at Millennium Park. It brought together more than 2,500 …
A Glimpse into the Purple Onion Festival, Climate Change Rally
The Purple Onion Festival (POF) fundraising show was held on September 15 at Market Hall to help make it possible for POF to take place on September 22. It allowed …
Peterborough’s Approach to Climate Change
Climate Change Rally on September 22 at 11am in Millenium Park. There will be an attempt to make it into the Guinness Book of Records for most people wearing purple. …
Understanding Climate Change: Public Talk and Rally
The world’s atmosphere is almost at the concentration of CO2 to cause a 2 degree Celsius increase in the average global temperature. At this point, climate change could spiral out …
New Strategy for Renewable Energy Development : ‘Solar Canals’
Gujarat, an Indian state, has implemented a new strategy for the development of renewable energy. The idea consists of covering water canals with solar panels in order to not only …
Climate and Environmental Justice Primary Focus of Power Shift 2012
w/ Kayley Marsh To most people, climate change is old news. It’s very clear that our planet is warming, that our weather systems are changing to become more erratic (including …
NDP Urges Arctic Ice Loss Talks
Two members of Canada’s official opposition, the New Democratic Party (NDP), have asked that an emergency debate begin regarding arctic ice loss. Halifax MP Meghan Leslie (the NDP’s environment critic) …
Mad Science for Melting Ice Caps
Climate change is real. If you are a non-believer, the recent episodes of drought, heat-waves and crop shortages should change your mind. Geoengineering may be the right answer to the …