The Little House: Searching For A Net-Zero Heating And Cooling System
It takes between 8 to 12 years for a return on an average-sized home and less time if natural gas and propane costs increase…
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Environment
Sustainable Orillia’s Tip Of The Week
Pass along your good idea.
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So What Does this COP 27 Thing Mean Anyway?
A second piece of good news from the conference was an agreement by 150 countries to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.
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Bill 23 Protest
“The tide is rising. People are organizing all across Ontario.” – Janet-Lynne Durnford
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Climate Change Is A Spiritual Crisis
St. Paul’s Centre has begun a Learning Commons to help explore new ways of seeking the common good.
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Opinion: If There Ever Was A Time To Protest
If there ever was a time to show up and make your voice heard this is it.
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Sustainable Orillia: Bill 23 Has Issues
“I have children. And I see the despair in the eyes of some youth. They’re disheartened. They’re aware – they know what’s going on and they fear for their future. We owe it to them to give them something better to hope for,”
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Former Citizens of the Year Speak To Council
“I have children. And I see the despair in the eyes of some youth. They’re disheartened. They’re aware – they know what’s going on and they fear for their future. We owe it to them to give them something better to hope for,”
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Annual Battery Collection Next Week
ShareBy John Swartz Every year the City of Orillia has a special collection of used batteries. Putting batteries in regular
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Voting Wisely Matters
The one factor that will make or break efforts to meet the challenges of the climate crisis is the will, or lack of it, of our political leaders.
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