Canada's Environmental Voice
Quantum Leap Needed Written by Stephan Vachon This AJ issue on local action is highly relevant in these dire times. As the pandemic is raging we collectively appreciate the importance of local communities including the value to have domestic sourced products, particularly food, and the call on each other’s civic […]
(ORIGINAL POSTED APRIL 21, 2021) CAUTION: Serendipitous roads may cause new perspectives It was early March, just before Covid-19 exploded into our collective consciousness. We – my partner and I – decided on a quick weekend getaway to celebrate an anniversary. We live in Kitchener and had wanted to visit […]
Higher Stakes Corporate sustainability increases your odds to make positive top-down change and to create large-scale, lasting environmental progress. Written by Siobhan Mullally HP volunteers heading out for a shoreline cleanup. Frances Edmonds has done groundbreaking work in corporate sustainability throughout her career. She is currently the Head of Sustainable […]
Babies on Board A Mother’s Call to Action Written by Elizabeth Greenfield When we think about making change, most of us default to scribbling down resolutions at New Years. It is typically very introspective and personal, although sometimes, the chance to make a difference can be enough to motivate someone […]
Playing Chicken Make your own rules and choose your own adventures. Written by Natasha Arsenijevich Our world is an illusion. Like the Matrix, there are some realities that are carefully guised, designed to manage and soothe the masses while being manipulated by the men behind the proverbial curtain. By the […]
What’s Peat Got To Do With It? “We are talking about the peatlands. We see them as the breathing and cooling lands for the planet, [They are] the third-largest wetland in the world and one of richest carbon storehouses on Earth.” — Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief, Jonathan Solomon Written by: […]
Check out these references to learn more about the content featured in Playbook for Progress (46.2). Research Digest Frequent Flyer Club – More Like Privileged Polluter Club 1https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56582094 Carbon Footprint of Zoom Meetings and Netflix Streaming 1https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/climate-change/news/turning-camera-during-virtual-meetings-environment-friendly-study-says-2031133 Dear Sports, Drop the Carbon Sponsorship Deals 1https://www.bbc.com/sport/56472720?fbclid=IwAR2iJ8T3G4UhLVqLs6jjIB0uPHnMNa3xHcJiSAQCJiiFhC-rLiudxWvra8Q Coca-Cola, Pepsico & Nestle – […]
Wayne Roberts, a hero to many in Canada’s food-security movements and the broader environmental community, passed away on January 20, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with an aggressive form of leukemia. He was 76. Wayne is survived by his wife and collaborator, Dr. Lori Stahlbrand, and children, Anika Roberts-Stahlbrand and Jaime Kirzner-Roberts. […]
Should we have been that surprised? I am supposed to be writing about the great wealth and depth of editorial content that was created (and can be found online) for AlternativesJournal.ca. But when we started 2020, the idea that EVERYBODY would be moving ‘off-line’ and locking down was beyond abstract; […]
On the hierarchy of products, we can’t live without, a coffee-delivery drone using a mechanism to dole out caffeine to tired office workers falls pretty near the bottom of anyone’s list, especially compared to products helping to meet true human needs for food and clean water and air. While drone […]
