Canada's Environmental Voice
Carelle Mang-Benza is a PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Western Ontario. Her research connects energy transition and Indigenous political ecology, looking at the particular case of an Indigenous community who owns and operates a wind energy project in Ontario. Carelle holds a Bachelor and Master in Chemical […]
Meghan graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Western University with an Honors Specialization in Environmental Science where her undergraduate thesis looked at the relationship between nutrient concentrations and OM decomposition in streams. She has now moved on to a Master’s in fluvial geomorphology in the department of Geography and […]
Ellen graduated from the University of Guelph with her Bachelor of Environmental Engineering with Honours in 2019. She has previously worked in consulting, specializing in air quality monitoring for contaminated sites. Ellen is currently working towards her Master’s degree at Western University which is focuses on the applications of wind […]
Shayla completed her undergraduate degree at Western University completing a Bachelor of Science with an Honours Specialization in Environmental Science and a Major in Biology. She is now beginning her Master’s in Biology with Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Sustainability in Nusha Keyghobadi’s lab working on a collaborative project to […]
Tori Mikhnovsky is the Chair of the Board at Alternatives Media Inc (AMI). She has a long-standing record of being a champion of progress and positive change from working over 20 years in the software industry. Now, she works to grow and develop cross-sector partnerships in the field of green work […]
Micaela Yawney is an environmental writer, poet, storyteller, photographer, and adventurer from British Columbia, Canada. Inspired by her love for the natural world, she focuses her writing on telling the stories of hope, resilience, and advocacy from within the sustainability movement. Micaela is a storyteller at heart whose writing, poetry, […]
Jack Hesketh is a researcher and writer for ethical-clothing.com. He writes about environmental issues focussed around the fashion and textile industries. After shifting to writing from academia, the goal has always been to write accurate articles that help people understand complex environmental issues so they can make better informed choices.
Siobhan Mullally (she/her) has an Honours B.E.S. from the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability (SERS) at the University of Waterloo with a minor in English Language and Literature and two diplomas in Environmental Assessment and Ecosystem Restoration and Rehabilitation. For her senior thesis, she travelled to Labrador to study […]
Mira is a communications consultant for Project Learning Tree Canada with her Masters of Media in Journalism & Communication at Western University.
Robert Paehlke is a professor emeritus at Trent University where he taught environmental policy and politics for 35 years. About 40 years ago, he envisioned a magazine that was both scientifically sound and journalistically interesting, and Alternatives was born. “Bob P,” as we call him, sits on the magazine’s editorial […]
