For the first time in approximately 7, maybe 8 weeks, I finally left my house this past weekend.
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Uprooting Taxes by Planting Trees
Over recent decades, forests have been cut down at alarming rates to create space for housing and agricultural lands. While necessary to accommodate our rapidly growing world population, a balance must be kept between forest coverage and human development, particularly in the context of climate change. Now more than ever, […]
Mesmerizing Mushrooms
It was London, Ontario’s first winter storm of the roaring twenties, and I braved the elements to catch a documentary film about mushrooms at Hyland Cinema. Climate change is making severe weather events more frequent. Just the weekend before, London received 70 mm of rain leading to flooding of the […]
The Disappearing Myth
The tranquil and barren island of Rapa Nui, commonly known as Easter Island, illustrates the rich cultural and ecological history of the self-sustaining Rapa Nui civilization that existed in complete isolation from the 13th – 17th century A.D. The island’s several hundred abandoned megalithic statues (moai) stand tall amongst the […]
When Jane is Gone
Jane Goodall leaned back in an armchair by the window. It was a cold, wet southern Ontario afternoon in late April. Days earlier, Goodall gave an Earth Day lecture at the University of Toronto, and between travelling, interviews, convocations and distinguished luncheons, the planet’s most famous primatologist hasn’t had a […]
The Co-operative That Created Camino Chocolate
This interview with La Siembra Co-operative, the company behind the Camino brand, is an exclusive preview of our Invest in Change issue. Invest in Change will be out in the new year! A\J: Why did you make the decision to go fair trade?
Extinction Rebellion Waterloo Strike
Niel LaChapelle and Mo Markham from Extinction Rebellion tell us about the climate strike planned in Waterloo for Friday
The true cost of Black Friday
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us. Follow the lifecycle of consumer electronics to learn about their environmental impacts. It is easy to get sucked into the marketing frenzy and buy things we don’t actually need. But, it’s easy to implement changes to lower our impact. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlternativesJ/
Climate Policy Program Leads with Indigenous Youth Voices
Earlier this month, 15 youth from across Canada gathered in Inuvik, Northwest Territories as part of the FutureXChange Program, designed to connect and equip them to collaborate on new community projects to help adapt to a rapidly changing climate.
Greta Thunberg and the Climate Movement
‘I don’t want to keep your environmental awards; I want you to keep your promises.’ This phrase basically sums up how Greta Thunberg feels about the praise from the climate work she has been doing. From declining awards such as the Nordic Council’s Environment Award 2019, to telling world leaders […]
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