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ice hockey at risk due to climate change A\J AlternativesJournal.ca

Skating on Thin Ice

Many sports fans in Canada and the United States are eagerly anticipating the upcoming outdoor NHL games this season. The outdoor games are a huge success for the league and this year’s showcase event, the Winter Classic featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, will take place on […]

Whooping Cranes in captivity at the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI.

The International Crane Foundation Celebrates 40 Years of Conservation Progress

2013 marked an important anniversary for the International Crane Foundation. Over the past 40 years, its dedicated efforts to protect cranes and the habitats they share with other wildlife have been rewarded with remarkable results and have made ICF one of the world’s foremost conservation organizations.

organic family dinner nutritious eating A\J AlternativesJournal.ca

Nutritious Eating on a Budget

So many considerations go into preparing a meal. For many, especially in a time when the economy is uncertain, concerns about your grocery budget can trump the concern for eating healthy. If you take a little time to plan and prepare you’ll find you can put together highly nutritious meals, […]

Oil Man and the Sea

The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway

This book is an engaging account of journalist Arno Kopecky’s sailing trip from Vancouver Island to Kitimat and explores what the Northern Gateway project would mean for the animals and people who inhabit British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest. Northern Gateway is of course the proposed Enbridge pipeline that would carry […]