Canada's Environmental Voice
Fahad has always had an interest in finding simple, elegant solutions to complex, global problems. He developed the idea to turn animal and human waste into energy while pursuing his MBA at the Ivey Business School at Western University. Fahad considers himself a global citizen having grown up in four […]
Some of my fondest memories take place during family dinners at the cottages in Wasaga Beach back when my sister and I would stay with my nonna and nonno (grandmother and grandfather) for the summers. Family members and family friends, or as we call them “cumpari,” owned and rented cottages […]
When my Austrian grandma passed away, I found her 20-year-old Dirndl in her wardrobe. Although it was much too big for me, I was emotionally unable to throw it away. Eventually, I decided this Dirndl deserved to be worn again. So, I opened all the seams, divided it into its […]
I was first introduced to the concept of ecological economics 25 years ago in an undergraduate course that looked at the work of Herman Daly and the concept of “steady state economics.” We also looked at Hazel Henderson and her ground-breaking work on valuing what is called “externalities” in our economic […]
While many of us aspire to buy all our food locally sourced and organic, grocery stores trips are a still a common reality, especially in the winter. We’ve put together some tips to help you make the best-possible choices while you’re there. To focus on wholesome foods, individuals are often […]
Canada’s environmental movement began to take shape in the early ’70s. Environment Canada, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Greenpeace, the first Faculty of Environmental Studies (York U) and Alternatives Journal were all founded between 1967 and 1971. Roughly 30 years later, A\J produced its first Directory of Canadian Environmental Studies Programs.
Kristi Mahy is a former straw baler and natural plasterer, and now sits on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Natural Building Coalition. Her passions include vegetable gardening, good food, canoe tripping, jogging in the woods and learning new things with her little boy. She is also involved in […]
Paul Baines is the Education & Outreach coordinator for the Great Lakes Commons initiative — a bioregional effort working across boundaries, cultures, and issues protecting the waters as a shared and sacred commons. Paul is also the founder and director of the Great Lakes Commons Map — a collaborative story-mapping […]
Katie Kish is a postdoctoral fellow for the Economics for the Anthropocene project at McGill University and lecturer at the University of British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii Institute. Kaitlin’s background is in systems thinking, ecological economics, and complexity science which she applies to her current research on exploring radical and disruptive […]
Ed Jernigan is professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo Among many other accomplishments, Jernigan is founding director of Waterloo Unlimited, and founding director of the University of Waterloo’s Bachelor of Knowledge Integration program. From 1984 to 2015 Ed served as the program director for the Shad Valley summer enrichment […]
