Canada's Environmental Voice
Living in Kitchener in 1989-92, I was introduced to Danny’s music by some friends who said I had to come and hear this “kid” play at a local club. From the first time I saw him on stage he was full of energy, incredibly creative, and seemed to pour all […]
IN 1982, Joe and Stephanie Mancini settled in Kitchener, Ontario, after a volunteer stint in Tanzania. The small city was faced with crippling unemployment as plant closings across North America wiped out many of the jobs that had supported thriving local economies. The young couple responded strongly to the disrupted […]
Suzy Amis Cameron is a dynamo. With a successful acting and modeling career already under her belt, she is taking on even more roles. She is a global environmental activist, founding director of the ecoconscious MUSE schools, mom to four children and wife to megadirector James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic).
Jennifer Lynes is associate professor and director of the Environment and Business program at the University of Waterloo.
SWIMBYISM: {swīm-bi: izem} It’s a new word I just learned and it stands for “something wonderful in my backyard.” It also perfectly describes a movement of relocalizing fibres and textiles in regional communities that is gaining interest in North America and Europe – it’s called Fibreshed, and it’s dramatically changing […]
I’m travelling the world looking for answers. And on a beach in Thailand, I may have figured out why environmentalists’ messages fall on deaf ears. I was reminded of a video on YouTube of a couple on a beach in Thailand. It is December 26, 2004, 9:15 am. They […]
Pointing to Polluters USA After a three-and-a-half-year study, researchers at the University of Georgia determined that between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic trash flowed into the world’s oceans in 2010 from 192 coastal countries.
Psychologist Elizabeth Nisbet explains why greenery takes away the blues. MUCH OF OUR discourse around environmental issues involves hazards like air and water pollution, deforestation, species extinction or the looming consequences of global climate change. Rarely do we ponder the importance of protecting the natural environment as a mental health resource.
SUCCESSFUL Initiatives in Ontario and elsewhere to ban or restrict a variety of toxic chemicals shouldn’t invite complacency. Numerous compounds linked to a wide range of negative health effects remain in use, appearing in thousands of everyday products. Here are five active campaigns targeting toxics in Canada and around the […]
EACH WEEK, A\J staffers will be sharing our favourite facts & findings from whatever books, articles, documentaries, podcasts and other media we’ve been consuming. Here’s what we’ve learned this week.
