Canada's Environmental Voice
Do you wonder why everyone doesn't use CF light bulbs? Does green energy's slow progress dumbfound you? Are you curious about why it's so difficult to get Canadians to adopt energy efficiency measures? To find out why, Alternatives Journal invited energy experts from government, academia, industry and science to join […]
An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy in Canada is the perfect book for university or even high-school students who want to understand the basic language of environmental debate. From an outline of environmental protection regimes to endangered species issues and environmental assessment, this text covers a diverse range of themes, […]
In this podcast we speak with some of the book reviewers from the print edition. As Executive Editor Nicola Ross points out in her Editorial Overview, since the reviewers are often as interesting as the writers of the featured books, these interviews go way beyond a simple review. Intro 0m21 […]
The environmental bandwagon is a pretty crowded place these days. And consumers appear finally willing to choose and pay more for environmentally sound products. Not surprising then that if you pick up any glossy magazine, you'll notice a startling number of advertisements touting the green benefits of products and services. So what […]
The Beating and Bleeding Heart of Boreal Trees Film review of BorealisDir. Kevin McMahon. 2020. 1h 30m. Written by Ishani Dasgupta The main thought I had when watching the movie Borealis, directed by the acclaimed director Kevin McMahon, was “if the trees in the Boreal forest of Canada could use […]
Quantum Leap Needed Written by Stephan Vachon This AJ issue on local action is highly relevant in these dire times. As the pandemic is raging we collectively appreciate the importance of local communities including the value to have domestic sourced products, particularly food, and the call on each other’s civic […]
Researching Canada’s Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity Written by Katie Kish and Eric Miller An initiative at York University is measuring how humanity’s consumption of renewable resources has changed over the last 50 years – since the first Earth Day in 1970. Research out of York’s Ecological Footprint Initiative (EFI) in […]
Are You Paying Attention? We, as social media users, are one of the most profitable commodities within publicly traded enterprises. Written by Katie Kish As you scroll through your Facebook feed, you see an advertisement for a toaster oven. How strange! You were just saying yesterday that you wanted to […]
READY PLAYER ONE Written by David McConnachie It’s all about the game and how you play it.All about control and if you can take it. Motorhead, THE GAME (2001) So, you want to make a life – and a living – doing good? Good for you – and, hopefully, good […]
The Dean’s Gambit Staying one move ahead on the path of life-long learning. Written by Siobhan Mullally Alice Hovorka is the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. She is an accomplished academic, holding both Master’s and PhD degrees in geography; her research […]
