Back in 1971, a young professor and an enthusiastic student at Trent University used electric typewriters, scissors and a lot of glue to produce the first edition of Alternatives Journal. They wanted to bring environmental protection and sustainability issues to a wider audience. Forty years later, the magazine stands as […]

NOWHERE ELSE will you find a comprehensive directory of Canadian environmental programs to choose from. All universities and programs have their strengths and stories, and Alternatives Journal has made it quick and easy to compare. Accenting the directory are fascinating stories of innovative education. Find out who and what’s pushing […]

Please note, the print copy you receive of this issue may be a black and white reprint. Counting money is easy – but how do we place a value on a healthy body, a vibrant neighbourhood or a flourishing environment? Measuring Progress goes beyond the GDP to explore ways of […]

Editorial: Green at Home LEEDing the Way – Guy DaunceyThe “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” rating system will inevitably foster greener buildings and more sustainable communities.Canada’s First LEED Gold – G.D. Greenville – Robert PaehlkeApplying green principles to buildings and urban planning is a sound long-term investment of public dollars.

Editorial: Environmental Baggage Gorilla Tourism – Greg RingerUganda uses tourism to recover from decades of violent conflict.Inset: Recipe for Ape Conservation – Kelly Loverock Left In Its Wake – Ross A. KleinThe cruise industry favours a voluntary approach to environmental responsibility, but has performed badly where tough regulatory controls are not in […]

Editorial: No Fish, Two Tories – Robert Gibson From Jigging to Farming – Dean BavingtonThe destructive management principles that led to the collapse of the northern cod stocks are now being applied to the new aquaculture industry.Inset: The Belated Discovery of Cod DiversityInset: Principles of Ecological Aquaculture

Editorial: Punching Dummies in the North – Bob Gibson The Nasty Game – Susan Wismer In the rush to mine Canada’s North for diamonds and minerals, native voices are being ignored and the environmental assessment process is failing.Inset: A Chronology of the BHP Diamond Mining Environmental Assessment by Susan Wismer […]

Editorial: Now that we are significant – Robert Gibson Sustainability as Symbiosis: Why We Can’t Be the Forehead Mites of Gaia – Kent A. Peacock More Jobs, Less Damage: A Framework for Sustainability, Growth and Employment – William E. Rees

Editorial: Citizen Activism and the quest for sustainability – Don Alexander Local Stewardship: Training Ground for an Environmental Vanguard – Sally LernerInset: Top-down meets bottom-up down under by Anna Carr Heeding Rachel Carson’s Call: Reflections of a Home-Making Eco-Crusader – Helen MacDonald Expanding Worldviews: Social Movement Backgrounds Bring a Deeper […]