Canada's Environmental Voice
A few weeks ago, I was invited to participate in the unveiling of Michael Stadtländer’s Camp Home project. The internationally renowned chef has hand-crafted an elaborate celebration of his 20 years at Eigensinn Farm with what can only be described as an out-of-this-world experience.
Most environmentalists I know dabble in some form of food preservation. From wild fermentation to dehydration to freezing, there are many ways to keep local, organic produce year-round. Rather than a comprehensive recipe, this lesson details tips & tricks for hot water bath canning.
The fifth Assessment Report (AR5) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be released later this month, and media are already having a field day with a leaked draft. Unfortunately, they’re getting a lot of it wrong. You may have seen reports about “uncertainty,” lower temperature predictions than […]
“What hath night to do with sleep?” proclaimed John Milton in Paradise Lost. Environmental activists, I think, would agree that sleep has very little to do with it because night is not a time for rest but for action. It provides a cloak of invisibility under which they can enact […]
This article is part of A\J’s web series Night School.
Jennifer has recently completed her Master of Arts in Communication and Social Justice, and previously her Bachelor of Arts Honours in Communication Studies, both at the University of Windsor. She resides in Toronto, Ontario and spends her free time pursuing her craft of acting and producing for TV and film.
Driven by curiosity, artist and filmmaker Shinpei Takeda travelled with a friend along the west coast of Canada, the US and Mexico to visit immigrant survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs and document their gripping, lingering stories of pain, suffering and loss. His documentary begins with a stark […]
“Math is your friend! You should love math!” proclaims Rob Thacker in this intelligent and engaging interview with Daryn Caister. Thacker wrote about ALMA – the planet’s most powerful telescope – and the importance of the night sky for the latest issue of A\J, which is all about Night. […]
THE NIGHT SKY is the biggest idea we know. It’s reality. You can’t run away from it. Pick any historical culture and you’ll find some kind of lore about the sky. The Greeks may have named Orion and his belt, but it is Kulkunbulla to the aboriginal Australians, or Shen […]
Canada has had its share of massive, global-scale industrial development, including the Alberta oil sands and the James Bay Hydroelectric Project. The construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958 was one of the biggest industrial projects of its time. The US$470-million project, meant to open the Great Lakes to […]
