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IT TOOK A CENTURY, but energy-rich Alberta has finally replaced Ontario as the wealthiest province in Canada. While economic indicators suggest this to be true, social and environmental indicators tell a different story. They prove the old adage may be right: You can’t buy happiness. Alberta’s Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) […]
WITH AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, March of the Penguins and The Day After Tomorrow grossing well over the average for a studio feature film, it seems that Hollywood may be listening. Moviegoers, adamant in their demands to mix pleasure with purpose, seem to no longer be content with films focused on […]
IN THE MID-1990s, a Melbourne band called TISM roared up Australia’s alternative-music charts.
LAST JUNE, I returned to Banff National Park after a long absence. It was good to be back. Banff, Canada’s first and most famous national park, is an important part of my home range. My daughter was born in Banff ’s Mineral Springs Hospital, her birth witnessed by a herd […]
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 […]
Editorial: Rethinking the Powers of Trade – Susan Wismer Building Communities to Limit Trade: Following the Example of Women’s Initiatives – Ellie Perkins Building strong communities depends heavily on economic roles often filled by women and on approaches that women have been foremost in expounding and exemplifying.Inset: Investing in Women […]
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: Northern Communities: Prospects for Sustainable Development – Ted Jackson Indigenous Management Systems and the Conservation of Wildlife in the Canadian North – Peter J. Usher Dene Community Development: Lessons from the Norman Wells Project – Margaret Gorman Women and Development in Northern Ontario – Miriam Wall
Editorial: In praise of ambivalence – Robert Gibson Technology and How Society Solves Problems – William H. Vanderburg and Eric Higgs Sleazy Science – Beth Savan Science and Government – Isobel Heathcote Barriers to Women Scientists – Rose Sheinin Star Wars and the Scientific Community – David Parnas
ENERMODAL ENGINEERING is Canada’s largest consulting firm exclusively dedicated to creating green buildings and communities. The company recently celebrated its 100th LEED-certified building, and its president and founder Stephen Carpenter was named a LEED fellow. He spoke with Alternatives’ podcaster Mark Brooks. Mark Brooks: What exactly is LEED certification?
