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All Sizzle, No Stake
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 […]
EcoMorphosis
WHEN THE FIRST ISSUE of Alternatives Journal rolled off the presses in 1971, the world was a very different place – politically and technologically. There was a self-conscious political left and the political right was far less ascendant. Computers filled whole rooms and munched on punch cards to obtain information. […]
EcoBooks 37.3
Whether it’s made of paper or pixels, the latest issue of Alternatives Journal is essential reading. Fresh from his legacy tour, David Suzuki reveals his inner-most thoughts; tar sands decrier Andrew Nikiforuk rips into “ethical oil;” the country’s top green writers tell us what they keep by their bedsides; we […]
Your Town – Sustainability by Design 35.5
“Sustainability” is a monstrous concept. Perhaps no other term exposes such a vast gulf between frequency of use and level of understanding. With its newest issue, Your Town: Sustainable by Design, Alternatives jumps in to fill that gap. Deborah Curran uncovers sustainability’s wicked nature, while Ray Tomalty and Mark Redwood […]
Myth of Water Abundance 33.4
Editorial: Reversing the Flow This issue of Alternatives focuses on water soft paths. For most people this statement invites the question: What are water soft paths? Though noun and adjective have been reversed, water soft paths share a common heritage with the soft energy paths developed in the 1970s by […]
Climate Repair 31.4-5
Editorial: Climate for Change National Inspire – R. Peters, N. Shariff and J. Whitmore The Canadian Environmental Network’s latest green energy paper tells Canadians how to step up efforts to curb climate change. Time for an Oil Change – Nicola Ross Alberta should tap its much-lauded entrepreneurial spirit to lead the way […]
Out of the Woods 30.3
Editorial: Branching Out Carbon Sinks, Forest Rises – Nicola RossMany environmentalists did not want forests included as “carbon sinks” in the Kyoto Protocol. Now those provisions are being used to promote forest conservation.Poor vs Poor in Nicaragua’s Forests
Finding A New Voice: Environmental Advocacy and the Arts 17.4
Editorial: Snow and goose feathers – Anne Champagne Literature and Environmental Thought: Re-establishing Connections With the World – Rebecca Raglon Inset: A Dream of Gaia – Bonnie Steinman Wordsworth as Environmentalist – Jenny Carter Community theatre builds the spirit of Eramosa – Susanna Reid
What Would A Sustainable Future Look Like? 17.2
Editorial: Finding the path to a sustainable future – Robert Gibson International Trade and the Environment: An Environmental Assessment of Present GATT Negotiations – Steven Shrybman Local Economic Self-Reliance – Paul Ekins Defining a Sustainable Society: Values, Principles and Definitions – John Robinson, George Francis, Russel Legge and Sally Lerner
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