Canada's Environmental Voice
Editorial: At the limits of the regulated market – by Robert Gibson Keeping the Zero in Zero Discharge: Phasing Out Persistent Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes Basin – Paul Muldoon and John Jackson Subtle Effects: Requiring Economic Assessments in the Environmental Choice Programme – David S. Cohen
Editorial: Global Problems, government limits – Robert Gibson Beyond Rio?: The Evolution of International Environmental Law – Jutta Brunnee Protecting a Land Without a Country: The Antarctic Environmental Protocol – David S. Russell Forging a Link: Two Approaches to Integrating Trade and Environment – Laurie Henderson Canadian, World, Technology Notes
Editorial: What’s the score after 20 years? – Robert Gibson Eco-History: Two Waves in the Evolution of Environmentalism – Robert PaehlkeInset: Regrets as hope Differences in Opinion: Round Tables, Policy Networks and the Failure of Canadian Environmental Strategy – Michael HowlettInset: Round tables taken with a grain of salt by […]
Editorial: Stumbling through the semi-darkness – Robert Gibson Science in the Courtroom: The Value of an Adversarial System – Stuart Smith Science and the Tribunal: Dealing with Scientific Evidence in the Adversarial Arena – Michael Jeffrey The Fight for an Environmental Bill of Rights: Legislating Public Involvement in Environmental Decision […]
THE QUESTION made a great conversation starter on its own: Can a grand dinner party bringing together the right people spark a conversation that could change the world? Last November, World Accord International Development Agency in Waterloo, Ontario, decided to find out.
AS WE CROSSOVER the Claiborne Avenue bridge from the Upper Ninth Ward on Gray Line International’s “Hurricane Katrina – America’s Greatest Catastrophe” tour, local artist Brad Dupuy informs us in his rich voice that we “are about to enter what is known famously as the Lower Ninth Ward.” What makes […]
WINDOWS IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS are often a source of tension between the historic preservation movement and people who want to increase the energy efficiency of older buildings by replacing wooden windows with vinyl ones. To support its case, the preservation movement argues, “The greenest building is the one that is […]
MODERN CONCERNS about energy started with two oil-price shocks in the 1970s, coming to the fore again in the 1980s with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Then, more recently, we experienced the Deepwater Horizon and Fukushima disasters. Who knows what the future holds?
PRETEND THAT YOU are about to build a modest home somewhere in Canada. You’ve made the appropriate arrangements with designers, building officials, contractors and suppliers. The only thing left to do before you start construction is order the 75,000-litre railway tanker full of gasoline that you’ll burn to provide the […]
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?
