Canada's Environmental Voice
In an Alternatives Journal (AJ) summer 1978 article by Julia Gardener and John Marsh entitled “Recreation in Consumer and Conserver Society”, they discussed the meaning of recreation from both consumer and conserver society perspectives. Forty-two years since the publication of this article, society still has tendencies to either consume or […]
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Tough Plastics Can Now Be Made Recyclable Hit the recycle button on thermoset plastics Source: Polymer Solutions
Dear 2019 Emily, Source: GovernmentCIO Magazine
At the height of the Vietnam war, Ernie Regher authored a story for Alternatives Journal about the harmful effects war and militarism. In Regher’s words, militarism is “the extension of military influence over national and international affairs.” He explained a country will often divert resources which would have otherwise gone […]
Last month I came across an article posted by The Guardian on June 17 which piqued my interest titled: “Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia”. A heatwave in Siberia? Siberia, a place where the only thing I knew about was the cruelty of its winters, was having record […]
Plastic Free July Series (Volume 1 of 5) Yearly, Canadians produce 3.3.million tonnes of plastic waste while 2.8 million tonnes (the weight of 24 CN towers) of it ends up in the landfill, according to statistics from Oceana Canada. Approximately only 9% of this waste is recycled. Environment and Climate […]
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Study Finds Ocean Vessels a Threat to Small Marine Animals
Last month, Premier Doug Ford announced his plan to reopen schools in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Options will include regular class with additional health protocols, continued at home learning, or a mix of both. While this may seem like good news, whatever happened to the pledges we made […]
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space!
This Canada Day the Alternatives Journal editorial team were tasked with reflecting on the nature of Canada, what it means to them, and what one aspect of Canada each member appreciates the most. These reflections were made especially interesting due to the unique make-up of the editorial team, including: individuals […]
