Don Alexander, a professor of Geography at Vancouver Island University and director of the New City Institute, writes extensively on issues of urban sustainability and smart growth.
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Join AJ at the Twelfth Annual Windfall Ecology Festival
The Windfall Ecology Festival is happening in Newmarket, Ontario on Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th, on the banks of the Holland River in Fairy Lake Park, from 10am to 5pm each day. Stop by and experience the many eco exhibits, taste local food and much more.
Fashion Forward
1. Buy less Shop only when you absolutely love or need something. Use your newfound free time to pursue other interests. 2. Shop your closet Get organized: separate items that can be repaired or updated, which don’t fit, or are beyond rescue. Experiment with new ways to wear old items, […]
Gear up with AJ: How to Maintain your Ride
After a season of navigating the wintery roads or being stationed in the garage, your bike could probably use a little TLC. Or you might be in the market for a new set of wheels. In this first post of our Bike Month blog series, Gear Up with A\J, we’re […]
Nuclear Hot Spots Map Shows Cumulative Effects
Ontarians may have no idea of the volume of nuclear-related facilities in the Great Lakes basin, but a new map offers a clear picture. The Great Lakes Nuclear Hot Spots Map recently created by Great Lakes United and the International Institute of Concern for Public Health is a comprehensive depiction […]
The Green Athlete: Running Wild Part 2
When I began my last post for The Green Athlete, I had no idea that I would actually participate in the trek I was writing about. In a rapid sequence of events, I found myself in my Prius on the way to the badlands of North Dakota.
Gear Up for Bike Month with AJ
Communities across Canada are celebrating Bike Month and A\J is joining in on the two-wheeling fun. While Bike Month officially runs from May 27th to June 30th we hope you will become re-enchanted with your bike and integrate cycling into your regular coming-and-goings (if you aren’t already).
Practical Thinking about Pipelines
The case that I want to argue is that pipelines appear to be the best way of moving the huge volumes of crude oil and other forms of petroleum that our society will need for the foreseeable future. However desirable a low-petroleum and low-carbon conserver society may be, it is […]
Heather MacAndrew
Victoria-based Heather MacAndrew writes and produces documentary films using common sense as much as possible. See asterisk.ca.
Algae: Heat your Home with Slime
The world’s first algae-powered building has just been completed in Hamburg, Germany. The outside of the apartment complex is covered in green slime, generating heat and biomass.
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