Alternatives Journal issue 35:4 is entitled The New Ecology, and in this five-part podcast, we go deep with two contributors, short with one other, and have fun with the title term "Ecology" in another.
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Books from the Deep Green (Issue 35.3)
In this podcast we speak with some of the book reviewers from the print edition. As Executive Editor Nicola Ross points out in her Editorial Overview, since the reviewers are often as interesting as the writers of the featured books, these interviews go way beyond a simple review. Intro 0m21 […]
Beyond Food-vs-Fuel (Issue 35.2)
Energy policy analyst and Alternatives Journal editorial board member Susan Holtz explains why, when it comes to Biofuels policy, Food versus Fuel is not as important a question as everyone seems to think. She also explains why we need a balance of biofuel solutions, even if ethanol is relatively inefficient. […]
Better Biofuels (Issue 35.2)
Imagine you have to buy gas for your car. At one station down the street, the sign offers "1.3 liters per $1".Another though is offering "5 liters per $1" Which would you choose? Well, with Bill C-33 it appears the Government of Canada has opted for the former, the Less […]
Real Life Adventures in Biofuels (Issue 35.2)
Sick of high fuel costs? Sickened by the damage transportation is doing to our environment? In theory biofuels — ethanol, biodiesel, etc. — might provide relief on both these fronts. But theory aside, is it really practical? For four years Blake O'Brien ran his 1985 diesel Mercedes Benz "beater" (his […]
Size Matters (Issue 35.1)
Peter Andree's article starts out: "While 100-mile dieters provide a ray of hope, small-scale farmers the world over continue to face intense pressures, and many are still forced out of farming each year. In response, we need to think carefully about our aspirations for the 21st Century food system." In […]
Editorial Overview (Issue 35.1)
Alternatives readers voted Small is Beautiful one of the four "must haves" for any environmentalist's bookshelf. But is the catch-phrase EF Schumacher coined back in 1973 still valid? Alternatives Executive Editor Nicola Ross takes time out from the Alternatives holiday bash to give us an Editorial Overview of the latest […]
Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada
Cimate change, climate forcing, global warming – all these terms frame a collective public debate about the future of the world as we know it. Since that “world” is dynamic and geographically diverse, it is not surprising that political responses range widely from hand-wringing to commitment and resignation, to disbelief […]
La Vía Campesina: Globalization and the Power of Peasants
The graphic image of a Korean farmer stabbing himself to death atop a barricade at the 2003 World Trade Organization protest in Cancún, Mexico brought international attention to the plight of the planet’s small farmers. Lee Kyung Hae was a member of the world’s most important transnational peasant organization, La […]
Lessons Learned (Issue 34.5-6)
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery, and in this podcast we feature some environmental ideas from around the world that our contributors think we'd do well to replicate here in Canada. Alternatives' Executive Editor Nicola Ross gives us a preview of the print version of the magazine. […]
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