Canada's Environmental Voice
Adam is a journalist in residence with Alternatives Journal, and Master of Climate Change student at the University of Waterloo. He is part of the TRANSFORM project based out of UW’s SPROUT lab which seeks to understand the role of small to medium size businesses in climate governance and how […]
The Modern Environmentalist is an editorial series that shares the insights and opinions of A\J’s founder, Dr. Robert Paehlke.
THE OVERRIDING QUESTION in Kai Reimer-Watts’ Beyond Crisis is why is our response to climate change “absurdly slow”? Humanity is already experiencing horrific forest fires and flooding – think Fort McMurray and Hurricane Sandy – yet many of us still engage in the flying, driving and beef-eating which bring wide-spread […]
This series is a collaborative editorial partnership between the Gordon Foundation and Alternatives Journal.
In Metamorphosis, filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper skillfully explore the materialization of our planet’s metamorphosis amidst a worsening climate crisis. By sharing an intricate collage of stories, this film avoids perpetuating the daunting notions of guilt and defeat to focus on swelling the hearts of audience members with a […]
“Put your money where your heart is. Give yourself permission to invest in what you care about.” That creed is what makes investor Joel Solomon’s The Clean Money Revolution such a transformative read. Personal finance is often described as an agitating and taboo subject, yet Solomon attacks it in a highly […]
Carolyn’s passion for advancing the status of marginalized populations is complemented by her degrees in management, international business and political science. She has supported the teams at Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), Grand Challenges Canada and Sarona Asset Management to operationalize their respective impact investment in emerging markets projects.
To watch Anthropocene is to be saddened and overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by our remaking of the Earth’s surface through extractive industries; by the destruction of living creatures on land and at sea; and by the injury inflicted on humans, especially the poor, as they participate in these processes. Earlier societies harnessed and harmed […]
Sharks are the perfect predator – formed by 450 million years of evolution having lived longer than the dinosaurs and surviving five major extinctions. They formed life as we know it and keep the oceans, our planet’s life force, healthy. We exist, in part, because sharks did – and still […]
Anita Ballachanda is a thrift junkie, pig enthusiast and coffee addict. Look out for her Depop store @filthyswine coming in 2019 and catch her as a model and head thrift designer @ProjectTrashion‘s fashion show, The Union.
