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Accidental Ecosystems
The Belarus government created the Polesie State Radiation Ecological Reserve in Belarus in the aftermath of humanity’s worst nuclear power calamity at Chernobyl. After a massive radioactive cloud descended on the forests, farmlands and villages dotting the landscape, almost 2,200 square kilometres were set aside in 1988 to protect wildlife. […]
Documentary Review: Oil and Water
Hugo Lucitante dips his hand into the pond. It comes out covered in hot, black crude. He is a stone’s throw away from the Aquarico River that his people, the Cofán, rely on for everything. The Cofán lived in the Amazon rainforest long before companies like Texaco came to drill. […]
Stuart B. Hill
Stuart B. Hill is an ecologist Foundation Chair of Social Ecology and emeritus professor at the University of Western Sydney and an A\J contributing editor. For 27 years, he was a professor at McGill University, where in 1974 he established Ecological Agriculture Projects, one of the first institutes of sustainable […]
GTA Candidates Weigh in on Rouge Park
A survey of candidates in 16 Greater Toronto Area ridings last week revealed the New Democrats, Liberals and Greens are overwhelmingly in favour of improving the weak Rouge National Urban Park.
#Elxn42 Weekly Wrap-Up #3
Less than a week left until the Canadian federal election. In part of our 30-day election coverage, we’ve compiled the top environment and election related content that made headlines this week. This week, Canadians and other organizations have been fighting to make the environment part of election discussions.
Day 6: Judges left to decide fate of Enbridge
The sixth and final day of the Enbridge hearing was as charged and exciting as the first. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) was up first to make submissions on whether or not the Enbridge pipeline is in the ‘public interest’. Neither Canada nor Northern Gateway made submissions on […]
Day 5: Northern Gateway seeks to defend the “gold standard” review process
Day 5 of 6. A core group of concerned community members persisted in the courtroom and listened intently to the dynamic exchanges between the judges and counsel for the Respondents. The judges started the day by addressing Northern Gateway’s last minute attempt to introduce fresh evidence. The judges unanimously rejected […]
Meditation, the New Medication
Hillside Festival gently sits on the small island of Guelph Lake Conservation Area; as I skirted the island’s edge, encompassed by the lake’s beauty, I came across a meditation class. The class was drawing to a close, but I joined in all the same. “Now turn to the person next […]
The Green Scene
Festivals with clear skies are a rare sight to behold, but a festival with clear grounds — now that’s truly a sight to see. When you step onto the Guelph Lake Conservation Area, where Hillside Festival is based, festivalgoers are accosted by unique music, rather than the crunch of garbage […]
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