Canada's Environmental Voice
Water is necessary for humans, but where does that water come from? The world’s rivers have been degraded by humans so drastically that the water security of approximately 5 billion people and the survival of thousands of aquatic species are at risk. Rivers are home to ~0.5% of our freshwater […]
In collaboration with York U’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, Alternatives Journal’s third issue of this year (46.3) is going to be a collection of stories from the perspective of 2071. We aim to mentally enter the year 2071, with the assumption that we made it to that point, […]
There’s a New Robot on Mars Source: NASA NASA has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero. Jezero is thought to have held a giant lake billions of years ago – where there’s been water, there’s the possibility that there might have […]
The Dark Backstory of Gold Peruvian Rivers Source: NASA What appear to be rivers of gold running through the Amazon rainforest in Madre de Dios state in eastern Peru are in fact prospecting pits, likely left by independent miners, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory, which published the photo taken by […]
Bringing back the milkman model? Source: Pixabay On Monday, Canada’s delivery service acts upon the traditional milkman model set to launch in Toronto. It will deliver brand name groceries and goods right to your door – this time with reusable packaging. Loop, came to fruition from U.S recycling company TerraCycle joining forces […]
There are many ways you can go about living a more sustainable lifestyle. Around the world, we’re seeing companies making commitments to lower their carbon footprint. On the other hands, more homes are switching to solar power (just like we previously discussed on Alternatives Journal). While these steps certainly go a […]
The fashion industry is broken. Of course, you won’t notice this walking around the shops, but behind the scenes at a production level the resources needed to make your clothes are rapidly approaching their limit. With circular fashion touted as the savior of this phenomenally wasteful industry, hundreds of the […]
This TWTF is sponsored by GreenPac. This January 19th, join GreenPac for their FREE Zoom event which examines the role of climate change in the outcome of the U.S. election & how the new administration’s environmental priorities could impact Canada. Followed by a live audience Q&A! Date & Time: Tue, January […]
Source: BBC News The day has come where humans are able to generate electricity from a source as accessible as gravity. The Scottish company, Gravitricity, has developed a novel technology that converts the energy from the raising and lowering of weights into electricity. The process really is as simple as […]
As the end of 2020 comes to a close (we made it!), I have noticed many have taken the time to reflect on the environmental wins and losses of the year. While some believe the environment has been cast to the side and a forgotten cause, some claim we have […]
