Diamonds Aren't Forever 22.4

Editorial: Punching Dummies in the North
Bob Gibson

The Nasty Game
Susan Wismer
In the rush to mine Canada's North for diamonds and minerals, native voices are being ignored and the environmental assessment process is failing.
Inset: A Chronology of the BHP Diamond Mining Environmental Assessment by Susan Wismer and Brenda Parlee
Inset: BHP Settles Ok Tedi Damage Claim by Suzanne Galloway

Neither Boom Nor Bust
Heather Myers
After a history of broken promises from large-scale extractive developments, some northerners think that the renewable resource economy may be the best long-term hope for their communities.

Hunting Grounds
James P. Morgan and J. David Henry
Trapping and hunting by aboriginal people are realities in many northern national parks. Co-operative wildlife management bodies can ensure this is done in ways that protect ecological integrity and ensure equity.

Northern Science Undermined
Stephen Bocking
Budgets decline as environmental concerns increase.

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Notes

Mad Cows Shake Up British Agriculture
Claire Leech
Disaster for industrial farming gives a boost to greener pastures.

Mad Cows Help Canadians
Claire Leech

Calgary House Goes Beyond Sustainability
Garry Checora
Only the appearance and the mortgage are conventional.

National Parks Abandoned
James Fulton
Ottawa's budget plan means no new parks and less protection for existing ones.

Reviews

Bev Christensen, Too Good To Be True: Alcan's Kemano Completion Project
J.Walton Blackburn and Willa Marie Bruce, eds., Mediating Environmental Conflicts: Theory and Practice
Paul Muldoon and Richard Lindgren, The Environmental Bill of Rights: A Practical Guide
Susan K. Jacobson, ed., Conserving Wildlife: International Education and Communication Approaches

Letters

Harms' Way: Getting a Charge Out of Infomercials by Dave Harms