Energy & Education 37.5

9 August, 2011
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Education, like the Earth, is power. So in this issue of Alternatives, we combine our annual Education issue with a critical, alternative look at energy. University of Toronto professor and Toronto Star columnist Stephen Bede Scharper explores how our spiritual connection with energy can save us. Stephen Bocking provides a way out of our wicked addiction to the tar sands. In our annual look at environmental education, Kate Davies uncovers 10 tried-and-true lessons in her activists' Power List, and we provide details of 500+ environmental studies courses available at Canadian universities. We recognize Earth Day Canada's roundup of Hometown Heroes; introduce you to an exciting climate change initiative in our own hometown of Waterloo, Ontario; and top it off with our regular incisive, and occasionally irreverent, columnists.

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Editorial: Rethinking Energy
Nicola Ross

Letters to the Editor: 37.5
Foodwiser, When to Listen to Suncor and more

Footprint in Mouth
Gareth Lind
Pro-nukes, anti-nukes--Monbiot and Merkle switch sides and battle it out.

In Brief: Eco Home Design Wins

In Brief: First Nation Fish-Buying Club Angles for Food Security

Kulturträger
Mark Meisner
Ready-to-Care: Green fashionistas Emma Watson and Summer Rayne Oakes are helping the culture of couture find its conscience, without sacrificing style.

The Power & The Glory
Stephen Bede Scharper
A spiritual connection with energy can save us in many ways.

Coal, Oil & Cancer
Sandra Steingraber
Often cited as an environmental villain, fossil fuels can add the big "C" to their list of capital offences.

Our Wicked Addiction
Stephen Bocking
Any intelligent discussion about the tar sands must explore the murky implications of ending their growth.

The Canadian Environmental Education Directory
No Better Place to Start From: a rich, easy-to-swim pool of over 500 Environmental programs in 54 universities, find the program that best suits you.

The Power List
Kate Davies
10 ways activists have changed the world and how you can too.

Planning for Resilience
Canadian Association of Planning Students
The 2011 CAPS conference culminated with the Waterloo Manifesto - a pledge to integrate resilience into every facet of a community's social and physical fabric.

Better Business
Tenille Bonoguore
With Sustainable Waterloo's encouragement, local companies are reducing their carbon footprints.

Tough Mind, Tender Heart
Mark Brooks
Sage advice from Earth Day Canada's Outstanding Commitment Award winner, Laure Waridel. Earth Day Canada Heroes.

Bay Watch
Janet Kimantas
What sets BARC apart is the diversity of people it has engaged in reclaiming Hamilton Harbour.

Keep Your Eye on This Guy
Mark Brooks
Jonathan Glencross may not have arrived with a plan to make McGill University a more sustainable campus, but that's exactly what he has done.

Hemp Hero
Nicola Ross
Oilseed Works has paid the price for being first into a new sector. Finally, it's paying off.

Sustainability Suspicions
Mark Jaccard
PM's Unintentions Exposed: Carbon pricing report reveals the fiction behind Harper's climate promises.

What's the Big Idea?
Robert Gibson
Ethics: How we value species at risk is even more important on a stressed planet.

Publication of this issue was made possible by The Gosling Foundation; The Salamander Foundation; and the support from our many subscribers.

We acknowledge the financial support of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (www.idrc.ca); EJLB Foundation; Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation; Ivey Foundation; The McLean Foundation; Ontario Media Development Corporation; Ontario Trillium Foundation; Ontario Work Study Plan. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) of the Department of Canadian Heritage toward our project costs.

The support of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Environmental Studies Endowment Foundation is appreciated.

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