Grand Manan / Blue Box / National Parks 25.4

Editorial: When the Going Gets Tough
Ray Tomalty

Bitter Harvest
Joan Marshall
For the people of Grand Manan, government-approved exploitation of rockweed is yet another outside threat to local ecosystems and economic sustainability

Redeeming the Blue Box
Daniel Scott
Complaints that recycling is too expensive just don't add up.
Inset: On the Cutting Edge by Rachel Houlihan

Undermining Wilderness
Kevin Mcnamee
The Canadian mining industry is abandoning its support for a national network of protected areas.
Inset: Canadian Mining Companies Build a Shaky Reputation Abroad by Elena Johnson

Canadian Undergraduate Environmental Studies Programmes
Following the positive response to the first annual graduate directory, Alternatives now presents its first annual undergraduate directory.

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Notes

Fish Fight
Helen Baulch
Alien salmon in Lake Huron keep anglers happy, but threaten native lake trout.

The Right to Bike
Elena Johnson
Southern Africans promote sustainable transportation for women and men.

Exam Time
Stephen Hazell
The five-year-old Canadian Environmental Assessment Act faces public review.

Dividing Highway
Anya Wassenberg
Local politiians are outraged by plans for federal hearings on proposed expressway through Hamilton Valley.

Reviews

Sharon Beder's Global Spin
John Elkington's Cannibals with Forks
Jeffery Jacob's New Pioneers
Mark Roseland's Toward Sustainable Communities

Harm's Way: Stand Aside Rubber Chicken
Dave Harms