Something Fishy 27.4

21 October, 2001
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Editorial: No Fish, Two Tories

I saw that spray painted on a wall in St. John's, Newfoundland, in January 1994. It was after Canadian fishery policy had driven the northern cod into commercial extinction and after the federal election in which the governing Conservatives had been reduced to an apparently similar state of near oblivion. There appeared to be a connection.

"No Fish, Two Tories" expressed a grim retributory satisfaction: Bad decisions had led to tragic results, but a political price had been paid. A lesson had been taught.
Or so it then seemed. ...

Editorial: No Fish, Two Tories
Robert Gibson

From Jigging to Farming
Dean Bavington
The destructive management principles that led to the collapse of the northern cod stocks are now being applied to the new aquaculture industry.
Inset: The Belated Discovery of Cod Diversity
Inset: Principles of Ecological Aquaculture

Looking for Loopholes
Dayna N. Scott
Under the new climate change deal, Canada can use business-as-usual forestry to excuse continued greenhouse gas emissions.
Inset: Water Exports Could Sink Kyoto by Lewis Molot

Greening the Grid
Mary Jane Patterson
Defining what properly qualifies as green electricity should help responsible energy policy makers as well as hero customers.
Inset: Micropower Project Potential Blocked by Kelly Loverock
Inset: The Best Green Electricity Web Sites by Mary Jane Patterson

Yellowstone to Yukon
Jeff Gailus
Huge conservation initiative aims to maintain biological connectivity in the wild heart of North America.

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Stir It Up
Tooker Gomberg
Looking to alternative media for the real story.

Reality Cheque
Brenda Donor
Looking at the uncharitable side of charity law.

Hot Green Websites
Kelly Loverock

The New Conquistadors
Gregory C. Jones
Trekkers on the Inca Trail threaten a priceless landscape.

Spreading It
Stuart Brothwell
"Flush and forget" leads to sewage sludge on farmers' fields.

Green Globalization
Polly Stupples
From emissions reduction to Third World debt, green parties unite on a charter to create a sustainable future.

Green Is Ripe in Canada
Robert Paehlke
The Green Party has a political opening and middle road appeal with "triple-bottom-line" sustainability.

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A directory to connect students with environmental schools.

Reviews
Pat Capponi's "The War at Home" - Sally Lerner
Lea L. Porter's "A Cambridge Journal" - Sally Lerner
Jean Swanson's "Poor-Bashing"- Sally Lerner
Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn's "Greening School Grounds" - Greg Michalenko
Terry Tobias' "Chief Kerry's Moose" - Greg Michalenko

Brain Mulch
Brenda Inouye and Ryan Kennedy
Shaking up board game rules.

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