Water 37.1

7 December, 2010
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In this issue, National-Geographic-quality photos accompany an article by Wade Davis, an ethnobotanist, author and environmental crusader who exposes our governments’ complicit destruction of BC’s sacred headwaters.

Robert Sandford and Merrell Ann-Phare wade in on the need for a new ethic if we are to protect this precious resource, and Isabel Slone muses about whether images of an oil-slicked Vogue Italia model clad in designer fashions exploits an environmental disaster or is social commentary? BC sustainability economist and agitator Mark Jaccard pens his first column, Sustainability Suspicions, and Robert Gibson’s commentary on truth, is undoubtedly his best column yet.

Listen to the Water podcast, featuring Protecting our Sacred Headwaters, making water-smart beer, public water and "Bulls%&t!"

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Editorial: Age of Persuasion - Article in Full
Nicola Ross
Letters to the Editor: 37.1 - Abstract Only

Clayton Ruby on saving the seals, Ryan Katz-Rosene's dismay over Suncor ad …

In Brief: Big Foreheads Think Green - Abstract Only

The 2010 Thought Leader Survey on Sustainability.

In Brief: Spew, Dump, Emit, Count - Abstract Only

New online pollution tracker.

In Brief: Tar Enough - Abstract Only

Avatar maker James Cameron and tar sands.

Kulturträger: Beware False Idles - Article in Full
Mark Meisner

Ads for cars now show them in tune with nature instead of conquering it, but either way, the car is a dubious environmental hero.

Fountains of Youth - Abstract Only
Jamie Linton

Resurrecting beaches and drinking fountains reflects a change in our relationship with water.
In the Abstract

A New Water Ethic - Abstract Only
Merrell-Ann Phare, Robert Sandford

Three essential principles would ensure resilient water ecosystems in Canada.
Water as Poetics and Praxis

Water House Rules - Article in Full
Chris Wood

For effective watershed management, step one is getting all affected parties to the table.

Taming of the Hogs - Article in Full
Carol Maas

In a new POLIS report, Carol Maas explains how saving a kilowatt spares a litre.
Beer Money

Mapping Watery Relations at the Lachine Rapids - Article in Full
Cecilia Chen

Architect and researcher Cecilia Chen maps how rushing waters shaped and were shaped by Montreal and its citizens.

Violating the Sacred - Article in Full
Wade Davis

Rather than protect Canada’s "Serengeti," the BC government has agreed to subsidize industrial development with Canadian taxpayer funds slated for environmental initiatives.

Green Green Wine - Article in Full
Hans Tammemagi

Canadian vintners are turning over a new leaf, producing great wine that happens to be sustainable.

Fashion Statement - Abstract Only
Isabel Slone

Vogue magazine’s depiction of oil-slick fashion represents environmental exploitation to some, but daring social commentary to others.

Sustainability Suspicions: The Case of Carbon Neutrality - Abstract Only
Mark Jaccard

Buying your way to innocence sounds too good to be true. It probably is.

In Review: The Two Faces of Gaia - Book Review
Kent A. Peacock

The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?, Peter Ward, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2009.

In Review: Great Ants - Book Review
Taarini Chopra

Anthill E.O. Wilson, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 378 pages, 2010.

Bullshit - Article in Full
Robert Gibson

Disrespect for the concept of truth erodes the foundations of any worthy culture.

Publication of this issue was made possible by the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation; the RBC Foundation; and the support from our many subscribers.

We acknowledge the financial support of Canada's International Development Research Centre (www.idrc.da); EJLB Foundation; Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada; 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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