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  • Alternatives Podcast: Inside Forestry (38.1)
    19 January, 2012
    Interviews with: Jeff Gailus on Parks Canada's 100th anniversary (13:20) Tenille Bonoguore discussing the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (10:40) Will Turner on Conservation International's 10 global forest hotspots (14:12)
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  • Holiday Donation Campaign Update
    10 January, 2012
    We want to gratefully acknowledge all those who made contributions to our annual Holiday Donation Campaign. Your support and your contributions allow us to continue our work to provide the best environmental journalism in Canada - and to provide coverage, critiques and commentaries on the most important issues facing us today. There is still time to participate and make a contribution if you...
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  • Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2011
    4 January, 2012
    Happy New Year! Now that our 40th Anniversary year is over, we'd like to take a quick look back at the 10 articles that were the most-read on our website in 2011. Re-read some of your favourites, and catch up on the ones you might've missed. 10. "Suzook," by David Richard Boyd 9. "Do As I Do, Not As I Sing," by Tenille Bonoguore 8. "Revolutionary Fodder," by various authors 7. "Evolution:...
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  • JAN. 26-29: Guelph Organic Conference
    16 December, 2011
    Guelph Organic Conference January 26-29 Guelph University Hall Alternatives is a proud media sponsor of the Guelph Organic Conference. We will also have a exhibitor's booth on January 28th and 29th where you can get a terrific subscription deal. Highlights include: - a two-day expo with over 70 exhibitors - A wide variety of valuable workshops on the latest trends in organics - the delicious...
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  • Canada withdraws from Kyoto
    13 December, 2011
    Canada's withdrawal on Monday from the Kyoto protocol was no real surprise, coming a week after Environment Minister Peter Kent signalled the government's intention to do so. But in officially withdrawing, and citing the "billions of dollars" in fines it would thereby avoid, the government has come under international criticism. China, the world's largest carbon emitter, described Ottawa's...
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  • A December Announcement
    5 December, 2011
    For the first time in its existence, Alternatives Journal will this month move off-campus when it takes up residence in downtown Kitchener on December 19, 2011. It’s a monumental move for Canada’s environmental magazine, which was launched at Trent University in 1971 and moved to the University of Waterloo in 1984. As it has for the past 27 years, UW will continue to house Alternatives, but has...
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  • A Mighty Thanks!
    29 November, 2011
    Everyone at Alternatives Journal would like to thank our fun-loving supporters for making our Small But Mighty Anniversary Party a great successon Nov. 30. Thanks also to the wonderful sponsors that helped make the night happen: - The Lodge at Pine Cove - The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony - The Princess Cinemas - The Princess Cafe - Ethel's Lounge - Vincenzo's and of course - The Brick Brewery,...
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  • WIN a ticket to our 'Small But Mighty' bash!
    29 November, 2011
    Our friends at Overlap Associates are great. How great? They've bought a ticket to tomorrow night's Small But Mighty Anniversary Party and donated it as a prize to one lucky winner! To win, check out Alternatives on Facebook or Twitter and either like or retweet Overlap's great giveaway offer. The winner will be announced on Wednesday morning! And if you just can't stand to miss the party, we've...
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  • DUE DEC. 1: Ecotourism Call for Queries
    24 November, 2011
    THE INTERNATIONAL ECOTOURISM SOCIETY defines ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." This sounds simple enough, but like so many other green things, ecotourism suffers its share of greenwashing. People now wonder: Can a fly-in-only lodge be an eco-lodge? Does a luxury off-grid hotel really save the planet?...
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  • Alternatives Podcast: 40th Anniversary (37.6)
    23 November, 2011
    Interview with Nicola Ross (Alternatives Editor-in-Chief) on Alternatives' 40th anniversary special issue (8:15) Interview with founding editor Bob Paehlke discussing past 40 years of Alternatives (12:40) Journalist Andrew Nikiforuk discusses declining energy return on investment and pine beetles (20:53) Ken Ogilvie on Pollution Probe and the evolution of the environmental movement in Canada (10:...
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