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Alexandra Scaman

Alexandra completed her Masters degree in Environment and Sustainability at Western University. She also holds a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Windsor with Honours in Environmental Studies, where she concentrated in Resource Management and was actively involved in undergraduate research. Outside of academia, she enjoys hiking, camping, and spending her summers on the beach in Prince Edward Island.

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Raising Climate Literacy by Kerstyn LutzBuchholz, K. (2020, July). 2020 is predicted to be the hottest year on record, according to NASA. Retrieved November 05, 2020, from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/earth-climate-change-nasa/NOAA Climate. (2009)....
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As the end of 2020 comes to a close (we made it!), I have noticed many have taken the time to reflect on the environmental wins and losses of the...
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OPERATION ENVIRONMENT, coming to a mailbox near you in January 2021!At Alternatives Journal, we are ecstatic to announce that at the end of this December, we will be releasing our...
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We can communicate with Kangaroos?Source: UnsplashIf Australia isn’t always surprising us with cool new animals news, a study now finds that kangaroos are able to intentionally communicate with humans. 16 Kangaroos who have...
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The last time I wrote about GreenPAC and environmental politics (see story here), I discussed the relationship between protesting and voting, and how youth engagement in the political sphere would...
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Alternatives Journal (A\J), Canada’s most-respected environmental media organization, is preparing to commemorate our 50th anniversary in 2021 – and we’ve scheduled an exciting array of issue themes to help us...
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A small price to pay?Lithium, a silver-white alkali metal, is a key component in electric vehicles (EV) rechargeable batteries. And while EV’s have been named “the eco-alternatives to cars” some...
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Killing killer Whales - human activity linked to surge in death countSource: UnsplashNot a surprise that humans pose a threat to marine life, a study has showed that over 50 killer whales showed...
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The Christmas holidays are great, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas. But one thing I do not love about Christmas is the waste. Gift wrapping, ribbons, bows -THE PLASTIC!...
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Elon Musk ranked the second richest person in the world.Source: ShutterstockMr. Musk did it again. Tech giant has become ranked the second richest person in the world right behind Amazon...

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