Janet Kimantas

Janet Kimantas is associate editor at A\J with degrees in studio art and environmental studies. She is currently pursuing an MES at UWaterloo. She splits her spare time between walking in the forest and painting Renaissance-inspired portraits of birds.

Articles

How methane hydrates work.
More Methane Surprises
Dec 2014 | IN Water 40.5 | BY Janet Kimantas
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High concentrations of methane plumes found rising from the floor of the East Siberian Arctic Ocean and along the US Atlantic Coast.
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Toxic Assets: The Carbon Bubble
Oct 2014 | IN Education 40.4 | BY Janet Kimantas
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Investment managers are waking up to the fact that holding vast reserves in fossil fuel companies, especially for vital purposes such as pension funds, is an unacceptable risk.
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Four Pillars of Prosperity
Apr 2014 | IN Sharing 40.2 | BY Janet Kimantas
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Tim Jackson and Peter A. Victor identify four necessary elements for leading a green economy to lasting prosperity at the community level.
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The Ice Wall Cometh
Apr 2014 | IN Sharing 40.2 | BY Janet Kimantas
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A 150-year-old remediation technology is being used to deal with the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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How neonicotinoids contaminate entire ecosystems
The Facts About Neonicotinoids
Nov 2013 | IN Heroes 39.6 | BY Janet Kimantas
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Research shows that the controversial pesticides used by corn, soy and canola farmers are having widespread, lethal impacts on birds, bees and entire ecosystems.
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Blogs

Wipe Out
Apr 21 2014 | IN Water | BY Janet Kimantas
You'd be surprised what people flush down the toilet – and how much it's costing municipalities to clean up.
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Reviews

Elemental
Nov 14 2013 | IN Innovators | REVIEWED BY Janet Kimantas
Elemental tells the stories of three environmental crusaders on three continents and their common goal to protect their communities from neglect, indifference and destruction.
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