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Wayne Roberts, a hero to many in Canada's food-security movements and the broader environmental community, passed away on January 20, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with an aggressive form of leukemia....
On Wednesday, February 19th, 2020, Alternatives Media and Western University’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability will be hosting a FREE Virtual Reality exposition on key areas under the banner of...
We were founded by a young professor Bob Paehlke in 1971 at Trent University.2 Huge argument arises in 1989 among deep and social ecologists in Letters to Editor.3 In November 2015, we...
The Harvest Picnic, in its fifth year, celebrates music, the Ontario Greenbelt and local farmers. Every year musicians, community members, farmers and activists gather at Christie Lake Conservation area to...
Jennifer Lynes is associate professor and director of the Environment and Business program at the University of Waterloo. Jennifer Lynes is associate professor and director of the Environment and Business...
What greenbelts do Ontario’s Greenbelt What greenbelts do Ontario’s GreenbeltTHE GREENBELT PLAN is a key component of the province’s growth management strategy for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, defining where development is off-limits....
Most people don’t exercise enough. According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, only seven per cent of Canadian kids get 60-plus minutes of moderate to vigorous activity every day, and...
Since its creation in 2005, Ontario’s Greenbelt has become a renowned example of how to protect natural and rural environments in a rapidly urbanizing world. To foster the vitality of more than 725,000 hectares of green space...
Gideon FormanGideon Forman holds an MA in Philosophy from McGill and a certificate in Renewable Energy from the University of Toronto. Gideon FormanGideon Forman holds an MA in Philosophy from...
WELCOME TO THE NEW FACE of Canadian medicine! These five health professionals assist patients not just through annual check-ups and drug prescriptions, but also by protecting our planetary home. Their...
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Earth Day Canada’s Beyond Green Environment Summit is less than a month away, and A\J is excitedly prepping our two workshops on Environmental Blogging and Responsible Living. But beyond our...
From the northern lights to light pollution, the Night issue investigates ideas that resonate most deeply in the dark.In this issue, cultural historian Giles Slade looks at the cosmic activity behind...
We're partnering with the City of Kitchener for Bike Month to bring you the experiences of the city's Bike2Work Challenge participants as they learn the ins and outs of cycling...
Mouldy food on the cover? It's the A\J way, says production & graphics coordinator Anežka Gočová:The conventional treatment for the Food & Drink issue would have been to put some "food porn" on...
We're partnering with the City of Kitchener for Bike Month to bring you the experiences of the city's Bike2Work Challenge participants as they learn the ins and outs of cycling...
On Friday, May 31, the BC government made its final written argument to the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel (NJRP). The 99-page submission states that the province “cannot support the project as...
Hello,I am a resident of Kelowna, BC. I am not a member of any environmental organization, i.e., Greenpeace, David Suzuki Foundation, Sierra Club, etc. I’m not even an official member...
A\J is a proud friend and sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo Region, a local organization we were excited to honour at this year's Green Living Show Victories Celebration on Saturday night,...
If knowledge is power, then reading is how we re-fuel. If knowledge is power, then reading is how we re-fuel.If we can't read the latest research about climate change or...
We're offering up a preview of our Greenbelts issue, coming out in March. In this issue, we tell the stories of greenbelts around the world, including the 12,500-km pan-European pathway along the...
