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Sustainable Living

Nish Dish: Nourishing the Community

"What's the one thing everybody in this world shares? Their food. It brings people together."

People & Profiles

Moccasin Identifier Project

The idea is simple but impactful: a moccasin stencilled on the ground to recognize and honour the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples.

Policy & Politics

Stormfront

Changing the term "Climate Change"

Why media organizations are switching to terms like “climate crisis”, “climate emergency” and “climate breakdown”

People & Profiles

How the Grand River Water Walk Came to Be

Mary Anne Caibaiosai tells the story of healing and community-building of the 2018 All Nations Grand River Water walk, which took place from September 15-29, 2018 from Dundalk to Fort Erie.

Sustainable Living

Minjimendan, Garden of Remembering

Mkomosé (Bearwalker) Dr. Andrew Judge presents the Indigenous foods garden, a project rooted in Indigenous philosophy and land-based sustainability practices.

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The A\J Recap: Urban Sprawl

In the first installment of the A\J Recap, we look into some of the top environmental headlines from this past week and take an in-depth look at the problem of urban sprawl.

Sustainable Living

Minjimendan, Garden of Remembering

Mkomosé (Bearwalker) Dr. Andrew Judge presents the Indigenous foods garden, a project rooted in Indigenous philosophy and land-based sustainability practices.

People & Profiles

Always Circling

A conversation with Bruce Cockburn

Policy & Politics

Environment: On Canada’s Agenda Again

The 'environment' has surged ahead of the 'economy' as the identified most-important-issue for Canadian voters with a fall election in the offing.

Energy & Resources

The Aral Sea was once the fourth-largest lake on the planet. Now, it more closely resembles a desert and carries far-reaching effects for human and ecological health.

Science & Solutions

At the Convergence of Climate Change and Art

How one artist and climate scientist is communicating environmental data through watercolour art pieces.

cottage in forest art

Unpacking the Symbolism of Canadian Cottage Culture

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Mystaya Touw

How Canadians define themselves in relation to Canada and why we need to think differently

Wind turbines

More efficient wind energy

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Braydon Black

A recent study shows how re-designing wind farms can improve the efficiency of this sustainable energy source

The A\J Recap: Something big

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Noah Jean-Louis

Online exclusive

This week's Recap comes all the way from Louisiana. Stay tuned for next week because we've been hard at work to bring something big to you

Students holding a YACC sign in front of a green wall

We need to rethink the role of youth in building climate solutions

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Emily De Sousa

The genesis and impact of Youth Action on Climate Change (YACC)

The A\J Recap: Raj Saini interview

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Noah Jean-Louis

Online exclusive

In this week's episode, Kitchener center MP Raj Saini is at Alternatives Journal speaking about the Canada summer jobs program.

Climate Action in the Region of Waterloo

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Nengi Dublin-Green

Waterloo Region’s efforts, programs and progress towards reducing community GHG emissions by 2020 and 2050

Flooded street in Ghana

Les Larmes D'Une Nation

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Theophile Ossinga

A poem on the floods of Ghana

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Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

Having an awareness of the worst possible climate change scenarios can be motivating rather than...