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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”

Sustainable Living

Kayanase site

The Kayanase Connection

Restoring our relationship to the environment and to each other

People & Profiles

Painted Scars

Tom Wilson’s art and music take a journey through the past and offer hope and a little help for the future.

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Multimedia

In the shadow of the hurricane

In the shadow of the hurricane is a short documentary about the effects of climate change on coastal Louisiana and it's indigenous people. The documentary was produced by Alternatives Journal and ENV Media in association with Turtle Island Solidarity

Sustainable Living

cottage in forest art

Unpacking the Symbolism of Canadian Cottage Culture

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

People & Profiles

Dana Decent

An interview with Dana Decent: One of the 2019 Clean50 Emerging Leaders

This 2019 Clean50 Emerging leader recipient talks to A/J about her work in sustainability and getting to where she is today

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

Dreaming of the Future

100 renewable energy, Canada and the world

Science & Solutions

At the Convergence of Climate Change and Art

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

Business, Interrupted: A Rebuttal

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Sophie Sanniti Katie Kish

A look at business from the viewpoint of ecological economics

10 Things at Hillside

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Jessica Burman

That you won't see at any other music festival

The A\J Recap : Earth Ship

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Noah Jean-Louis

Online exclusive

In the final installment of the Recap, A\J visits Terrylynn Brant to learn about the Earth Ship she is currently constructing.

Canada parliament building

Energy Policy Options for Canada

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Nengi Dublin-Green

A focus on the two largest CO₂ emitting sectors in Canada: the oil and gas industry and the transportation industry

Factory emitting smoke

Direct Air Capture

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Jennie Z. Rose

The first may not be the last. Or even the best.

In the shadow of the hurricane

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Noah Jean-Louis

Online exclusive

In the shadow of the hurricane is a short documentary about the effects of climate change on coastal Louisiana and it's indigenous people. The documentary was produced by Alternatives Journal and ENV Media in association with Turtle Island Solidarity

Dreaming of the Future

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Lauren Lambkin

100 renewable energy, Canada and the world

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Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

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