Laura McDonald

Laura is a past A\J managing editor. She has an MA in Communication Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University, is an organizing aficionado, lackadaisical gardener, and former musical theatre producer. @inhabitings

Articles

Beehive Design Collective - stories of bees and alternatives economies
Pollinating Resilience
Feb 2014 | IN Resource Wars 40.1 | BY Laura McDonald
Interactive
The Beehive Collective draws out the big picture of resistance to exploitive development in Mesoamerica. Take an interactive tour of a scene from their Mesoamérica Resiste poster.
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Allan Chochinov A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Making Better Designers
Nov 2012 | IN Education 38.6 | BY Laura McDonald
Full article available online
Q&A with Allan Chochinov, chair and co-founder of the Master of Fine Arts in Products of Design program at New York's School of Visual Arts.
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Blogs

DIY homemade deodorants with baking soda and cornstarch
Stop Buying Deodorant
Apr 17 2014 | IN Health | BY Laura McDonald
Mix up a DIY version in just five minutes that will keep you dry and stink-free using ingredients you already have in your kitchen.
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The path to renewable energy. A\J History. Alternatives Journal.
A\J History
Oct 07 2013 | IN Renewables | BY Laura McDonald
Exploring some of A\J's past and present partnerships, including a special two-part report on the provincial soft energy path studies of the late 1970s.
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Knowing the Land is Resistance, Towards an Anarchist Ecology on A\J.
Towards an Anarchist Ecology
May 09 2013 | IN Citizen Science | BY Laura McDonald
The Hamilton-based collective Knowing the Land is Resistance introduces an anarchist ecology based on relationships, re-enchanting and “unexpertness.”
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Best of the Green Living Show
Apr 22 2013 | IN Innovators | BY Laura McDonald
From the Victories Celebration to raw olive oil, here are A\J's favourite moments and discoveries at the 2013 Green Living Show.
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