Nicola Ross

Nicola Ross is the former Editor of Alternatives Journal, and is a member of the editorial board.

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Into the North

May 2012 | IN Art & Media 38.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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The great big vision of landscape painter Cory Trépanier.

$Linda Coady, forest. A\J AlternativesJournal.ca$

Seeing Beyond the Trees

Jan 2012 | IN Inside Forestry 38.1 | BY Nicola Ross

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An exclusive interview with Linda Coady about business, equity and the new forestry.

Editorial: Rethinking Energy

Sep 2011 | IN Energy & Education 37.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Hemp Hero

Sep 2011 | IN Energy & Education 37.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Oilseed Works has paid the price for being first into a new sector. Finally, it's paying off.

Editorial: In the Key of G

Jul 2011 | IN Rocking the Environment 37.4 | BY Nicola Ross

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Escarpment Blues

Jul 2011 | IN Rocking the Environment 37.4 | BY Nicola Ross

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Exclusive interview: Juno-winning singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer released her fifth album in 2010, but it was Mount Nemo, aggregate extraction and her advocacy work with PERL that she discussed with Alternatives.

Editorial: No Freedom for Kindles

May 2011 | IN EcoBooks 37.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Is It a Revolution?

Mar 2011 | IN Just Food 37.2 | BY Nicola Ross

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Evolution | Revolution

Mar 2011 | IN Just Food 37.2 | BY Nicola Ross

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Linking food to health, the economy and the environment will bring about the fundamental changes needed to fix Ontario’s “broken” food system.

Age of Persuasion

Jan 2011 | IN Water 37.1 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: A Rick Mercer Comedy Hour

Nov 2010 | IN Biodiversity 36.6 | BY Nicola Ross

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Biodiversity Politics: Biodiversity™

Nov 2010 | IN Biodiversity 36.6 | BY Nicola Ross

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Is Walmart's environmental program a substitute for government policy?

Trees in the 'Hood

Sep 2010 | IN Innovations in Education 36.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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GreenHere is doing something about the link between poverty and the environment.

Dogged Determination

Sep 2010 | IN Innovations in Education 36.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Heather MacFadyen’s epic persistence in petitioning the Alberta government to live up to its promises earned her Earth Day Canada’s 2010 Hometown Hero individual award.

Song Sung Green

Sep 2010 | IN Innovations in Education 36.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Earth Day Canada recognizes Bruce Cockburn for his outstanding commitment to the environment.

Editorial: If A Tree Falls

Sep 2010 | IN Innovations in Education 36.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Out of This World

Jul 2010 | IN Out of the Box 36.4 | BY Nicola Ross

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Recipe for a Best Seller

May 2010 | IN New Eco Books 36.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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Slow Death By Rubber Duck has one non-chemical ingredient that catapulted it to the top of the charts.

Editorial: Expand the Bookshelf

May 2010 | IN New Eco Books 36.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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Calling Buzz Holling

Mar 2010 | IN Building Resilience 36.2 | BY Nicola Ross

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In this engaging interview with executive editor Nicola Ross, Buzz Holling applies his ecological theories to climate change, the economy and the fall of the Mayan empire.

Editorial: Resilience for Dummies

Mar 2010 | IN Building Resilience 36.2 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Messy, But Crucial

Jan 2010 | IN New Energy 36.1 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: The Future We Want

Nov 2009 | IN Work 35.6 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: A Wicked Relief

Sep 2009 | IN Your Town - Sustainability by Design 35.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Ecologically Speaking

Jul 2009 | IN The New Ecology 35.4 | BY Nicola Ross

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Hope Gives Way to How-To

May 2009 | IN Books from the Deep Green 35.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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A survey of enviro-book sales in 2008.

Editorial: Read Green

May 2009 | IN Books from the Deep Green 35.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Biofuelling the Future

Mar 2009 | IN Biofuelling the Future 35.2 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Ask Not What the Economy Can Do for the Environment

Jan 2009 | IN Size Matters 35.1 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Steal This Idea (34.6)

Nov 2008 | IN Ideas Worth Stealing 34.5-6 | BY Nicola Ross

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Green Do Gooder

Nov 2008 | IN Ideas Worth Stealing 34.5-6 | BY Nicola Ross

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Part lawyer, part activist and part kid who refuses to grow up, David Donnelly is Earth Day Canada’s 2008 Hometown Hero.

Editorial: Sustainability with a Twist

Jul 2008 | IN Sustainability Taken Seriously 34.4 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Countryside Is an Option

Apr 2008 | IN Saving the Land that Feeds Us 34.3 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: A Sudbury-Style Attitude

Mar 2008 | IN The Best in Books 34.2 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: A $30-Billion Tax Shift

Jan 2008 | IN Out of the Box 34.1 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Education for the Planet

Oct 2007 | IN Environmental Education 33.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Help Wanted

Oct 2007 | IN Environmental Education 33.5 | BY Nicola Ross

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Ron Portelli recalls when his university-bound daughter asked him where she should study environmental science.

Editorial: Finding a New Altitude

Jul 2007 | IN Myth of Water Abundance 33.4 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Happiness Is a Carbon Tax

Apr 2007 | IN Measuring Progress and Building Heritage 33.2-3 | BY Nicola Ross

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Editorial: Green Grow the Politicos

Jan 2007 | IN Greening Politics 33.1 | BY Nicola Ross

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Reviews

$This Crazy Time book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca$

This Crazy Time: Living our Environmental Challenge

May 28 2012 | IN NGOs | REVIEWED BY Nicola Ross

A Canadian activist gets behind the scenes and on the front lines of some high profile environmental campaigns.

$Slow Death by Rubber Duck book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca$

Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How The Toxic Chemistry Of Everyday Life Affects Our Health

May 10 2010 | IN Health | REVIEWED BY Nicola Ross

Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie expose the toxic chemicals in everyday household items and offer practical solutions to minimize our bodies' toxic loads.

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