Reviews

All is Lost film review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
All is Lost
Mar 20, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Julia Roe
This critically acclaimed film, largely overlooked at the Oscars, is rich with highly relevant environmental symbolism.
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The Nature of Empires book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
Mar 11, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Alec Follett
An exploration of unsuccessful attempts to exert control over nature and Indigenous Peoples, demonstrating that indigenous knowledge must be incorporated into environmental debates.
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Ecotopia art exhibit review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Ecotopia
Feb 25, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Ben Williamson
An exploration of the interplay between the natural and the constructed world.
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Feb 25, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Claudio D'Andrea
Chris Hadfield, the man who made space exploration sexy again, on what space travels have taught him about "ingenuity, determination and being prepared for anything."
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Who Speaks for the River? book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Who Speaks for the River? The Oldman River Dam and the Search for Justice.
Feb 25, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Barbara D. Janusz
A character-driven narrative, populated with colourful actors driven to advance their own interests in relation to the river.
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Language Intelligence book review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga
Feb 25, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Nicholas Cole
An optimistic promise for those willing to harness the power of rhetoric to further the environmental movement.
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The Nano Revolution film review A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
The Nature of Things: The Nano Revolution
Feb 25, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Gideon Forman
Will Nano technology save the planet?
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People of a Feather review
People of a Feather
Feb 24, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Blair Carter
This award-nominated film offers an up-close look at the adverse impacts of hydroelectric dams on Inuit livelihoods and Arctic sea ice ecosystems near the Belcher Islands of Canada’s Hudson Bay.
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Seeking the Current
Feb 19, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Adam Steiner
An outdated model guides quebec’s energy production and takes the Romaine River with it.
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Defense lawyer Linda A. Rothstein addresses the audience
The Trial of David Suzuki
Feb 14, 2014
REVIEWED BY: Amy Calder
Is Suzuki’s Carbon Manifesto an act of seditious libel or the only rational response to climate change? You decide.
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