Alternatives Journal articles from September 2001

Alternatives Journal archives from September 2001

NO FISH, TWO TORIES.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
September 22, 2001... I saw that spray painted on a wall in St. John's, Newfoundland, in January 1994. It was after Canadian fishery policy had driven the northern cod into commercial extinction and after the federal election in which the governing Conservatives had...

Wanted: Frog Sleuths.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... The deep-throated chorus of frogs, crowding the night air, has long been a telltale sign of spring. You may have to strain a little harder to hear them these days, but Frogwatch is hoping you will make the effort. Frogwatch, a joint...

West Nile Virus Study Reveals Killer Pesticides Instead.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Testing dead birds for evidence of the West Nile virus has revealed a surprising pattern that is giving wildlife experts a whole new reason for concern. Birds that may have died of West Nile are being collected and tested in the US and...

Nova Scotians Count What Really Counts.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... If what we measure is an indication of what we value, then the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -- the most commonly used measure of the country's economic well-being -- suggests that the exchange of money is what we value most. For many years...

High School Chemists Bring Groundwater Contamination to Surface.(Chevron's refinery near Burrard Inlet)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Few students expect to unearth a real controversy when conducting a high school science project. But in Burnaby, BC, Kevin Kelln and Matthew Clive's assignment to "determine the effects of the Chevron refinery on the surrounding environment and...

THE NEW CONQUISTADORS.(travelling to Machu Picchu)
September 22, 2001... Trekkers on the Inca Trail threaten a priceless landscape On a bright July morning, I climbed the worn stone steps to Warmiwanusca, or Dead Woman's Pass. At 4200 metres, Warmiwanusca is the highest point along the Inca Trail leading to the...

NOT THE OFFICIAL STORY.(Riot control at the Summit of the Americas)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Let me tell you a story - not the official story. Come stand by the fence just outside the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. It is April 21, 2001, the second day of protests, and tens of thousands of people have been marching and...

SPREADING IT.(sewage sludge in West Lincoln Township)
September 22, 2001... The sludge contains II heavy metals -- including arsenic, mercury and lead - the primary source of which is industrial production. "Flush and forget" leads to sewage sludge on farmers' fields The residents of West Lincoln Township, a...

GREEN GLOBALLIZATON.(environmentalists write charter at conference in Australia)
September 22, 2001... From emissions reduction to Third World debt, green parties unite on a charter to create a sustainable future I am told," said long-time environmental campaigner (and now Australian senator) Bob Brown, "that the biggest living thing in the...

GREEN IS RIPE IN CANADA.(Green party gains ground)
September 22, 2001... The Green Party has a political opening and middle road appeal with "triple-bottom-line" sustainability Canadian electoral politics is in a state of considerable flux, and the 2001 British Columbia election has suddenly added another...

UNCHARITABLE LAW.(legal requirements for registration as charitable organization, Canada)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... The legal notion of charity embraces folks who do good, not folks who do change. Friends of Clayoquot Sound may soon be losing their charitable tax number. Greenpeace lost its number a few years ago. And countless other environmental...

From Jigging to Farming.(aquaculture, Newfoundland and Labrador)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2001... The destructive management principles that led to the collapse of the northern cod stocks are now being applied to the new aquaculture industry WHEN JOHN CABOT arrived off the coast of Newfoundland in 1497, he found codfish (Gadus morhua)...

Looking for Loopholes.
September 22, 2001... Under the new climate change deal, Canada can use business-as-usual forestry to excuse continued greenhouse gas emissions EACH DAY during last November's climate summit in The Hague, environmental organizations in the Climate Action Network...

Greening the Grid.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Defining what properly qualifies as green electricity should help responsible energy policy makers as well as hero customers ONE SUMMER DAY in 1999, Justin Thompson of Calgary-based Vision Quest Windelectric was watching the transit trains...

Yellowstone to Yukon.
September 22, 2001... Huge conservation initiative aims to maintain biological connectivity in the wild heart of North America AT SIX O'CLOCK on a May morning, Yellowstone's Lamar Valley is blissfully quiet. Soda Butte Creek meanders through this wide, flat...

THOSE MADE POOR.(Review)
September 22, 2001... The War at Home: An Intimate Portrait of Canada's Poor, Pat Capponi, Toronto: Penguin Books, 2000. A Cambridge Journal: Stories from the Food Bank, Lea L. Porter, Cambridge, Ontario: The Cambridge Self-Help Foodbank, 2000. ...

THE GARDEN SCHOOL.(Review)
September 22, 2001... Greening School Grounds, Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn eds., Toronto: Green Teacher, 2001. (95 Robert St., Toronto, ON, M5S 2K5, 416-960-1244, [less than]greentea@web.net[greater than], [less than]www.greenteacher.com[greater than]) (for orders...

COLLECTING KNOWLEDGE.(Chief Kerry's Moose: A Guidebook to Land Use and Occupancy Mapping, Research Design and Data Collection)(Review)
September 22, 2001... Chief Kerry's Moose: A Guidebook to Land Use and Occupancy Mapping, Research Design and Data Collection. Terry N. Tobias, Vancouver: Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Vancouver and Ecotrust Canada, 2000. The last decades of the 20th century...

Care2 [less than]www.care2.com[greater than].
September 22, 2001... Care2 [less than]www.care2.com[greater than] Surfing online has never been so eco-friendly. This site, with its colourful and busy layout, offers everything from screen savers and e-cards to green-living tips and free Web-based email accounts....

Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society [less than]www.impacs.org[greater than].(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society [less than]www.impacs.org[greater than] If you are a non-profit organization looking to make some connections, look no further. IMPACs aims to boost communications between non-profit organizations,...

Second Nature [less than]www.secondnature.org[greater than].(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Second Nature [less than]www.secondnature.org[greater than] If you think schools should be on the cutting edge of progressive environmental theory and practice, you'll want to check out this newly re-vamped site. This non-profit organization...

Environmental News Network [less than]www.enn.com[greater than].(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Environmental News Network [less than]www.enn.com[greater than] How would you grade George Bush's environmental record so far? At ENN, you can vent your opinion by responding to one of the online polls or hit the talk back button on any news...

Eco World [less than]www.ecoworld.com[greater than].(technology and environment web site)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Eco World [less than]www.ecoworld.com[greater than] If you think technology has a role to play in working towards a more sustainable future, you should check out Ecoworld, which promotes the notion that nature and technology can live in...

John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs [less than]www.jhuccp.org/popenviro[greater than].(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs [less than]www.jhuccp.org/popenviro[greater than] Pop goes the world! If you want to know more about population growth, the toll it is taking on the environment, and how to better manage it, this...

Life [less than]www.life.ca[greater than].(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Life [less than]www.life.ca[greater than] Pleasingly simple, this site offers six main areas to explore. Whether it's food and gardening, leisure, livelihood, health and wellness, or home that sparks your interest, the emphasis is on natural...

Climate Change Solutions [less than]www.climatechangesolutions.com[greater than].(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Climate Change Solutions [less than]www.climatechangesolutions.com[greater than] Climate change may seem like a daunting global issue, but this site attempts to bring it closer to home. Municipalities, schools, public, commercial and...

PLAYING OUTSIDE THE BOX.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Board game players are easy to spot. They're the ones deriving pleasure from watching their friends' fortunes disappear after a night in a costly red hotel. They drive through LIFE[TM] in convertibles, boys in blue and girls in pink, convinced...