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Communications Breakdown
EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE PAY attention to images of oil-soaked birds in the aftermath of oil spills, researchers know that another, less perceptible, issue is the death of algae from the use of chemical...
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Prioritizing Policy
WE LIVE in turbulent times, characterized by “wicked” problems. What makes our environment and modern problems so wicked? They are beyond the capacity of any one sector or discipline to research,...
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Yield of Dreams
FOR 20 YEARS, Dean Glenney has been planting his corn and soybean crops in exactly the same spots. Using a reconfigured five-row planter with narrow tires that line up precisely between...
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Green Capitalism: Why It Can't Work
It seems clear that capitalism as currently practiced contributes to the planet’s destruction but Daniel Tanuro – who calls himself a “qualified agricultural engineer and a Marxist” – wants to go...
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A Healthy Planet Starts With Healthy Soil
In the midst of conversations about how climate change and population growth are putting increased stress on food production, governments, activists and farmers have tackled issues such as water, crop...
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The Keys to Climate Action
On March 17 and 18, I had the opportunity to attend Americana 2015, the “largest environmental multi-sectoral trade show and conference in North America.” I got to wander the trade show floor and...
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The Best Things Ever of All Time, This Week!
Each week, A\J staffers will be sharing our favourite facts & findings from whatever books, articles, documentaries, podcasts and other media we've been consuming. Here’s what we’ve learned this...
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Fight of the Humble Bee
Neonicotinoids– commonly known as neonics – are the most widely used insecticide in the world. Some are considered to be up to 10,000 times more toxic than DDT. On November 25, 2014, the Government of...
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Transcending the Organic/Conventional Divide
Elementary logic explains why the organic/conventional divide can’t explain very many outcomes. Organically grown lettuce doesn’t require toxic pesticides, but the plastic case that protects the...
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Paleo Disasters and Public Policy
Researchers have recently found evidence that North America's ancient volcanic eruptions not only dwarf those from modern times, but happened more often than you’d think. Should paleohistory repeat...
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Why You Should Ignore Canada's Food Guide and Follow Brazil's Instead
The Globe and Mailrecently published an article about the broken state of Canada’s Food Guide. The article points to a number of things wrong with our national food guide.read more
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How the Fashion Industry is Picking Up the Threads After Rana Plaza
We can’t get enough fast fashion. Globally, we consume more than 80 billion pieces of clothing each year, many of them hyper-trendy, low-cost items that move from runway to sale rack at breakneck...
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The Afterlife of Clothes
I cram a new dress into my already overstuffed closet, dislodging a sweater that coils to the floor in a heap. I realize there is just no more space and recall the day my husband and I first viewed...
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Big Brands Try Sustainability on for Size
H&MH&M was the first major retailer to establish a garment collection program to reclaim used clothes. Some donated items are currently recycled into yarn for new garments. H&M hopes to...
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Going for the Green at the Pan Am Games
Constructing unique world-class competition facilities for multisport events often leaves behind overbuilt, expensive and underused relics. With this harsh reality in mind, organizers for this summer’s...
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Resilience of the Indigenous
Despite growing evidence, there are still climate change deniers refusing to believe that extreme weather conditions, retreating glaciers and rising sea levels are a reality.read more
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A Leap in the Right Direction
Initiated at a two-day meeting last spring, the manifesto calls on Canada’s government to address issues facing our country today ranging from indigenous rights to increasing poverty to rampant...
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Make Way for the CSO
In 2010, TD became the first North American based carbon-neutral bank.read more
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Copy This: HP Canada's Eco Advocates Program
From marketing the first inkjet with two-sided printing, to manufacturing the most ink cartridges with closed-loop recycled plastic, to being among the first companies globally to publish its complete...
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Work With Purpose
“I hate my job.” It’s a sign of a warped world that most of us have heard friends, family or our own lips utter this sad sentence. London School of Economics research on tens of thousands of...
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