Recently added articles from Alternatives Journal:
The future we want.
Dec 15, 2009 ... NEOPHOBIA" is the fear of novelty. While this condition is pervasive in the hallowed halls of Parliament Hill, nowhere is it found amongst the contributors to this issue of Alternatives. From crisis comes new ideas, and our current economic and environmental conditions have shot the ...
There's probably no cod.(In Brief)(Greenpeace Canada's ad for protecting cods )(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2009; ... Playing on the controversial Atheist Bus Campaign ("There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."), Greenpeace Canada is running cheeky ads on select billboards and buses in Ottawa and Halifax. The group's message, "There's probably no cod. Now let's stop overfishing & ...
Python invasion.(In Brief)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2009; ... Officials unleashed a grisly mission in the Florida Everglades this summer by issuing permits to seek out and kill Burmese pythons. The snakes are not native to the US, but they have been steadily increasing in population. Negligent owners often release them into the wild once ...
In hot water.(In Brief)(ocean temperature)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2009; ... Ocean temperatures hit an all-time high in July, with average water temperature worldwide reaching 18[degrees], according to the National Climatic Data Center in the US. That is 0.6[degrees] higher than the 20th century average, beating the previous record set in 1998 by about ...
There's probably no salmon.(In Brief)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2009; ... First it was the cod off Newfoundland's Grand Banks, now it's sockeye salmon in BC's Fraser River. Some 11 million salmon have disappeared from BC's most lucrative fishery, making this year's run one of the lowest in the past 50 years. It follows two years of dangerously low returns. On ...