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This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! This is not good. Source: Flickr, By Nikita ...Read More
Whether we like it or not, our daily activities increase our carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the measure of greenhouse gas emissions ...Read More
Give Me A Break Traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh // Source: The New York Times We tend to take air conditioning (AC) for granted. Even in our ...Read More
This complex challenge requires solutions of an inclusive and multi-jurisdictional nature ...Read More
“If wildlife is thriving, I believe the people will thrive” – Megan Leslie ...Read More
The practices we adopted for Plastic Free July should continue past July ...Read More
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs Adapting to Heat ...Read More
Dear 2019 Emily, Source: GovernmentCIO Magazine Don’t freak out. I’m writing to you from July 17, 2020. Some cliché internet time loop ...Read More
Once again humans have managed to allow their pollution to come back to bite them in the food that they bite. ...Read More
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Tough Plastics Can Now Be Made Recyclable Hit ...Read More
A Heatwave in Siberia? Last month I came across an article posted by The Guardian on June 17 which piqued my interest titled: “Climate crisis: ...Read More
By leveraging female sexuality in their marketing and ad campaigns, PETA is taking away from the very thing they are trying to accomplish. ...Read More
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Use these 10 R's to help break free from your plastic dependency. ...Read More
In the 2015 Canadian federal election, young voter turnout (between the ages of 18 and 24) was approximately 57%. When the remaining percentage were ...Read More
Plastics harm flora, fauna and result in the environmental karma humans face when plastics affect us in the water we drink, the food we eat and the ...Read More
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Study Finds Ocean Vessels a Threat to Small ...Read More
Last month, Premier Doug Ford announced his plan to reopen schools in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Options will include regular class with ...Read More
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Amazing discovery: soft coral garden ...Read More
This Canada Day the Alternatives Journal editorial team were tasked with reflecting on the nature of Canada, what it means to them, and what one ...Read More
The event was being held by a non-profit called LEN, or London Environmental Network, in celebration of the London Brewing Co-op receiving organic ...Read More
Little bodies making a huge impact globally- that’s what pollinators are! ...Read More
It was not just footprints left behind on Cherry Beach this past week; there were piles of trash, flipflops, and human fecal matter. Who knew a beach ...Read More
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! The Itsy-Bitsy Spider? Source: Terro We ...Read More
Own the conversation this weekend with The WTF Vol.4, a top-6 collection of the current and topical environmental news briefs, delivered with a side ...Read More
Own the conversation this weekend with The WTF Vol.3, a top-6 collection of the current and topical environmental news briefs, delivered with a side ...Read More
Own the conversation this weekend with The WTF, a top-6 collection of the current and topical environmental news briefs, delivered with a side of ...Read More
Own the conversation this weekend with The WTF, a top-5 collection of the current and topical environmental news briefs, delivered with a side of ...Read More
Millions of pieces of microplastics are settling on the seafloor and unsettling ocean life. ...Read More
We need to find better solutions which pose less strain on the environment, without sacrificing farmer yields. ...Read More
The importance of natural areas during a pandemic. ...Read More
Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been highlighted by the United Nations in the 2030 ...Read More
Virtual Reality Exposition at the Project 220 Event On Wednesday, February 19th, 2020, Alternatives Media and Western University's Center for ...Read More
Going meatless one day a week has numerous benefits; affecting your health, wallet and the environment positively! On Tuesday 11th February, join ...Read More
History of COP25 - 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference History tends to repeat itself, and this has shown to be no different for COP25. In ...Read More
Alternatives Media and Western CES painting downtown Kitchener green with a FREE ‘green painting’ workshop event! ...Read More
During the month of February, Alternatives Media Inc. and its brands, A\J and ENV, deliver an interactive learning exhibit in collaboration with the ...Read More
Climate Crisis Demand a New and Innovative Solution Does the new and unprecedented climate crisis demand a new and innovative solution? Are the two ...Read More
Reduce Food Waste Rapidly If you’re one of the many people who would love to compost but hate the smell and added effort that comes with a green ...Read More
For most of us this past year, staying on top of environmental coverage was rather grim. Our oceans are polluted, our forests are on fire and our ice ...Read More
As families and friends come together for the holiday season, the usual partisan (and generally benign) debates about sports and politics will fill ...Read More
The holidays are right around the corner. If you participate in gift-giving, you may be wondering how to give eco-friendly gifts that don’t break ...Read More
Climate emergency has been declared 2019’s Oxford Word of the Year. Oxford’s Word of the Year is a word or expression that through usage ...Read More
Humans can be heroes. But humans also caused the mess in the first place. ...Read More
Ministers for the Ontario government say they want cleaner air and less smog for Ontarians. A new emissions testing program for the heavy ...Read More
Adopting a sustainable diet can not only help mitigate the climate crisis, but can also improve your health. ...Read More
Electric vehicles are hot on the market — but how do they fare on your wallet? ...Read More
Climate Strike Montreal, Canada Canada’s main climate strike took place in Montreal last Friday. Organizers estimate that half a million people ...Read More
On a beautiful stretch of green fields and trees on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, two rounded structures stand out from the landscape of ...Read More
In an attempt to spur government action on climate change, a group of climate activists in Quebec have taken legal action against the federal ...Read More
When you think about advocating for the environment, you might think about people chanting with protest signs. But one group of people in Waterloo ...Read More
As climate concerns continue to rise alongside increasing energy demands, renewable power is becoming an important and much needed resource. Wind ...Read More
Climate Crisis Threatens Our Existence Canada & Across The World Students and youth across the world recognize that the climate crisis threatens ...Read More
How can I consider myself a “real environmentalist” if I’m not keeping up with the issues and solutions being discussed in the world around me? ...Read More
