Shrinking environmental monitoring budgets in Alberta
Image by ItzaFineDay via Flickr Edmonton – On the eve of a verdict in the Syncrude trial into the 2008 … Continue reading Shrinking environmental monitoring budgets in Alberta
Manitoba Eco-Network
The Manitoba Eco-Network (MEN), a not-for-profit charity organization, connects individuals and groups in Manitoba communities and encourages positive environmental action … Continue reading Manitoba Eco-Network
Racing to Fundraise, New Old House, Haute Barrel, Greentrepreneur – GCNews #686
686: 21 June 2010 – Published by Green Communities Canada. NEW DIRECTOR. Axel Tscherniak is Peterborough Green-Up new Executive Director. … Continue reading Racing to Fundraise, New Old House, Haute Barrel, Greentrepreneur – GCNews #686
Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada
Climate change, climate forcing, global warming – all these terms frame a collective public debate about the future of the world as we know it. Since that “world” is dynamic and geographically diverse, it is not surprising that political responses range widely from hand-wringing to commitment and resignation, to disbelief and reticence, or even outright denial. Continue reading Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada
Bush’s Fringe Government + Welcome to Doomsday
n Bush’s Fringe Government, Garry Wills identifies the origin of the administration’s overwhelming religious support: the recent pragmatic alliance between evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics in the United States. Continue reading Bush’s Fringe Government + Welcome to Doomsday
The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights
To address global inequality, the authors acknowledge that they “grappled with the use of terms designating geopolitical regions and decided to use both conventional language reflective of existent mindsets, as well as visionary language that strives to free us from these mindsets.” Continue reading The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights
The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights
Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University Michael M’Gonigle and Justine Starke Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers 2006. The … Continue reading The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights
The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights
The serious territory is, of course, ecological sustainability, and the philosophical tone is set in the opening and closing chapters. The first essay, by David Lavigne, the book’s editor, provides a concise overview of conservation biology, sustainability and the often difficult relationship between humans and their use of natural resources. Continue reading The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights
Deep Economy
For McKibben, there are three fundamental challenges to Western society’s fixation on growth, which taken together deal an absolute knockout blow to Adam Smith’s claim to fame. First, there is the political argument concerning the glaring economic inequalities that are inherent in capitalism’s dark side. Continue reading Deep Economy
Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic
The book’s message is that carcinogens in our air, water, fruits, meats, vegetables and over-processed food, and toxic substances that assault our immune systems are fueling the cancer epidemic. We must act to stop this “toxic trespass.” Continue reading Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic
Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto + Interwoven Wild: An Ecologist Loose in the Garden
Even the most hesitant guerrilla will find the many wise nuggets in this book inspiring. Some of the most useful include: cities are alive; wilderness is within; growing things is easy; miracles happen all the time; think like a plant; design for diversity; and, finally, get up and grow. Continue reading Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto + Interwoven Wild: An Ecologist Loose in the Garden
La Via Campesina: Globalization and the Power of Peasants
In the wake of plummeting commodity prices in the 1980s, resulting from agricultural trade liberalization, peasants and small farmers reached across borders to find allies in their fight to defend their right to grow food. La Vi?a Campesina, a coalition of some 100 farmer groups from over 50 countries, emerged in 1993 as a result of this outreach. Continue reading La Via Campesina: Globalization and the Power of Peasants