Policy & Politics

Background Information A disturbing mix of flood hazards are present in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. The city has […]

The environment has not been so front and center in Canadian politics since the early 1990s. October’s federal election suddenly […]

The Recap is part of our Student Summer Takeover series which aims to amplify the voices of young people in environmental media. […]

The A\J Recap is a weekly video series we’ll be bringing you throughout the summer. We’ll be rounding up the […]

How can I consider myself a “real environmentalist” if I’m not keeping up with the issues and solutions being discussed […]

Words matter. So do definitions. Would you say we’re facing a climate change or climate crisis?

Students and youth across the world recognize that the climate crisis threatens our existence. University students in particular are in […]

As politicians dither, the clocks on climate change are ticking. The Canadian government has continued to promise action on climate […]

In developing A\J’s upcoming “Invest in Change” issue, I have been thinking a lot about our economic and social systems; […]

The Surfrider Foundation is a North American organization devoted to protecting ocean shorelines. The organization was formed in 1984 and […]

The Green New Deal (GND) has gotten a lot of attention since legislation was proposed in the U.S. Congress in […]

MANY INUIT have experienced similar colonial histories where assimilationist policies have been pushed on them, especially through education. Angela Nuliayok-Rudolph, a […]

THE NEED FOR NEW ways to address over-incarceration in Nunavut is the focus of a newly published policy paper, Tupiq […]

FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE – Making Connections is the fourth event in a series of Toronto solidarity rallies with Greta Thunberg’s […]

REDUCING THE over incarceration of Indigenous people is an ongoing policy concern across the Territorial North. Different First Nations and […]

WE ARE SURROUNDED by a sea of discarded materials that can be reused in building construction. Think of all those […]

THE HORRID ground-weaver has a mighty name. It suggests a dangerous beast from the old stories, a creature in league with […]

IT’S BEEN OVER 20 YEARS since Gro Harlem Brundtland coined the phrase “sustainable development” in the landmark publication, Our Common […]

TECHNICALLY, only plants can be weeds. But plenty of other organisms are similarly vigorous, adaptive to circumstances and resilient in […]

WHEN THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS from some of Canada’s most influential corporations encourage government intervention to tackle climate change, you […]

Background Information A disturbing mix of flood hazards are present in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. The city has […]

At first it can be tricky to pin down what Sustainable Waterloo Region does. That’s not to say the volunteer-fuelled […]

In 1957, 23-year-old Jane Goodall travelled on a passenger liner from her native England to Nairobi, Kenya. She had meagre […]

“WE’RE WILLING TO work with you but we’re not willing to go backwards,” Jim Robb shouted over the commotion*.Robb, head […]

I reluctantly stopped using conventional antiperspirants and deodorants a couple of years ago because they have too many questionable ingredients […]

Originally posted at Environmental Defence. Oil companies like TransCanada spend millions of dollars on ads to greenwash their projects. But no […]

The University of Toronto will become the largest Canadian university to divest from fossil fuels if the institution moves forward […]

Question of Trust The public trust doctrine holds hope for protecting Canada’s ecosystems. “By the law of nature these things […]

For nearly five years, Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) has been convincing companies and organizations around Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, Ontario, […]

On this National Indigenous People’s Day, June 21st, 2019, the Greenbelt Foundation and Alternatives Journal are pleased to announce the […]