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Janet Kimantas is associate editor at A\J with degrees in studio art and environmental studies. She is currently pursuing an MES at UWaterloo. She splits her spare time between walking in the forest and painting Renaissance-inspired portraits of birds.

Author Articles

Julia Galbeau | Hillside Bike Infrastructure

G20’s Dangerous Vision
Over the past 70 years, nine out of 10 infrastructure projects around the world have had cost overruns and benefit shortfalls. Trillions of dollars worth of megaprojects in the energy,...
(Photo: A gutted charter of Canadian rights and freedoms)

Everything You Need to Know About Bill C-51
In January, Greenpeace obtained an RCMP report that identified the “anti-petroleum movement” as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security. This movement is, the RCMP says, foreign funded, highly...
An array of traditional ceremony items.

Indigenous Health Institute Aims to Address “Corrosive Effects of Poverty” and Colonization
The Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health is the world’s first privately endowed research institute dedicated to the health of Indigenous Peoples. Created last June with a $10-million gift from Michael...
Plastic pop bottle on a beach in Costa Rica

Research Digest: Focus on Ocean Plastic
Pointing to PollutersUSA After a three-and-a-half-year study, researchers at the University of Georgia determined that between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic trash flowed into the world’s oceans in 2010...
The virtuous loop: manure used to provide methane to a power generator

Virtuous Loop of Cow Poop
Some people, when handed lemons, make lemonade. Other people, like family farmer Bern Kotelko of Alberta, redefine what it means to get lemons, reframe the challenge of making juice from...
lodgepole pines by Terence Mendoza

The Forest’s Next Move
THE PARTNERSHIP GROUP for Science and Engineering, composed of members of more than 25 organizations, has been conducting breakfast lectures for parliamentarians since 1998. They call it the Bacon and...

The Ice Wall Cometh
A FROZEN-GROUND BARRIER may sound more like a sci-fi set piece than a modern remediation technology. Unlike a wall above ground, ice walls — or ice dykes, curtains, ring-fences and...

Four Pillars of Prosperity
THE METCALF FOUNDATION, an organization focused on helping Canadians build a just, sustainable and creative society, has produced a new report called Green Economy at Community Scale. Released in November...
How methane hydrates work.

More Methane Surprises
Methane has been in the news for some time now as a source of climate alarm. The potential release of this powerful greenhouse gas from melting Arctic permafrost had considerable...
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Meet 6 Environmental Grads
Evan HallBScH, Environmental Science, Queen’s UniversityPostgrad certificate in Environmental Visual Communication, Fleming CollegeCurrent Job: Marketing and communications officer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Evan HallBScH, Environmental Science, Queen’s...

Authors Blog

Wipe Out
Barry Orr, spokesperson for the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group (MESUG) and sewer compliance officer for the City of London, ON, would like us all to understand that “toilets are...
Sunset over the Mackenzie River
The Struggle to Protect the Mackenzie River Continues in “Back to the Mack”
 Reading Chris Wood’s The Last Great Water Fight, in 2010 in The Walrus, was truthfully a life-altering experience. His hauntingly evocative portrayal of the Deh Cho, the Mackenzie River, and all the complex...
A spirit bear from BC's coast, from CBC's Wild Canada. Interview on A\J.
Wild Canada Takes Nature Documentaries to a Whole New Level
On Thursday, March 13, Wild Canada – the first large-scale documentary to comprehensively showcase Canada's varied and unique natural history, including the role of humans – premieres on the CBC. On...
Illegal logging during Sochi Olympics road construction.
Sochi Olympics Going For Gold, But Not Green
When Russia bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, they committed to green building standards and a “zero waste” policy that promised not to add to landfills. The $51-billion...
A shale gas well in Pennsylvania
Fracking’s Return on Investment is a Myth
J. David Hughes is a geoscientist with four decades of experience analyzing Canada’s energy resources, including 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada. He developed the National Coal Inventory...
Crimes against ecology A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
More Reasons to Arrest Harper: Feds Shutter World-Class Libraries
In A\J’s Heroes issue Laura McDonald put Prime Minister Harper on trial for ecocide. Scientists and other commentators are also accusing Harper of ‘libricide’ for the wholesale massacre of numerous...
Bees on honeycomb. Alternatives Journal. A\J.
International Bee Expert Speaks Out
Professor Dave Goulson is a UK biologist who specializes in bees. He has published over 200 scientific articles on the ecology of bees and other insects, and is the author...
Akron Family & Pokey Lafarge Marcia Ruby A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
AJ Does Hillside 2013
A\J has been a proud sponsor of Hillside for many years, and this year we were back again to live-tweet shows, take photos and hang out in the Neighbourhood tent....