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from January 1996
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Year 2004

Vol. 30 Nbr. 1, January 2004

A whale of a legacy.

Science Desk

Albertans fight phosphates.

Canadian News

Alternatives directory: Canadian graduate environmental studies programs.

Asthma up on hog farms.

Research Findings - Brief Article

Back to the future.

Editorial

BC forest policy won't work.

Campaigns

Blowing in the wind: the Danes have shown that wind energy thrives when there is consistent government support and community ownership.

Blue flag means beaches safe.

Campaigns - Environmental Defence Canada works with City of Toronto - Brief Article

Brazil's president under fire.

Global News

Bright ideas: twelve steps to break our energy addiction--with technologies and policy options that are available today.

Bush league science: an unprecedented pattern of distortion and manipulation marks the Bush administration's approach to science.

Political Science

Check pesticide safety.

Research Findings - Brief Article

Consumer crunch: the Christmas marketing blitz seems to begin earlier and earlier each year. Avoid the commercialism blues by checking out some of these information-packed, fun-filled Web sites. Even better, join the discussions for change.

Hot Green Web Sites

Don't flush the fish.

AlterNotes - Brief Article

Don't forget Saskatoon.

Letters - Letter to the Editor

Eu to cut illegal timber trade.

Global News

Fore! The birds.

AlterNotes - Brief Article

Forget fusion funding.

Campaigns - Brief Article

Get up, stand up.

Webs of Power: Notes from the Global Uprising - Global Uprising: Confronting the Tyrannies of the 21st Century: Stories from a New Generation of Activists - Book Review

GMO case nears decision.

Canadian News

Going whole hog.

Letters - Letter to the Editor

Hydro hype, dam delusions: the proposal to dam the Deh Cho for hydroelectricity is a classic case of short-sighted energy planning.

It takes two to tango: non-profits can gain by pooling their resources, funding efforts and advocacy work.

Reality Cheque

Land grab discriminatory.

Global News

Let the kids do it.

AlterNotes - Brief Article

Mail bread to your MP.

Campaigns

Microchips and monsters.

Reviews - The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy - Book Review

Money talks, standards rock: federal and provincial regulations are needed to get our homes to the highest levels of efficiency.

Includes related article: Home Energy Success Story

Not in anyone's backyard.

Letter from Newfoundland

NYPV blue: from highrises to brownstones, solar power finds a home in New York City.

Even Vancouver is making use of solar power

Paint recovery a success.

Canadian News

Parks in perspective.

Protected Areas and the Regional Planning Imperative in North America: Integrating Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development - Book Review

Placer Dome under fire.

AlterNotes

'Polluter pays' upheld.

Canadian News

Portrait of an activist.

Pretty City Kitty.

Brain Mulch - Being the mascot for the Mississauga Clean City Campaign

Save the milk.

Campaigns - Concern grows over a proposed irrigation dam on Alberta's Milk River - Brief Article

Spud light.

AlterNotes

Stall sprawl, save money.

Research Findings - David Suzuki Foundation advises on smart growth for towns and cities - Brief Article

The soft path holds up: efficient technologies and renewable sources will bring a cheaper, more reliable energy future.

Theory matters.

Reviews - Main Currents in Western Environmental Thought - Political Nature: Environmentalism and the Interpretation of Western Thought - Democracy and the Claims of Nature: Critical Perspectives for a New Century - Book Review

Under the magnifying glass: nanotechnology needs open deliberation not boosterism if it is to serve the public good.

Science Essay

Waste energy is Truro's treasure.

District-heating systems are becoming more widespread

Web reviews.

Bibliography

Why we need renewables: low-impact, renewable sources of energy are our only long-term hope.

Wingbeat mathematics.

Science Desk

Wish you were here: utopias, dystopias and other environmental fantasies test your imagination.

Quiz

Within limits: Canada's record on environmental protection is a patchwork of weak laws and even weaker enforcement.