Articles in Environment
Thoughtful explorations of current environmental issues, from global warming to alternative fuels.
July 2008
by Jill Frayne
It’s random and electric, and we are forever drawn to its deadly charms
by Claire Hastings
Sailing south of 60 with explorers Sally and Jérôme Poncet
June 2008
by John Lorinc
Can sea barriers save New York from global warming’s perfect storm?
by Jared Bland
How to eat ethically in a world of vanishing seafood
March 2008
by Ken Alexander
John Baird embarrasses us again
by Kate Harries
Accusations of cancerous fallout divide a small Ontario town
by Brian Payton
How trans fats endanger wild elephants in Borneo
by Barry Calhoun / Redux Pictures
Borneo’s imperilled forests and wildlife: an online gallery
November 2007
by Franklyn Griffiths
Climate change as the Inuit see it: “From the inside out.” NMA nominee: Politics and Public Interest
October 2007
by Benoit Aquin (photographer) and Patrick Alleyn (writer)
Online exclusive gallery.
July 2007
by Edward Burtynsky
Canada started as a rough-and-tumble company, but is the march of progress now killing the country?
April 2007
by Janine MacLeod
Can the Conservatives’ new plan solve the long-neglected problem of chemical pollution?
March 2007
by Alanna Mitchell
New research suggests climate change could be faster and more furious than anyone expects
November 2006
by Christian Parenti
Climate change vs. civilization
January 2006
by Julie Traves
With the family farm suffering, some enterprising growers are counting on “agritourism” to bring in revenue
by Arno Kopecky
Iceland’s experiment with hydrogen points toward an oil-free world.
October 2005
by Chris Wood
How global warming will melt our glaciers, empty the Great Lakes,
force Canada to divert rivers, build dams, and, yes, sell water to the United States
May 2005
by Patrick Lane
As a youth, the trees sustained me. I wonder now, have they been betrayed ?
April 2005
by Larry Frolick
Was the sea trying to warn them a killer wave was on the way?
January 2005
by Paul Webster
Are fire retardants actually a toxic hazard?
