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2018

43.3/4 Education & Fashion
43.3/4 Education & Fashion

2017

43.2 FOOD AND RESILIENCE
43.2 Food and Resilience
Cover 43.1 Ecological Economics
43.1 Ecological Economics

2016

Cover 42.4 Lifelong Learning
42.4 Lifelong Learning
42.3 Belonging
42.3 Belonging
42.2 Coming Home
42.2 Coming Home
Faith cover
42.1 Faith, Hope and Charities

2015

41.5 Out of the Box
Out of the Box 41.5
41.4 Careers
Careers 41.4
Fashion 41.3
Fashion 41.3
41.2 Issue Cover - Health
Health 41.2
Canada's Map to Sustainability
Canada’s Map to Sustainability 41.1

2014

40.5 Issue Cover – Water 2014 "Deep Trouble"
Water 40.5
Education 40.4
Cover of the third annual A\J Art & Media issue
Art & Media 40.3
Cover of the A\J Sharing issue on the sharing economy, April 2014
Sharing 40.2
A\J Resource Wars issue cover. Water bottle grenade.
Resource Wars 40.1

2013

A\J Heroes issue cover. Dawn Deydey the non-stop volunteer
Heroes 39.6
A\J Night issue cover. Solar flares.
Night 39.5
Food & Drink 39.4 A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Food & Drink 39.4
Art & Media 39.3
Art & Media 39.3
Greenbelts 39.2
Greenbelts 39.2
methane unleashed climate change A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Lifecycles 39.1

2012

Education 38.6
Education 38.6
In Defence of Science 38.5
Ecotourism 38.4
Ecotourism 38.4
Art & Media 38.3
Art & Media 38.3
Green Buildings 38.2
Green Buildings 38.2
Inside Forestry 38.1
Inside Forestry 38.1

2011

40th Anniversary Issue 37.6
40th Anniversary Issue 37.6
Alternatives Journal 37.5
Energy & Education 37.5
Alternatives Journal 37.4
Rocking the Environment 37.4
Alternatives Journal 37.3
EcoBooks 37.3
Alternatives Journal 37.2
Just Food 37.2
Water 37.1
Water 37.1

2010

Biodiversity 36.6
Biodiversity 36.6
Innovations in Education 36.5
Innovations in Education 36.5
Out of the Box 36.4
Out of the Box 36.4
New Eco Books 36.3
New Eco Books 36.3
Alternatives Journal issue cover – Building Resilience 36.2
Building Resilience 36.2
New Energy 36.1
New Energy 36.1

2009

Work 35.6
Work 35.6
Your Town - Sustainability by Design 35.5
Your Town - Sustainability by Design 35.5
The New Ecology 35.4
The New Ecology 35.4
Books from the Deep Green 35.3
Books from the Deep Green 35.3
Alternatives Journal 35.2
Biofuelling the Future 35.2
Size Matters 35.1
Size Matters 35.1

2008

Ideas Worth Stealing 34.5-6
Ideas Worth Stealing 34.5-6
Sustainability Taken Seriously Alternatives Journal 34.4
Sustainability Taken Seriously 34.4
Saving the Land that Feeds Us 34.3
Saving the Land that Feeds Us 34.3
The Best in Books 34.2
The Best in Books 34.2
Out of the Box 34.1
Out of the Box 34.1

2007

Alternatives Magazine edition Environmental Education 33.5
Environmental Education 33.5
Myth of Water Abundance 33.4
Myth of Water Abundance 33.4
Measuring Progress and Building Heritage 33.2-3
Measuring Progress and Building Heritage 33.2-3
Greening Politics 33.1
Greening Politics 33.1

2006

Creative Communities 32.4-5
Creative Communities 32.4-5
Alternatives Journal 32.3
Thought for Food 32.3
Alternatives Journal 32.2
Rescuing International Aid 32.2
Alternatives Journal 32.1
Zero Waste 32.1

2005

Climate Repair 31.4-5
Climate Repair 31.4-5
Treating Medicine 31.3
Treating Medicine 31.3
Success 31.2
Success 31.2
Better Money 31.1
Better Money 31.1

2004

Green Buildings 30.5
Green Buildings 30.5
Earth Invasion 30.4
Earth Invasion 30.4
Out of the Woods 30.3
Out of the Woods 30.3
Energy 30.1
Energy 30.1
Shrinking Fisheries 30.2
Shrinking Fisheries 30.2

2003

Alternatives Journal 29.4
Food for All 29.4
Smart Growth 29.3
Smart Growth 29.3
Trusting the Tap 29.2
Trusting the Tap 29.2
Colours of Green 29.1
Colours of Green 29.1

2002

Just Visiting 28.4
Just Visiting 28.4
Saving Place Alternatives Journal 28.3
Saving Place 28.3
Sustaining Livelihoods 28.2
Children's Health 28.1
Children's Health 28.1

2001

Something Fishy 27.4
Something Fishy 27.4
Eros & Nature 27.3
Eros & Nature 27.3
Consuming Culture 27.2
Consuming Culture 27.2
Green Jobs, Good Work 27.1
Green Jobs, Good Work 27.1

2000

The Faces of New Eco-Activism 26.4
The Faces of New Eco-Activism 26.4
The End of Sprawl 26.3
The End of Sprawl 26.3
Climate Control 26.2
Climate Control 26.2
The Next Industrial Revolution 26.1
The Next Industrial Revolution 26.1

1999

Grand Manan/ Blue Box/ National Parks 25.4
Grand Manan/ Blue Box/ National Parks 25.4
Alternatives Journal 25.3
Environment and Health 25.3
Alternatives Journal 25.2
Restoration and Community 25.2
Alternatives Journal 25.1
Reaping What We Sow 25.1

1998

Alternatives Journal 24.4
Climate Change 24.4
Planet Youth Alternatives Journal 24.3
Planet Youth 24.3
Alternatives Journal 24.2
Voluntary Initiatives 24.2
Alternatives Journal 24.1
Car vs. Transit 24.1

1997

Alternatives Journal 23.4
Biodiversity 23.4
Alternatives Journal 23.3
Ethical Wood 23.3
Power and Development Alternatives Journal 23.2
Power and Development 23.2
Framing Nature Alternatives Journal 23.1
Framing Nature 23.1

1996

Diamonds Aren't Forever Alternatives Journal 22.4
Diamonds Aren't Forever 22.4
Green Taxes Alternatives Journal 22.3
Green Taxes 22.3
Green Communities Alternatives Journal 22.2
Green Communities 22.2
Community Economic Development Alternatives Journal 22.1
Community Economic Development and Trade 22.1

1995

Economic Change for People and the Environment Alternatives Journal 21.4
Economic Change for People and the Environment 21.4
Competing Perceptions Alternatives Journal 21.3
Competing Perceptions 21.3
Reflections on Ecofeminism Alternatives Journal 21.2
Reflections on Ecofeminism 21.2
Sustainability and the Market Alternatives Journal 21.1
Sustainability and the Market 21.1

1994

Regulatory Initiatives and the Environment Alternatives Journal 20.4
Regulatory Initiatives and the Environment 20.4
Making Sense of the Ecosystem Approach Alternatives Journal 20.3
Making Sense of the Ecosystem Approach 20.3
Citizen Activism: Looking Inside the Environmental Movement Alternatives Journal
Citizen Activism: Looking Inside the Environmental Movement 20.2

1993

Exploring International Environmental Agreements 20.1
EcoFeminism, Sprucebudworms, and Time Alternatives Journal 19.4
EcoFeminism, Sprucebudworms, and Time 19.4
Cooperative Approaches to Resource Stewardship Alternatives Journal 19.3
Cooperative Approaches to Resource Stewardship 19.3
Waste Reduction and Social Change Alternatives Journal 19.2
Waste Reduction and Social Change 19.2

1992

The Greening: Celebrating 20 Years of Citizen Participation Alternatives Journal
The Greening: Celebrating 20 Years of Citizen Participation 19.1
Correcting Environmental Neglect in the Constitutional Debate 18.4
Correcting Environmental Neglect in the Constitutional Debate 18.4
Green (TM) Alternatives Journal 18.3
Green(TM) 18.3

1991

Aboriginal Peoples and Resource Development Alternatives Journal 18.2
Aboriginal Peoples and Resource Development 18.2
Environmental Liability Insurance and Land Use in the Ecologically Sensible City
Environmental Liability Insurance and Land Use in the Ecologically Sensible City 18.1
Finding A New Voice: Environmental Advocacy and the Arts 17.4
Finding A New Voice: Environmental Advocacy and the Arts 17.4

1990

Will Sustainable Development Save Our Lakes and Rivers? Alternatives Journal 17.
Will Sustainable Development Save Our Lakes and Rivers? 17.3
What Would A Sustainable Future Look Like? Alternatives Journal 17.2
What Would A Sustainable Future Look Like? 17.2
Can Conservation Strategies Lead to Sustainable Development? A\J 16.4-17.1
Can Conservation Strategies Lead to Sustainable Development? 16.4-17.1

1989

Is Sustainability Possible Without Equity? Alternatives Journal 16.3
Is Sustainability Possible Without Equity? 16.3
Green Humour: Laugh or Die Alternatives Journal 16.2
Green Humour: Laugh or Die 16.2
Protecting Wildlife Alternatives Journal 16.1
Protecting Wildlife 16.1

1988

Protesters and Ideologues Alternatives Journal 15.4
Protesters and Ideologues 15.4
Wilderness Conflicts Alternatives Journal 15.3
Wilderness Conflicts 15.3
Natural Justice Alternatives Journal 15.2
Natural Justice 15.2
Genetic Hazards in the Workplace Alternatives Journal 15.1
Genetic Hazards in the Workplace 15.1

1987

Work and Environment in a High Tech World Alternatives Journal 14.3-4
Work and Environment in a High Tech World 14.3-4
Confronting Bureaucracy Alternatives Journal 14.2
Confronting Bureaucracy 14.2
Sustainable Development in Northern Communities Alternatives Journal 14.1
Sustainable Development in Northern Communities 14.1

1986

Bhopal Legacies Alternatives Journal 13.4
Bhopal Legacies 13.4
Save the Great Lakes Alternatives Journal 13.3
Saving the Great Lakes 13.3
Science and Technology: Survival and Well-Being Alternatives Journal 13.2
Science and Technology: Survival and Well-Being 13.2
Environmental Politics Alternatives Journal 13.1
Environmental Politics 13.1

1985

Environment and Development Alternatives Journal 12.3-4
Environment and Development 12.3-4
Environmental Ethics Alternatives Journal 12.2
Environmental Ethics 12.2

1984

Soft Energy Alternatives Journal 12.1
Soft Energy 12.1

1983

Environmental Issues in Alberta Alternatives Journal 11.1
Environmental Issues in Alberta 11.1
Occupational Health Alternatives Journal 11.3-4
Occupational Health 11.3-4
The Politics of Acid Rain Alternatives Journal 11.2
The Politics of Acid Rain 11.2

1982

Alternatives Journal 10.4
Marx and the Environment 10.4
Toxic Wastes Alternatives Journal 10.2-3
Toxic Wastes 10.2-3

1981

Environmental Challenges for the 1980's Alternatives Journal 10.1
Environmental Challenges for the 1980's 10.1
Oil Sands, Acid Rain, Nuclear Power Alternatives Journal 9.4
Oil Sands, Acid Rain, Nuclear Power 9.4

1980

The Conserver Society and Low Income People Alternatives Journal 9.3
The Conserver Society and Low Income People 9.3
Spring 1980 Alternatives Journal 9.2
Spring 1980 9.2
Soft Energy Paths Part ll Alternatives Journal 9.1
Soft Energy Paths Part ll 9.1

1979

Soft Energy Paths Alternatives Journal 8.3-4
Soft Energy Paths 8.3-4
Behaviour in the "Crunch" Alternatives Journal 8.2
Behaviour in the "Crunch" 8.2
Who Pays Scientists? Alternatives Journal 8.1
Who Pays Scientists? 8.1

1978

Alternatives Journal 7.4
The North 7.4
Under the Gun: Militarism and the Environment Alternatives Journal 7.3
Under the Gun: Militarism and the Environment 7.3
Alternatives Journal 7.2
Winter 1978 7.2

1977

Alternatives Journal 7.1
Nuclear Energy 7.1
Summer 1977 Alternatives Journal 6.4
Summer 1977 6.4
Stop! You're Killing Me! Alternatives Journal 6.3
Stop! You're Killing Me! 6.3
Winter 1977 Alternatives Journal 6.2
Winter 1977 6.2

1976

Special Agriculture Issue Alternatives Journal 6.1
Special Agriculture Issue 6.1
Alternatives Journal 5.3-4
Food and Shelter; Country and City 5.3-4
Alternatives Journal 5.2
Spring 1976 5.2
Alternatives Journal 5.1
Winter 1976 5.1

1975

Alternatives Journal 4.4
Summer 1975 4.4
The Selling of the Skagit Alternatives Journal 4.3
The Selling of the Skagit 4.3
Winter 1975 Alternatives Journal 4.2
Winter 1975 4.2

1974

Autumn 1974 Alternatives Journal 4.1
Autumn 1974 4.1
Summer 1974 Alternatives Journal 3.4
Summer 1974 3.4
World Population Year Alternatives Journal 3.3
World Population Year 3.3
Winter 1974 Alternative Journal 3.2
Winter 1974 3.2

1973

Non-Renewable Resources Alternatives Journal 3.1
Non-Renewable Resources 3.1
Energy and Power Alternatives Journal 2.4
Energy and Power 2.4
Spring 1973 Alternatives Journal 2.3
March 1973 2.3
Alternatives Journal 2.2
Winter 1973 2.2

1972

People or Planes? Alternatives Journal 2.1
People or Planes? 2.1
Summer 1972 Alternatives Journal 1.4
Summer 1972 1.4
Alternatives Journal 1.3
Winter 1972 1.3

1971

Autumn 1971 Alternatives Journal 1.2
Autumn 1971 1.2
Alternatives Journal 1.1
Summer 1971 1.1