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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A Mountain of Garbage From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter traces developments in this case, and the work of citizens to fight against the landfill expansion.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From An Unwavering Activist From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter focuses on Mary Lynne Sammon, a key activist in this struggle.	Poh-Gek Forkert	9	2017	$0.90 Add
From Communicate, Communicate . . . From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	The story of Jeff Whan, retired IBM executive and anti-dump activist.	Poh-Gek Forkert	9	2017	$0.90 Add
From David vs. Goliath From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter explores how, as the public consultation process developed, so did opposition from local citizens. In this instance, Goliath is the dump currently owned by Waste Management of Canada …	Poh-Gek Forkert	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From Epilogue From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	Epilogue.	Poh-Gek Forkert	5	2017	$0.50 Add
Fighting Dirty How a Small Community Took on Big Trash Between The Lines	Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world’s largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a …	Poh-Gek Forkert	208	2017	View
From First Stirrings of Anger From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter highlights the community’s suffering following the transformation of the newly renamed Richmond Landfill post-1988.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From Fractured Limestone From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter details Steve Medd’s role in this story and environmental issues caused by the landfill. The issue of "fractured limestone" is explored.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From From the Lab to the Trenches From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	The author talks about how he came to join the fight between a small but determined group of rural folks and the biggest garbage company in the world, which happened when he agreed to work as a …	Poh-Gek Forkert	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From Goodbye Local Garbageman, Hello Mega-dump From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter looks at the messy aftermath of Fred Sutcliffe’s decision to submit an application to the provincial Ministry of the Envrionment to expand his dumpsite.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From Grass Roots From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter follows developments in the fight around the turn of the century. It touches on political fights and journalism.	Poh-Gek Forkert	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From Judgment Days: The Environmental Review Tribunal From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter focuses on the environmental review tribunal and its actions, testing after the dump’s closure,legal fights, the author’s research activities and findings, the final …	Poh-Gek Forkert	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From King Richard From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter explores developments in the battle against this expansion, and outlines some advice for community activists.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From Learning the Ropes and Raising a Stink From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter talks about the activism of farmer Allan Gardiner and the election of a new mayor in Greater Napanee—David Remington. Finally, it looks at effects of the expansion on the …	Poh-Gek Forkert	8	2017	$0.80 Add
From Lessons Learned From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	The author discusses lessons learned throughout this fight and reflects on the larger context of environmental fights in Canada and beyond.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From Mission Accomplished From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter details the end of the long and hard legal battle.	Poh-Gek Forkert	6	2017	$0.60 Add