Environmental

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Energy and Climate Change

Energy and Climate Change

From: The Indo-Pacific

In this chapter, Hall Findlay examines Canada’s energy sector and its untapped opportunities in the Indo Pacific region. 10 $1.00 Add
Escape from Overshoot

Escape from Overshoot

Economics for a Planet in Peril

Earth is in overshoot. The cumulative impact of 8 billion humans combined with the relentless pursuit of economic growth has stressed the planet beyond carrying capacity. This richly illustrated … 322 View
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ESG Metrics and Sustainability Outcomes—A Case of Incremental Reporting to Transformational Adaptation
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ESG Metrics and Sustainability Outcomes—A Case of Incremental Reporting to Transformational Adaptation

From: The New Sustainability Edge: Redefining Business from Startups to Industry Leaders

In this chapter, Patabendige and Senarath explore how the Environmental, Social, and Governance framework has evolved from post-war responsible investing to a strategic imperative for businesses. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Existential Crisis Scenario Planning
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Existential Crisis Scenario Planning

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

In this chapter, Boyd discusses the collapse of civilization and the threat of human extinction. Boyd examines these possibilities and argues that the current situation demands realistic … 62 $6.20 Add
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Finding Your People and Your Practice in the Ecosystem of the Climate Justice Movement
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Finding Your People and Your Practice in the Ecosystem of the Climate Justice Movement

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In Chapter 7 Kaufman explores the many ways that the movement for a just transition can be organized, illustrating to the reader how there are many ways to fight for climate action that best … 14 $1.40 Add
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Foreward, Prefaces and Introduction

Foreward, Prefaces and Introduction

From: Clean Money Revolution

The world of money, finance, and investment is ripe for major reform and reinvention. We’re seeing more and more clean food, clean energy, and clean buildings. Now clean money is also on … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Foreword
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Foreword

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

Forward from acclaimed author and environmentalist Bill McKibben. 2 $0.20 Add
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Graywater

Graywater

From: Dry Run

Unlike rainwater, which is highly variable both year to year and seasonally, graywater tends to be reliably present in most commercial environments, so why use potable water for flushing toilets, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Green Growth--A Dangerous Distraction?

Green Growth–A Dangerous Distraction?

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author examines the concept of "sustainable growth" and whether it is a viable solution to overshoot. 28 $2.80 Add
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Green schemes, fossil dreams
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Green schemes, fossil dreams

The Trudeau government’s inconclusive climate legacy

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter examines the Trudeau government’s response to the climate crisis, including the international and domestic agreements to reduce emissions, the national carbon pricing system, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Green Water

Green Water

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, you’ll learn about opportunities for conserving the use of potable water in landscape, ways to integrate stormwater management with landscaping and systems for reusing … 12 $1.20 Add
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How to Think About the Future

How to Think About the Future

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author explores ways of thinking about the future, and how they have changed over time. 10 $1.00 Add
I Want a Better Catastrophe
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I Want a Better Catastrophe

Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor

An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown … 422 View
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Damming the Peace

In the Introduction, author Wendy Holm describes the Site C dam project in B.C. and summarizes the impacts and effects of the project which are analyzed and critiqued in other chapters of the … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

Introduction 16 $1.60 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In the Introduction, author Cynthia Kaufman explains the premise of the book as a helpful guide to anyone wanting to understand the landscape of climate action, specifically those seeking … 10 $1.00 Add