Environmental
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From  An Unnatural HistoryEarthquakes, Dams and Fracking From: Damming the Peace |
Investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk describes the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on the downstream Athabasca Delta. | Andrew Nikiforuk | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 8Implementation From: Saved by Science |
- | Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Finding Your People and Your Practice in the Ecosystem of the Climate Justice Movement |
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 … | Cynthia Kaufman | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  GraywaterFrom: 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, … | Jerry Yudelson | 11 | 2010 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Welcome to the Anthropocene |
In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is … | Tom Rand | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! AppendicesFrom: Saved by Science |
- | Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
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From Brown WaterFrom: Dry Run |
One of my favorite green building technologies is rainwater harvesting: the capture, treatment and use of rainwater for uses inside the building, such as toilet flushing and cooling-tower makeup … | Jerry Yudelson | 26 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! Self-Care |
In Chapter 8 Kaufman concludes the book by reflecting on the importance of maintaining your own mental health and happiness in the face of the climate crisis. The chapter discusses topics such as … | Cynthia Kaufman | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Step 3: Developing Strategies – IncentivesIncentives: Enhancing Motivation to Act |
Financial incentives can provide the motivation for individuals to perform an activity that they already engage in more effectively, such as recycling, or to begin an activity that they otherwise … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 12 | 2011 | $0.12 Add |
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From Green WaterFrom: 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 … | Jerry Yudelson | 12 | 2010 | $1.20 Add |
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From Water ExportThe Site C End-Game From: Damming the Peace |
Investigative journalist Joyce Nelson links the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley to continental water-sharing plans. Her analysis is that the Site C dam is being … | Joyce Nelson | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From Broken CountryThe Cumulative Impact of Site C From: Damming the Peace |
The cumulative impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on the First Nations’ way of life.Why the flooding of the remaining moose habitat by the Site C … | Briony Penn | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From Zen WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In the green building movement, there is a “hyper-green” approach called restorative or regenerative building, which generates more water and energy than it uses and puts this excess … | Jerry Yudelson | 9 | 2010 | $0.90 Add |
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From New WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In this chapter, we’ll learn more about two sources of "new water" from technologies not typically in widespread use today throughout the US, desalination of seawater and expanded … | Jerry Yudelson | 13 | 2010 | $1.30 Add |
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From Seeking Social Licence for the Site C DamA Planner’s Perspective from the Peace River Waterfront From: Damming the Peace |
A Peace River Valley planner on the concept of social license, why it’s important for major projects, and how, in the case of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River … | Reg Whiten | 12 | 2018 | $1.20 Add |
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From  The Corporation vs. NatureFrom: The Big Stall |
Discusses an alternative approach to dealing with climate change: abandon neo-liberal measures and shift to a zero growth economy with redistribution of existing wealth. Action requires … | Donald Gutstein | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
