Climate Change

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1. Earth for All
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1. Earth for All

Five Extraordinary Turnarounds for Global Equity on a Healthy Planet

From: Earth for All

Chapter 1 begins the book by examining the present challenges of the 21st century, and how this turbulence presents a unique moment in time where humanity can work together to create a better … ; ; ; ; ; 26 $2.60 Add
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2. Exploring Two Scenarios
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2. Exploring Two Scenarios

Too Little Too Late or Giant Leap?

From: Earth for All

Chapter 2 explores possible scenarios of our uncertain future. The chapter explores the "Too Little Too Late" and the "Great Leap" models which are examined throughout the … ; ; ; ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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3. Saying Goodbye to Poverty
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3. Saying Goodbye to Poverty

From: Earth for All

Chapter 3 focuses on the methods and theories for how to eradicate poverty across the globe. Topics discussed include "extreme poverty", challenges to economic growth within low-income … ; ; ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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4. The Inequality Turnaround
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4. The Inequality Turnaround

“Sharing the Dividends”

From: Earth for All

Chapter 4 explores the challenges of the growing inequality across the globe. Topics discussing include economic inequality, privatization,  the creation of progressive taxation for … ; ; ; ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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5. The Empowerment Turnaround
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5. The Empowerment Turnaround

“Achieving Gender Equity”

From: Earth for All

Chapter 5 examines the challenges of achieving gender equity and empowerment. Topics discussed include financial independence and economic security, family size and affordability, access and … ; ; ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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6. The Food Turnaround
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6. The Food Turnaround

Making the Food System Healthy for People and Planet

From: Earth for All

Chapter 6 examines the challenges of food security and the future of agriculture, discussing topics including our current effects on the earth’s biosphere, the need for a new agricultural … ; ; ; ; ; 19 $1.90 Add
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7. The Energy Turnaround
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7. The Energy Turnaround

“Electrifying Everything”

From: Earth for All

Chapter 7 focuses on energy consumption and a clean energy future, discussing clean power technologies, fairness of pushing expensive clean energy, fossil fuel industry’s power, the … ; ; ; ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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8. From “Winner Take All” Capitalism to Earth4All Economies
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8. From “Winner Take All” Capitalism to Earth4All Economies

From: Earth for All

Chapter 8 examines what the transition to the Earth4All model would look like, discussing topics including the increase in government intervention (subsidies, incentives, and regulations) to … ; ; ; ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
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9. A Call to Action
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9. A Call to Action

From: Earth for All

Chapter 9 serves as a call to action reviewing the goals of the book and its themes. Topics include ending poverty, pushing for greater equality among people and nations, a healthy planet, … ; ; ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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A Brief History of Canadian Climate Policy

A Brief History of Canadian Climate Policy

From: Thirty Years of Failure

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A brief history of population control
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A brief history of population control

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

This chapter begins with the discussion that our insatiable “Western” appetites for consumption are more urgent problems than overpopulation. The chapter ends reporting that 2020 … 10 $1.00 Add
A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate

Everyone's Guide to the Science of Climate Change

A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth’s climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global … 210 View
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A Failure to Communicate

A Failure to Communicate

Facts are not Enough with George Lakoff

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Lakoff described frames as metaphors and conceptual frameworks that we use to interpret and understand the world. They give meaning to the words we hear more than the other way around, because … 7 $0.70 Add
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A Failure to Communicate

A Failure to Communicate

Matters of Concern with Bruno Latour

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Latour told me we should put aside matters of fact and focus instead upon matters of concern, a conclusion he arrived at after having studied everything from environmental crises to atmospheres … 12 $1.20 Add
A Good War

A Good War

Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency

Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth’s average temperature — assumed by many scientists to be a … 465 View