Global Warming

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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
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
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A New Way to Think About Solutions
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A New Way to Think About Solutions

PART 2

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter discusses climate change as a major threat to our food system and various possible solutions for tackling this threat. It expands on the concept of resilience and also touches on the … 17 $1.70 Add
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A New World Upon Us
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A New World Upon Us

PART 1: Essential Groundwork

From: Worlds at Stake

Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the book and discusses what the world will look like as it continues to be affected by climate change. 8 $0.80 Add
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A Plague of Humans

A Plague of Humans

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

In this chapter Earle turns to the role of humanity in changing our planet’s climate. Important forces include agriculture, fossil fuel consumption, and total population. 14 $1.40 Add
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A Slowly Warming Sun

A Slowly Warming Sun

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter considers the role of the sun in climate change. While the sun seems constant to human perception, in reality it has been slowly getting hotter for billions of years. When compared … 15 $1.50 Add
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A Theory of the Deep State

A Theory of the Deep State

From: Oi's Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft introuces the concepts of institutional capture and deep state and links them together to outline a theory of the deep state, as background for a … 13 $1.30 Add
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A Thriveable Future

A Thriveable Future

From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability

Topics include: The SPIRALS Framework – Scalable – Place-making – Intergenerational – Resilient – Accessible – Life-affirming – Self-care – Moving … 17 $1.70 Add
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Adaptive Capacity

Adaptive Capacity

From: Resilient Agriculture

This chapter explores the concept of adaptive capacity: the ability of a farm to manage human, social, natural, physical, and financial resources to adapt to changes in its environment. 32 $3.20 Add
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Adding Resilience to the Menu
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Adding Resilience to the Menu

PART 3

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

The author talks about the new greater awareness if climate change, popular solutions (which she critiques), and food system resilience. This chapter touches on the regional roots of resilience … 16 $1.60 Add
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Africa: Protecting One's Resources

Africa: Protecting One’s Resources

From: Ecological Footprint

How can Ecological Footprint accounting help frame risks and opportunities in countries with low income, and sometimes also low biocapacity? ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Another End of the World is Possible
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Another End of the World is Possible

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

In this chapter, Boyd explains why he tackles the climate crisis with " tragic optimism and a pair of not-at-all-rosy “can-do pessimism” goggles." 9 $0.90 Add
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Appendix

Appendix

Where to Start? Practical Tips for Getting Involved Right Now

From: Ecology for the 99%

This appendix outlines a few simple principles to help get you started in activism. ; ; ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Area as Currency: How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need?

Area as Currency: How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need?

From: Ecological Footprint

A deeper introduction to the Footprint, explaining the underlying physical principles and idea of accounting. ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Transformation

Transformation

From: Changing Tides

In the Conclusion Frid argues that we are on a knife edge and the time to act is now. Frid stresses how our actions in the next few decades of the 21st Century, will impact our world for the next … 10 $1.00 Add
Between Doom and Denial

Between Doom and Denial

Climate change is the environmental, political, and societal challenge of our time. Yet some of us throw up our hands and say Canada is a cold country that only produces 2% of global missions and … 125 View