Global Warming

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency ECW Press	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 …	Seth Klein	465	2020	View
From NEW! A New Way to Think About Solutions PART 2 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	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 …	Laura Lengnick	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From NEW! A New World Upon Us PART 1: Essential Groundwork From: Worlds at Stake View Fernwood Publishing	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.	Aaron Saad	8	2022	$0.80 Add
From A Plague of Humans From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate View New Society Publishers	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.	Steven Earle	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From A Slowly Warming Sun From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate View New Society Publishers	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 …	Steven Earle	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From A theory of the deep state From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Kevin Taft	16	2017	$1.60 Add
From A Thriveable Future From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability View New Society Publishers	Topics include: The SPIRALS Framework – Scalable – Place-making – Intergenerational – Resilient – Accessible – Life-affirming – Self-care – Moving …	Andrés R. Edwards	17	2010	$1.70 Add
From Adaptive Capacity From: Resilient Agriculture View New Society Publishers	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.	Laura Lengnick	32	2015	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Adding Resilience to the Menu PART 3 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	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 …	Laura Lengnick	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From Africa Protecting One's Resources From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	How can Ecological Footprint accounting help frame risks and opportunities in countries with low income, and sometimes also low biocapacity?	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	28	2019	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Another End of the World is Possible From: I Want a Better Catastrophe View New Society Publishers	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."	Andrew Boyd	9	2023	$0.90 Add
From Appendix Where to Start? Practical Tips for Getting Involved Right Now From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This appendix outlines a few simple principles to help get you started in activism.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	6	2024	$0.60 Add
From Area as Currency How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need? From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	A deeper introduction to the Footprint, explaining the underlying physical principles and idea of accounting.	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Big Oil and Think Tanks Besiege Kyoto From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the business led campaign to discredit the Kyoto Accord in the 1990s and 2000s. Big business lobbied for a "made in Canada" solution while funding a massive anti-Kyoto …	Donald Gutstein	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From Big Oil Takes Control From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the rise of neo-liberalism think tanks in Canada and their impact on energy policy through the 1970s and 1980s. Trudeau’s Keynesian interventions such as the NEP and Petro Canada …	Donald Gutstein	18	2018	$1.80 Add