Global Warming
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From NEW! Prologue |
In the prologue, Andrew Boyd describes his experience at the 2015 climate march in New York and the 2021 climate conference in Glasgow. Boyd discusses the concept of hope in connection to the … | Andrew Boyd | 11 | 2023 | $1.10 Add |
From Section A: ChangemakingFrom: Changemakers |
The first section explores the idea of transformative change — what it is, what difference it makes, and how it is connected to learning. It tells the story of Anna, which gives us plenty … | Fay Weller; Mary Wilson | 37 | 2018 | $3.70 Add |
From SilphiumFrom: Lost Feast |
This chapter follows Newman’s time in Iceland tasting Icelandic butter and her reflections on culinary extinction and how the Iceland’s unique dairy products could soon become lost. | Lenore Newman | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
From Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing ClimateFrom: Resilient Agriculture |
This chapter provides a brief history of agricultural practices and outlines the different crops and livestock that are cultivated in different environments. The chapter goes on to discuss how … | Laura Lengnick | 40 | 2015 | $4.00 Add |
From NEW! Thinking Together About Changing EverythingFrom: More Powerful Together |
This chapter contains the following readings: Global Climate and Inequality Crises – This Research Project – Working Towards Decolonial Research Practice – This Book | Jen Gobby | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
From NEW! Waking Up to Climate ChangePART 1 |
The author talks about climate change, her own experiences and activities in the world of climate action and lessons she’s learned, resilience thinking, and hope. She also introduces the … | Laura Lengnick | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
From What Controls the Earth’s Climate? |
This chapter presents an overview of the forces that determine the Earth’s climate, the feedback loops that amplify them, and how slow geological processes can have huge implications. | Steven Earle | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
From A Slowly Warming Sun |
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 Area as CurrencyHow Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need? From: Ecological Footprint |
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 Takes ControlFrom: The Big Stall |
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 |
From Burning PlanetFrom: Getting to Zero |
Explores the big picture of ongoing global warming, and the lack of impact to date of the Paris Accord. Summarizes the threat to soil, water, and air. | Tony Clarke | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
From NEW! Chapter 1Aligning With Nature From: Renewal |
The first chapter discusses the concept of being aligned with nature, and how making an effort to be outwardly aligned with our environment can help us gain internal stability. | Andres R. Edwards | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! Climate Change is Changing the WeatherPART 1 |
This chapter presents current and projected changes in weather-related challenges across the U.S. It presents specific examples of unprecedented disruptions and shocks associated with climate … | Laura Lengnick | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
From Gods and MonstersFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman explores the history of major animal extinction through the work of Charles Darwin and other naturalists, through using the decline of the dodo bird throughout. | Lenore Newman | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
From Going "Glocal" |
Topics include: Transition Initiatives – Sustainability Street – Salmon Nation – Regional Climate Plans – National Initiatives: Sweden and New Zealand – … | Andrés R. Edwards | 22 | 2010 | $2.20 Add |
From NEW! IdeologyPART 1: Essential Groundwork From: Worlds at Stake |
Chapter 2 examines how ideology affects how we process and attempt to tackle the climate crisis. | Aaron Saad | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |