Global Warming

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Chapter 3

Health and Well Being

From: Renewal

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This chapter explores the therapeutic effects of engaging with the natural world. 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 4: Everything Connects

From: The Story of Upfront Carbon

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Many talk about how we might change our housing, transportation, work or diet, but here we see that they are all tied together and interconnected; our food supply is dependent on our … 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter Two

Capitalism: Caveats and Critics

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

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This chapter explores the capitalist system. Rand discusses the pitfalls of unrestricted growth and the warnings of the Club of Rome. Rand concludes that capitalist systems can and must be … 27 $2.70 Add
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Cooling and Warming from Volcanic Eruptions

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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This chapter is about why we have volcanic eruptions, how they differ in style and in size and why that’s important, and how they affect the Earth’s climate both on a short time … 22 $2.20 Add
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Croplands, Forests, and Oceans

How Much Biocapacity Do We Have?

From: Ecological Footprint

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This is the other side of the coin: what nature is able to deliver. It explains why regeneration is the mother of all material constraints. ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Envisioning the Alternatives

From: More Powerful Together

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This chapter contains the following readings: Decarbonizing – Decentralizing and Democratizing – Decolonizing – Reconnecting with Land and Each Other – Possible Tensions … 19 $1.90 Add
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Existential Crisis Scenario Planning

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

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In this chapter, Boyd discusses the collapse of civilization and the threat of human extinction. Boyd examines these possibilities and argues that the current situation demands realistic … 62 $6.20 Add
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Extractive Economy

From: Getting to Zero

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Discusses Canadian economic history, focusing on the analysis that inteprets Canada as an extractive economy. Situates PMs Harper and Trudeau’s policies in this context. Examines the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Global warming

What industry knew and when they knew it

From: Oil’s Deep State

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Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft analyzes the history of the science around global warming paying particular attention to the organizations and people involved with studying the … 20 $2.00 Add
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Mass Movements: Our Only Hope

From: Future on Fire

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Chapter 3 examines how mass movements, the actions of millions of everyday people have played a role in changing our society for the better and can become the method to bring real change and … 22 $2.20 Add
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Neoliberalism and the World-Saving Market

PART 2: The System-Preserving Frameworks

From: Worlds at Stake

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Chapter 4 reflects on the current neoliberal system and its primarily market-oriented solutions to tackle climate change. 22 $2.20 Add
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Part 2

Design: A How-To Guide

From: Human Permaculture

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Definition of Design for Permaculture – The Nine Steps of Design – Three Examples of Design – Discovering My Personal Niche ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Ready to Rally

Marshalling Public Opinion, Then and Now

From: A Good War

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In Chapter 3, Klein examines the challenges the Canadian public face when trying to bring about climate action. Klein focuses on increasing widespread awareness through Public Education, … 40 $4.00 Add
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Regenerative Design

From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability

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Topics include: New Design Approaches and Objectives – Design Tools and Frameworks – Building Green Homes, Towns and Cities – BedZED – Greensburg – Växjö … 18 $1.80 Add
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Rio to Kyoto

The Road Not Taken

From: The Big Stall

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Analyzes the tactic of "greenwashing" and the use of terms like "sustainable development" allowing big business to adopt the language of environmentalism but none of the … 16 $1.60 Add
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Running on empty

Climate and environment

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

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The third chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? asserts that deeply recommitting to public transit is a requirement for slowing climate catastrophe. The author demonstrates how each of … 20 $2.00 Add