Global Warming

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Sustainability in the Arctic Borderlands From: North America's Arctic Borders Preview University of Ottawa Press	This chapter focuses on environmental change, which has quickly become the most important project of border security in the North. Water governance is a key. The focus remains on how cross-border …	Heather Nicol; Justin Barnes	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From NEW! Taking Stock of Where We Are At and What Stands in Our Way From: More Powerful Together Preview Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: What’s Working and What’s Not Working in Our Movements – The Barriers to Decolonizing and Decarbonizing Canada – Note	Jen Gobby	39	2020	$3.90 Add
From The Big Shift From: Getting to Zero Preview James Lorimer and Company	Discusses the urgent need to shift from carbon intensive activities in three sectors: energy (bitumen to be declared a "sunset" industry), transportation (to shift from private internal …	Tony Clarke	37	2018	$3.70 Add
From The Living Wind From: Lost Feast Preview ECW Press	In this chapter Newman provides an overview on the rise and fall of the passenger pigeon in North America. Through this Newman examines how during the shift from agricultural to industrial …	Lenore Newman	21	2019	$2.10 Add
From Water Use in Commercial and Institutional Buildings From: Dry Run Preview New Society Publishers	Before turning to different ways to reduce urban water demand, in this chapter we’ll get better acquainted with patterns of water use in the commercial, industrial and institutional (CII) …	Jerry Yudelson	26	2010	$2.60 Add
From NEW! A New Way to Think About Solutions PART 2 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition Preview 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 Carbon Pricing Economists vs. the Public Interest From: The Big Stall Preview James Lorimer and Company	Reviews competing economic theories about tackling pollution. Explains Edmund Pigou’s work on "externalities" and neo-liberal ideas. An analysis of the two major policy proposals …	Donald Gutstein	21	2018	$2.10 Add
From Catalysts for Change From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability Preview New Society Publishers	Topics include: Greening Campuses – The Food Revolution – The Green Economy – Mainstreaming Green – Open Source – Initiatives, Confluence, Scope and Approach – …	Andrés R. Edwards	26	2010	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Chapter 6 Kinship and Creativity From: Renewal Preview New Society Publishers	This chapter explores how a focus on nature can inspire and guide creative persuits.	Andres R. Edwards	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter Five Market Interventions – Accelerating Clean Technologies From: The Case for Climate Capitalism Preview ECW Press	This chapter explores a variety of policies that can be implemented to stimulate investment in green technologies and accelerate the implementation of these technologies. Policies discussed …	Tom Rand	43	2020	$4.30 Add
From Conclusion Live as a Climate Warrior From: Facing the Climate Emergency Preview New Society Publishers	The book concludes with a call to action for anyone reading it and a list of resources for further reading.	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	7	2020	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Conclusion From: Human Permaculture Preview New Society Publishers	Becoming Artisans of Change – Next Steps in Human Permaculture	Bernard Alonso; Cecile Guiochon	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From End Overshoot! Communication Is Key From: Ecological Footprint Preview New Society Publishers	Without careful communication, we cannot win the hearts and minds of our audiences. What can we learn from past mistakes?	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Engastration From: Lost Feast Preview ECW Press	In this chapter Newman explores the long history of chickens.	Lenore Newman	22	2019	$2.20 Add
From Grains From: Resilient Agriculture Preview New Society Publishers	This chapter features case studies of grain growers and describes the ways in which they adapt to climate change and promote sustainable growing practices. These include placing a greater …	Laura Lengnick	36	2015	$3.60 Add
From NEW! Overcoming the Barriers and Building More Powerful Movements From: More Powerful Together Preview Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: Confronting and Overcoming the External Barriers – Confronting and Overcoming the Internal Barriers – Relational Theories of Change and …	Jen Gobby	39	2020	$3.90 Add