Climate Change

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The Beast in the Jaktorów Forest

From: Lost Feast

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In this chapter Newman explores the history of the cow, both as a animal and a food source. 19 $1.90 Add
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The suspension of disbelief

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

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This chapter examines the phenomena of news presented as two opposing sides and the role of unregulated social media and fake news. It suggests that conspriacy theories and denial of climate … 21 $2.10 Add
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Turning the Bull Loose

From: About Canada: The Environment

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Understanding Sensitivity

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

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This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be … 13 $1.30 Add
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Urban Water Crises

From: Dry Run

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Urban water crises are not just a thing of the future, they are happening all around us as long-term reductions in rainfall and runoff tie in with short-term multiyear droughts. In this chapter, … 21 $2.10 Add
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“Even a Ravaged Planet Is Worth Fighting For”

From: Future on Fire

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Chapter 4 reflects on what a world that suffers the consequences of large-scale climate change would look like and if it is still worth fighting for. Topics discussed include the 2030 deadline to … 14 $1.40 Add
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3. Saying Goodbye to Poverty

From: Earth for All

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Chapter 3 focuses on the methods and theories for how to eradicate poverty across the globe. Topics discussed include "extreme poverty", challenges to economic growth within low-income … ; ; ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Biodiversity: Getting it Under Your Skin

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

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Humans often need to see threats to the environment, and, by extension to their health and survival. Progressive losses over time can dilute urgency and awareness. So can progressive gains. One … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Burger 2.0

From: Lost Feast

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In this chapter Newman explores the possible future of alternative meat, through examining the history of veggie burgers, Beyond Meat products, and the next generation of agricultural innovation … 16 $1.60 Add
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Canada’s Changing Environment

From: About Canada: The Environment

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Chapter 4

Mentor and Provider

From: Renewal

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This chapter explores in which nature guides and teaches us, whether as a source of creative inspiration or as a wealth of systems to explore and understand 16 $1.60 Add
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Price and the Need for Speed

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

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In this chapter, Rand discusses carbon pricing as a way to limit emissions. He discusses the history of carbon pricing policies, and provides case studies of places where these policies have been … 33 $3.30 Add
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Climate Change

A choice for humanity

From: The United Nations in the 21st Century

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This chapter explores how the UN’s concern for environmental issues showcases how the organization has evolved to respond to the evolving needs of humanity 9 $0.90 Add
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Climate Justice?

Wake Up, Canada, and Smell the Coffee!

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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This chapter concerns Canadian efforts to slow climate change, or the lack thereof. Continued inaction means that Indigenous peoples will be first and most effected. The author suggests … 11 $1.10 Add
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Colonialism: The Acceleration

From: The Memory We Could Be

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Colonialism was, and remains, a wholesale destruction of memory. Lands, the sources of identity, stolen. Languages, ripped from mouths. The collective loss to humanity was incalculable, as … 36 $3.60 Add
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Earth’s Orbital Variations

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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This chapter examines the role of the Earth’s orbital variations in determining the world’s climate. The tilt of the Earth’s axis and our irregular elliptical orbit around the … 15 $1.50 Add