Climate Change

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The Great Burning

From: The Memory We Could Be

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Humans have caused enough upheaval to heat the entire world — its seas and its skies — by over an entire degree Celsius. Just that one degree of temperature has been enough to trigger … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Pear King

From: Lost Feast

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In this chapter Newman reflects on the history of her favorite fruit, the pear. She explores the act of domestication, the shift from small scale local production and the evolution to the … 25 $2.50 Add
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The Qualities and Behaviours of Resilient Systems

PART 2

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

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This chapter explores the qualities and behaviours of resilient systems, which come in different shapes, kinds, and sizes. The author explores qualities that cultivate resilience such as … 24 $2.40 Add
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What We Don’t Know About Fracking

From: Back to the Well

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In this chapter, de Villiers explores the risks and unknowns surrounding the process of hydraulic fracturing or fracking. He explores whether the economic potential is real and whether it is … 19 $1.90 Add
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Where to From Here? Trudeau’s Climate Policy & Beyond

From: Thirty Years of Failure

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Winners and Losers

Strategies for Countries to Consider

From: Ecological Footprint

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If we take resource security seriously, how does it shift development strategies? How will our ability to succeed shift in a world of climate change and resource constraints? ; 17 $1.70 Add
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7. The Energy Turnaround

“Electrifying Everything”

From: Earth for All

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Chapter 7 focuses on energy consumption and a clean energy future, discussing clean power technologies, fairness of pushing expensive clean energy, fossil fuel industry’s power, the … ; ; ; ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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A Plague of Humans

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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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. 14 $1.40 Add
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Another End of the World is Possible

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

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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." 9 $0.90 Add
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Appendix Carbon Tax Vs. Cap-And-Trade

From: Thirty Years of Failure

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Bulk Water Transfers

From: Back to the Well

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In this chapter, de Villiers investigates the impact of a series of hydrological mega-projects occurring around the world, and the potential risks and benefits associates with re-engineering … 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 8

An Ecocentric Ethic

From: Renewal

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This chapter discusses how we can create a new ethical framework centered around the preservation of all life. 16 $1.60 Add
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Ditching our Climate-Wrecking Stories

From: Changing Tides

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We are well-poised to ditch “what has been our most venerated and engrained story since the mid-1700s. The one in which we tell ourselves that burning more fossil fuels is synonymous with … 8 $0.80 Add
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Ecosocialism

PART 3: The System-Changing Frameworks

From: Worlds at Stake

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Chapter 9 examines the argument for ecosocialism, its framework, and offers several critiques of existing capitalism, and encourages the reader to raid a critical eye towards the present system … 16 $1.60 Add