Ecology

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Facing the Climate Emergency

How to Transform Yourself With Climate Truth

As the climate crisis accelerates toward the collapse of civilization and the natural world, people everywhere are feeling deep pain about ecological destruction and their role in it. Yet we are … ; 162 View

Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government … 387 View
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Introduction

From: Overrun

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In the introduction, the author describes how he first learned about the threat of Asian carp to North American ecosystems. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the introduction of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Prologue

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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This section contains the prologue and a brief introduction. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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In the Beginning

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author explores the history of the Asian carp in North America beginning with its introduction in the mid 20th century. The chapter explores aquaculture in the Mississippi … 33 $3.30 Add
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Step One

Face Climate Truth

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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This chapter asks the reader to engage with the truth about climate change: That scientific consensus agrees that a climate emergency and ecological crisis presents an imminent existential threat … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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"Ecology’s Helper"

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s … 33 $3.30 Add
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Welcome Fear, Grief, and Other Painful Feelings

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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This chapter suggests that readers must be willing to accept and cope with the feelings of fear and grief that accompany the thought of climate change. By not allowing these negative feelings to … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Step Three

Reimagine Your Life Story

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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This chapter asks us to reassess the purpose of our lives in the context of facing the climate emergency. We must recast ourselves as the heroes of this story and start to act accordingly. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Tragedy of the White Amur

From: Overrun

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This chapter discusses efforts by the United States government to regulate the transport and breeding of non-native species. 26 $2.60 Add
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Research Backwater

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author visits the Louisiana Bayous and meets with researchers studying Asian carp. Topics include the challenges researchers face in collecting usable data to understand the … 31 $3.10 Add
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Understand and Enter Emergency Mode

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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This chapter asks the reader to reassess how they establish priorities in order to enter a state of focus and determination to tackle the climate emergency. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Scientific Salvation

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author travels to Minnesota to interview researchers at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC). Topics discussed include different non-physical … 30 $3.00 Add
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Join the Climate Emergency Movement

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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This chapter gives a series of ideas and outlines for individuals who want to combat the climate emergency. This includes organizations to join and resources to make use of. ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Conclusion

Live as a Climate Warrior

From: Facing the Climate Emergency

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The book concludes with a call to action for anyone reading it and a list of resources for further reading. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Trouble with Fishing

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author travels to Illinois to meet with commercial fishermen who fish the rivers and lakes of the Midwest. Topics discussed include the methods that fishers use to attempt to … 28 $2.80 Add