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An Economy of Well-Being

Common-sense tools for building genuine wealth and happiness

 In the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it’s difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about … 242 View

Damming the Peace

The hidden costs of the Site C Dam

 Since the 1970s, the Site C Dam in northeastern British Columbia’s Peace River Valley has been touted by BC Hydro and successive governments as necessary to meet the province’s … 272 View
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Making Shift Happen

Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change

 The changemaker’s guide to catalyzing environmental behaviour change for a healthy future. To tackle our urgent environmental problems and achieve positive, durable change, we must design … ; ; ; 546 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

The Memory We Could Be

Overcoming Fear to Create Our Ecological Future

 Heal the great separation between humans and nature, and help create a future worth remembering. The Memory We Could Be moves beyond the sterile, technical language around climate change and … 338 View

Thirty Years of Failure

Understanding Canadian Climate Policy

 Thirty years ago, Canada was a climate leader, designing policy to curb rising emissions and demanding the same of other countries. But in the intervening decades, Canada has become more of a … 192 View

Thriving Beyond Sustainability

Pathways to a Resilient Society

 Every 15 seconds on our Earth Island, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume 85 million barrels of oil and pump 23 million … 241 View
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Foreward

From: The Memory We Could Be

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 Looking ahead, one thing is clear: the path we are on is coming to an end. Projections of the coming decades — whether they focus on food supplies, conflicts or weather patterns — … 2 $0.20 Add
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A New Economic Paradigm Based on Well-Being

From: An Economy of Well-Being

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 This book is meant to engender hope that a dark age ahead can be avoided and the current system of economic malaise transcended with a more compelling economic future based on the goal of … 8 $0.80 Add
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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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Introduction

From: Making Shift Happen

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Lessons from Our Ancestors

From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability

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 Topics include: Cultural Indicators – Tibetan Nomads – Balinese Water Temples – Inuit Traditional Knowledge – The Kogi: Guardians of the Planet – The Value of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Framing the Shot

From: Damming the Peace

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 B.C. filmmaker and photographer Alex Harris shares how she came to document the controversial Site C Dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley. Wroking with a handful of … 9 $0.90 Add
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Foundations

From: Making Shift Happen

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 This chapter looks at the Foundations for shaping our behaviour towards facing environmental challenges. This chapter explores issues such as the ethics, scarcity, and equity of designing and … ; ; ; 29 $2.90 Add