Natural Resources

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Finer Future Creating an Economy in Service to Life New Society Publishers	Humanity is in a race with catastrophe. Is the future one of global warming, 65 million migrants fleeing failed states, soaring inequality, and grid-locked politics? Or one of empowered …	Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis	450	2018	View
A Line in the Tar Sands Struggles for Environmental Justice Between The Lines	Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; …	Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis	390	2014	View
Changing Tides An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene New Society Publishers	Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and …	Alejandro Frid	220	2019	View
Charging Ahead Hydro-Québec and the Future of Electricity Baraka Books	Hydro-Québec manages one of the largest power grids on the continent. It is among the most profitable, the least expensive and the greenest. With a stunning renewable energy rate of 99.8 …	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	320	2019	View
NEW! Cobalt Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower House of Anansi Press	The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this “demon metal” has a horrific present and a troubled history. The modern …	Charlie Angus	336	2022	View
Coming Back to Life The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects New Society Publishers	Authors Joanna Macy and Molly Brown address the anguish experienced by those who would confront the harsh realities of our time. In this fully updated edition of Coming Back to Life, they show …	Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown	379	2014	View
Common Threads Weaving Community through Collaborative Eco-Art New Society Publishers	Common Threads is a unique guide to engaging community members in communal handwork for the greater good. Author Sharon Kallis provides a wealth of ideas for: * Working with unwanted natural …	Sharon Kallis	283	2014	View
Damming the Peace The hidden costs of the Site C Dam James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Wendy Holm	272	2018	View
Development in Latin America Toward a New Future Fernwood Publishing	In Development in Latin America, Maristella Svampa explores the contemporary development and resistance dynamics of capitalist development — the workings (on people and societies) of the …	Maristella Svampa	122	2019	View
Dry Run Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis New Society Publishers	In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for …	Jerry Yudelson	312	2010	View
Ecological Footprint Managing Our Biocapacity Budget New Society Publishers	Our economy is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a …	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	290	2019	View
Fostering Sustainable Behavior An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (Third Edition) New Society Publishers	We are consuming resources and polluting our environment at a rate that is outstripping our planet’s ability to support us. To create a sustainable future, we must not only change our own …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	184	2011	View
From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You A Primer on Radiation and Health Between The Lines	The bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, brought radiation to international attention but the exact nature of what had been unleashed was still unclear to most. The 1986 meltdown at the …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	216	2014	View
Getting to Zero Canada Confronts Global Warming James Lorimer and Company	In this book, long-time social and environmental activist Tony Clarke provides hard-to-find information and analysis about what Canada is and is not doing as of 2018 to get to zero emissions. He …	Tony Clarke	248	2018	View
NEW! Mining Country A History of Canada's Mines and Miners James Lorimer and Company	Mining has had a significant presence in every part of Canada — from the east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of those who built Canada’s mining industry. …	Arn Keeling; John Sandlos	226	2021	View
NEW! More Powerful Together Conversations with Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders Fernwood Publishing	How can social movements help bring about large-scale systems change? This is the question Jen Gobby sets out to answer in More Powerful Together. As an activist, Gobby has been actively involved …	Jen Gobby	250	2020	View