Natural Resources
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 A Finer FutureCreating an Economy in Service to Life |
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 |
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From A Finer Future is PossibleFrom: A Finer Future |
Conclusion | Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
 A Line in the Tar SandsStruggles for Environmental Justice |
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 |
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From  A Short History of WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In this chapter you’ll learn a little of the fascinating history of water and civilization and how politics, economics and water have been part of the history of the US, especially of the … | Jerry Yudelson | 11 | 2010 | $1.10 Add |
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From  A Triple CrisisFrom: Tar Sands Showdown |
This chapter discusses the convergence of three global and potentially deadly crises with implications for the development of the tar sands: (a) peak oil: the end of cheap, abundant supplies of … | Tony Clarke | 38 | 2008 | $3.80 Add |
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From A Values ShiftFrom: A Finer Future |
This chapter explores how the world we live in is shaped by our principles and values and how shifting those values will allow our society to grow and evolve. | Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Actio Plan: Places to Intervene in a Systen |
In the concluding chapter, King presents a variety of ways that people and organizations can influence the global construction market. | Bruce King | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Additional Content- The Commons, Short and Sweet - The Logic of the Commons and the Market From: Think Like a Commoner |
A quick synopsis of what the commons is and what is means. Plus the logic of Commons and the Market – A comparison of their core beliefs. | David Bollier | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
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From  AfricaProtecting One's Resources From: Ecological Footprint |
How can Ecological Footprint accounting help frame risks and opportunities in countries with low income, and sometimes also low biocapacity? | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 28 | 2019 | $2.80 Add |
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From  Afterword |
Afterword | Maude Barlow | 2 | 2019 | $0.20 Add |
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From  NEW! AfterwordFrom: Still Hopeful |
In the Afterword Barlow reflects on the process of making this book. The chapter discusses topics including reflections on the exploitation of natural resources for profit, violence and … | Maude Barlow | 3 | 2022 | $0.30 Add |
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From  An Unnatural HistoryEarthquakes, Dams and Fracking From: Damming the Peace |
Investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk describes the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on the downstream Athabasca Delta. | Andrew Nikiforuk | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Ancient Trees and Ancestral Warnings |
This chapter describes the connection between deforestation and the loss of Indigenous land rights. Using the resilience and interconnectivity of trees as a metaphor, Lake outlines how various … | Osprey Orielle Lake | 22 | 2024 | $2.20 Add |
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From AppendicesFrom: Dry Run |
Glossary of Terms, Resources, List of Interviews | Jerry Yudelson | 10 | 2010 | $1.00 Add |
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From Appendix |
Appendix | Maude Barlow | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Appendix AA Chief Seattle's Message From: Coming Back to Life |
Chief Sealth, or Seattle as he is now known, delivered a speech in his native Duwamish to his tribal assembly in the Pacific Northwest in 1854. Notes on the speech were jotted down by one Dr. … | Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown | 3 | 2014 | $0.30 Add |
