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Gulf Coast Resistance and the Southern Leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Gulf Coast Resistance and the Southern Leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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 In Chapter 17 the authors examine the scope and breadth of resistance across the Gulf Region of the United States, including the Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Tar Sands Blockade, … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Honoring Our Pain for the World

Honoring Our Pain for the World

From: Coming Back to Life

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 Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh was asked, “What do we most need to do to save our world?” His questioners probably expected him to identify the best strategies to pursue, but Thich Nhat … ; 30 $3.00 Add
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Hot and Dry
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Hot and Dry

From: Jasper on Fire

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 In this chapter, Scace discusses how the 2023 wildfire season in Canada burned over 22 million hectares, shattering records and evacuating 200 communities. 6 $0.60 Add
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How We Get From Here to There
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How We Get From Here to There

From: More Powerful Together

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 This chapter contains the following readings: The Movements’ Theories of Change – The Context – How We Understand and What We Value – How We Take Action – How We … 49 $4.90 Add
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Imagine

Imagine

From: A Finer Future

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 This chapter outlines the HANDY study, which identifies the factors that precipitate societal collapse, and asks whether we are headed for such a collapse. This chapter also imagines a … ; ; ; 22 $2.20 Add
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In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements

In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements

From: Techno-Fix

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 In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements analyzes a wide range of historical data to demonstrate that most efficiency improvements have not been able to halt or reverse the growth in … ; 31 $3.10 Add
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In the Beginning

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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Index

Index

From: Development in Latin America

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Industry Captures the Oil Sands

Industry Captures the Oil Sands

From: Oi's Deep State

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 Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the Oil Industry’s capture of the oil sands in Alberta as a way to boost the economic interests of the province. 15 $1.50 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Common Threads

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 By recognizing that human culture is a part of the ecosystem — not separate — and by creatively reimagining what symbiotic relationships of local production and consumption might look … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

A Meeting of Hearts, Minds and Microbiomes

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

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 For centuries, humans have seen nature as something we must dominate, conquer, and tame, progressively eroding the natural resilience of ecosystems, with the loss of many species more vulnerable … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

Peak Everything

From: Peak Everything

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 This book is not an introduction to the subject of Peak Oil. Instead it addresses the social and historical context in which Peak Oil is occurring, and explores how we can reorganize our thinking … 29 $2.90 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Getting to Zero

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 Identifies how the 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray should cause Canada to confront climate change. Discusses how oil sand production has increased and why this needs to change for Canada to … 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Damming the Peace

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 In the Introduction, author Wendy Holm describes the Site C dam project in B.C. and summarizes the impacts and effects of the project which are analyzed and critiqued in other chapters of the … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction - Footprint: Why?

Introduction – Footprint: Why?

From: Ecological Footprint

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 This chapter introduces the concept of an ecological footprint. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction

Welcome to the Anthropocene

From: A Finer Future

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 The introduction provides an overview of the structure of the book, providing an overview of the situation humanity finds itself in, outlining solutions to the crises we face, and suggesting ways … ; ; ; 4 $0.40 Add