Natural Resources

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Zen Water

From: Dry Run

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In the green building movement, there is a “hyper-green” approach called restorative or regenerative building, which generates more water and energy than it uses and puts this excess … 9 $0.90 Add
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Footprint

A Conversation

From: Ecological Footprint

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What does this all mean, and how does this relate to your life? The authors reveal how this is shaping their thinking. ; 38 $3.80 Add
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Going Forth

From: Coming Back to Life

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The culmination of the workshop serves as a bridge between the experiences of our work together (described in the last four chapters) and the daily lives we are about to resume. We have come to … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Meet Basic Needs for All

From: A Finer Future

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This chapter looks at the variety of policies that must be implemented to ensure equal access to resources for everyone in the future. ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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New Water

From: Dry Run

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In this chapter, we’ll learn more about two sources of "new water" from technologies not typically in widespread use today throughout the US, desalination of seawater and expanded … 13 $1.30 Add
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Postscript

From: Overrun

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Seeking Social Licence for the Site C Dam

A Planner’s Perspective from the Peace River Waterfront

From: Damming the Peace

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A Peace River Valley planner on the concept of social license, why it’s important for major projects, and how, in the case of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River … 12 $1.20 Add
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The End of One Era, The Beginning of Another

Talking Ourselves to Extinction

From: Peak Everything

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Language is a powerful meta-tool that dramatically amplifies cooperative human efforts to control the environment. Language also opens the possibility for religion and science — which … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Tar Sands Healing Walk

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 12 Jesse Cardinal discusses and explores healing, through topics such as Tar Sands Healing Walk. 7 $0.70 Add
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Welcome to the Clean Growth Century

From: The Big Stall

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Analyzes Justin Trudeau’s environmental policies and his alliance with Rachel Notley. Liberal Party policies speak about capitalizing on the opportunities of a low carbon economy, but fail … 20 $2.00 Add
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Confront the Myth of Growth

From: A Finer Future

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This chapter debunks the myth that indefinite growth is necessary for our economy to sustain itself. ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Is Site C Really Past “The Point of No Return”?

From: Damming the Peace

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What was meant by former B.C. premier Christy Clark’s promise to bring the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley to the “point of no return,” … 14 $1.40 Add
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Learning Into the Future

Power and Love with Adam Kahane

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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Adam Kahane’s work has shown him it is increasingly vital for people to work together, not just with friends and colleagues, but also with strangers and opponents, even enemies, in order to … 12 $1.20 Add
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Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental Justice

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 13 Toban Black critically examines the conference titled “Bitumen—Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity” in May of 2013, discussing potential tar sands … 12 $1.20 Add
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Responding to Water Crises: A Tale of Four Cities

From: Dry Run

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In chapter 3, we looked at contemporary water crises in Australia, Atlanta and San Diego. We’ll learn what their successes can teach us about how to create effective water conservation … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Work That Reconnects with Children and Teens

From: Coming Back to Life

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Many adults, especially parents and teachers, face an agonizing dilemma: how to talk with our children about the Great Unraveling, knowing they will suffer its effects in their lifetimes. We want … ; 29 $2.90 Add