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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Seeking Strategic Pathways to Energy Sufficiency From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	Our energy diet has put us between a rock and a hot place. On one hand, we are hooked on oil and demand is increasing. On the other hand, if we do not radically reduce our fossil-fuel use, we …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	19	2012	$1.90 Add
From Series Editors From: Development in Latin America View Fernwood Publishing		Maristella Svampa	1	2019	$0.10 Add
From Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall? From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, the author seeks to answer the question: are there limits to how much increases in urban density — especially via vertical growth — will contribute to rather than …	Ann Edminster	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From Social Upheaval From: Tar Sands Showdown View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 6 discusses the many ways in which the development of the tar sands has become a caldron that is brewing with social conflicts and tensions: (a) social conflicts: ranging from the …	Tony Clarke	39	2008	$3.90 Add
From Socioenvironmental Conflicts and Valuation Languages From: Development in Latin America View Fernwood Publishing		Maristella Svampa	22	2019	$2.20 Add
Standing on High Ground Civil Disobedience on Burnaby Mountain Between The Lines	What am I doing to address the climate crisis? How far will I go to defend the earth? What price am I willing to pay for climate justice? Since 2014, hundreds of people have been arrested while …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	332	2024	View
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
From Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops.	Chris Magwood; Massey Burke	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Suppression of Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada’s “Consent-by-Default” Industry Part One: Dispossession at Home From: Capitalism and Dispossession View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 3, author Aedan Alderson reflects on the role of dispossession in Canada’s land use planning industry by drawing on case studies that highlight the techniques, processes, and …	Aedan Alderson	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From Sustainability or Collapse? From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Sustainability or Collapse? argues that there are at least three critical technological challenges that must be met in order to produce long-term sustainability: avoiding serious environmental …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	34	2011	$3.40 Add
From NEW! Taking Stock of Where We Are At and What Stands in Our Way From: More Powerful Together View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: What’s Working and What’s Not Working in Our Movements – The Barriers to Decolonizing and Decarbonizing Canada – Note	Jen Gobby	39	2020	$3.90 Add
From Tar Sands, Extreme Energy, and the Future of the Climate Movement Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 28 Brian Tokar explores lessons from the past and how this can be used in fighting the tar sands, discussing topics including the “No Nukes” movement in North America, …	Brian Tokar	11	2014	$1.10 Add
Tar Sands Showdown Canada and the New Politics of Oil in an Age of Climate Change	Canada’s oil patch is booming. The Alberta tar sands have become the next big oil source for the United States, replacing Saudi Arabia. Within the next 15 years, Canada will be pumping four …		312		View
From Techniques From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	As you begin to work with natural fibers you will realize how much of the knowledge is transferable from one fiber to another. As you pick up a new plant, first try what you already know. …	Sharon Kallis	51	2014	$5.10 Add
From Technology and Localization: Trends at Play From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores some of the technological trends that are accelerating green building.	Bruce King	9	2017	$0.90 Add
From Tell Me A Better Story Regenerative Economics From: A Finer Future View Collection: Rethinking our Economy: Looking Beyond Capitalism New Society Publishers	This chapter outlines the systemic changes to our economy that are necessary for a sustainable future.	Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis	29	2018	$2.90 Add