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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Appendix Reflections on Civil Disobedience in the Face of Environmental and Colonial Injustice by D.B. Tindall From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	In this appendix D.B Tindall discusses past collective action and social movements that have resisted the TMX pipeline, as well as the reasons why people engage in resistance efforts despit the …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From Appendix A: A Chief Seattle’s Message From: Coming Back to Life View New Society Publishers	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
From Appendix B: The Bestiary From: Coming Back to Life View New Society Publishers	A Poem by Joanna Macy	Joanna Macy	4	2014	$0.40 Add
From Appendix C: Ethics and Declarations of Rights From: Coming Back to Life View New Society Publishers	Here are documents and web links of major initiatives for the Great Turning that are close to Joanna’s and Molly’s hearts, having been the focus of our activism for many years and …	Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Area as Currency: How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need? From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	A deeper introduction to the Footprint, explaining the underlying physical principles and idea of accounting.	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Assembling Consent in Alberta: Hegemony and the Tar Sands Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 2 Randolph Haluza-DeLay summarizes some of the key methods used to represent the tar sands and build public consent, to the continuing destruction they cause. Topics include public …	Randolph Haluza-Delay	9	2014	$0.90 Add
From At Home in the Great Lakes From: Overrun View ECW Press	This chapter explores the current state of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the future of the Great Lakes ecosystem.	Andrew Reeves	29	2019	$2.90 Add
From Transformation From: Changing Tides View New Society Publishers	In the Conclusion Frid argues that we are on a knife edge and the time to act is now. Frid stresses how our actions in the next few decades of the 21st Century, will impact our world for the next …	Alejandro Frid	10	2019	$1.00 Add
From Awaiting Justice: The Ceaseless Struggle of the Lubicon Cree Part II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 10 Melina Laboucan-Massimo explores the struggles of the Lubicon Cree of Northern Alberta who face challenges from the encroachment of massive oil and gas development without their consent.	Melina Laboucan-Massimo	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Barrick Gold, the University of Toronto, and the Corporate Capture of the Canadian Government From: Capitalism and Dispossession View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 7, author Sakura Saunders presents a historical account of how Canadian civil actors have attempted to compel the Canadian government to hold Canadian mining companies to account for …	Sakura Saunders	28	2022	$2.80 Add
From Echoes Across the Lake From: Changing Tides View New Society Publishers	This chapter depicts Frid’s experiences at the hunting and spiritual camp of the Tsilhqot’in First Nations at Teztan Biny (Fish Lake). Through it, Frid further develops on the themes …	Alejandro Frid	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Beyond Token Recognition: The Growing Movement against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Part II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 14 Tyler McCreary focuses on the contested process governing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, discussing topics including environmental concerns, legislative …	Tyler McCreary	14	2014	$1.40 Add
From Beyond Zero: The Time Value of Carbon From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter highlights the role of buildings and building materials in meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.	Erin McDade	9	2017	$0.90 Add
From Big Oil Takes Control From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the rise of neo-liberalism think tanks in Canada and their impact on energy policy through the 1970s and 1980s. Trudeau’s Keynesian interventions such as the NEP and Petro Canada …	Donald Gutstein	18	2018	$1.80 Add
From Biodiversity: Getting it Under Your Skin From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome View New Society Publishers	Humans often need to see threats to the environment, and, by extension to their health and survival. Progressive losses over time can dilute urgency and awareness. So can progressive gains. One …	Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott	24	2017	$2.40 Add
From Bison, Blue Jays, Rainbow and Walleye: Peace River Biodiversity From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	B.C. wildlife biologist Brian Churchill describes B.C.’s Peace River Valley’s unique biodiversity and what would be destroyed by the Site C dam under construction there. Adjacent to …	Brian Churchill	16	2018	$1.60 Add