Natural Resources

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A Values Shift

From: A Finer Future

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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. ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Beyond Token Recognition: The Growing Movement against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 14 Tyler McCreary focuses on the contested process governing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, discussing topics including environmental concerns, legislative … 14 $1.40 Add
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Learning with Communities of Color

From: Coming Back to Life

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We decided to offer workshops that would be only for young activists of color and that would train them to become facilitators of the Work That Reconnects in their own communities. At the date of … ; ; ; ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Ten STeps to Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

From: Dry Run

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In this chapter, I propose a 10-step program of measures that water activists can unite behind, from the immediately possible to long-term fixes that will depend on the water issues in a specific … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Sword of Reason and the Power of the Law

The Legal Right to a Healthy Environment

From: Damming the Peace

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How most other nations have legislation on their books that would have allowed British Columbians to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, using an example … 7 $0.70 Add
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Culture Works

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 15 Christine Leclerc and Rex Weyler explore the power and devastation of the tar sands in a project called “The Enpipe Line: 70,000+ kilometres,” poetry written in … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Democracy and Civil Disobedience

From: Damming the Peace

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Legendary B.C. broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair sets out the argument that the fight to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley is a conflict about … 13 $1.30 Add
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Epilogue

Water and Sustainability

From: Dry Run

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We know that water supply over the next few decades will be significantly affected not only by population growth, but by global warming. We know now that water and energy are inextricably … 42 $4.20 Add
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Meditations for the Great Turning

From: Coming Back to Life

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To heal our society, our psyches must heal as well. Haunted by the desperate needs of our time and beset by more commitments than we can easily carry, we may wonder how to find the time and … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Reinventing Governance

From: A Finer Future

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This chapter explores the changes in how we govern others that will allow us to create a more sustainable future for everyone. ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Appendices

From: Dry Run

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Glossary of Terms, Resources, List of Interviews 10 $1.00 Add
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Appendix A

A Chief Seattle's Message

From: Coming Back to Life

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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. … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Bringing it Home

From: A Finer Future

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This chapter emphasizes how big picture changes need to begin on a local scale to be effective ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Bringing the Market Back In: BC Natural Resource Policies During the Campbell Years

From: British Columbia Politics and Government

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Examination of the origins, nature and consequences of changes to governance and policy for natural resources since 2001 under a Liberal government, specifically in relation to the forest and … 22 $2.20 Add
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Lessons from Direct Action at the White House to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 16, the authors examine Keystone XL (or KXL) and the Tar Sands Action. ; ; 15 $1.50 Add
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A Finer Future is Possible

From: A Finer Future

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Conclusion ; ; ; 15 $1.50 Add