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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Weaving Community Milestones From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	So how can this interest in getting together for a common purpose fit within a concept of celebrating life’s milestones? How do we support each other in those moments when we need our …	Sharon Kallis	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Welcome to the Anthropocene From: The Case for Climate Capitalism View ECW Press	In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is …	Tom Rand	20	2020	$2.00 Add
From Welcome to the Clean Growth Century From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Donald Gutstein	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From What Does It Mean to Be a Movement? A Proposal for a Coherent, Powerful, Indigenous-Led Movement Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 24 Emily Coats focuses on Indigenous-led movements in Northern Alberta, discussing climate change, climate injustices, pollution, the Crown and Canadian law, and the UN Declaration on …	Emily Coats	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From What is the Work that Reconnects? From: Coming Back to Life View New Society Publishers	As we stand now at the brink of destroying our planet as a home for conscious life, contemporary science and ancient spiritual traditions bring us insights into the basic miracle of our …	Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown	11	2014	$1.10 Add
Whose Water Is It, Anyway? Taking Water Protection into Public Hands ECW Press	The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; …	Maude Barlow	161	2019	View
From Why Impermanence Matters From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	Most creative projects made with green waste and natural materials are meant to have a short life-span and then return to the earth. This goes against everything a Western European sensibility …	Sharon Kallis	14	2014	$1.40 Add
From Will Canada’s Future Be Dammed? Site C Could Be the Tip of the Iceberg From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	David Schindler, one of the world’s foremost water ecologists, explains the role of major dams, like Site C in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, in Canada’s climate change strategy. He …	David Schindler	11	2018	$1.10 Add
From Winners and Losers: Strategies for Countries to Consider From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	If we take resource security seriously, how does it shift development strategies? How will our ability to succeed shift in a world of climate change and resource constraints?	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From Wood: Like Never Before From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores the role of wood in building efficient and modern buildings.	Andrew Lawrence; Francis Yang	16	2017	$1.60 Add
From Work With What You Have at Hand From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	In most environmental stewardship practice, conversations about invasive and native species are inclined to dualistic thinking: invasive plant = bad. But what if invasive species could be useful …	Sharon Kallis	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From Working with Invasive Plant Species From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	Embracing invasive plants as a material resource for hand-based technologies makes so much sense; we bring land stewardship practices to the heart of our making. It is not about choosing a plant …	Sharon Kallis	22	2014	$2.20 Add
From Your Microbial Orchestra From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome View New Society Publishers	Microbes have been with humans for every step of our evolutionary journey. Symbiosis describes living in close proximity with mutual advantage — an apt description of our relationship with …	Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott	39	2017	$3.90 Add
From Zen Water From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	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 …	Jerry Yudelson	9	2010	$0.90 Add