Natural Resources

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Ecological Nightmare From: Tar Sands Showdown View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses the multiple forms of environmental damage caused by the massive development of the tar sands for crude exports to the US: (a) global warming: the emergence of the tar …	Tony Clarke	41	2008	$4.10 Add
From "Ecology’s Helper" From: Overrun View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From eDNA Rising From: Overrun View ECW Press	This chapter explores the various ways in which genetic testing is now being used to track the spread of Asian carp. Topics discussed include the various potential applications of environmental …	Andrew Reeves	27	2019	$2.70 Add
From NEW! Eighth Fire From: To Be A Water Protector View Fernwood Publishing	Turning on a Dime – Really Finland, Must You? – The New Iron Horse – How Sweet It Is – The Renaissance of Cannabis – Lifting Hearts — Poetry and the UN …	Winona LaDuke	57	2020	$5.70 Add
From Encephalobiotics Turn the Mind From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, we more closely examine specific microbial and nutritional interventions, and the prospect that we might regain health by correcting dysbiosis and manipulating microbes. The …	Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott	35	2017	$3.50 Add
From End Overshoot!: Communication From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	Without careful communication, we cannot win the hearts and minds of our audiences. What can we learn from past mistakes?	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Ending the Age of Fossil Fuels and Building an Economics for the Seventh Generation Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 21 Winona LaDuke explores the Ojibwe prophecy for the seventh fire and how it relates to collective or individual actions, discussing the Natural Resources Defense Council, disasters …	Winona LaDuke	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	Sustainable energy expert Guy Dauncey looks at alternatives to the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley for meeting the electricity needs of British Columbia, and …	Guy Dauncey	28	2018	$2.80 Add
From Energy and the Future of Farming From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	We can and should energize our modern food production system with solar and other renewable energy sources, as has been done for most of the past 10,000 years. To be sure, the sun will always …	Gary S. Kleppel	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Energy Superpower From: Tar Sands Showdown View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter concerns the promotion of Canada as “the world’s next energy superpower,” largely because of the development of the tar sands, with these themes: (a) corporate …	Tony Clarke	41	2008	$4.10 Add
From NEW! Envisioning the Alternatives From: More Powerful Together View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: Decarbonizing – Decentralizing and Democratizing – Decolonizing – Reconnecting with Land and Each Other – Possible Tensions …	Jen Gobby	19	2020	$1.90 Add
From Epilogue Water and Sustainability From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	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 …	Jerry Yudelson	42	2010	$4.20 Add
From Everyone Wins The Circular Economy From: A Finer Future View Collection: Rethinking our Economy: Looking Beyond Capitalism New Society Publishers	This chapter outlines short term economic solutions we can implement immediately while we work on longer term systemic change.	Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis	15	2018	$1.50 Add
From Expanding the Fossil Fuel Resistance Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 25 Bill McKibben explores the challenges of breaking the hold of power and oil companies’ control in Canada and outlines a call to action.	Bill McKibben	7	2014	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Facing and Resisting KCA / Radius Gold and Tahoe Resources on the Ground From: Testimonio View Between The Lines	Essays in this section: Interview: Yuri Melini, ILO 169 and Community Defence – Tahoe Resources’ Violent Mining Operation – The Peaceful Encampment at La Puya – Guatemalan …	Catherine Nolin; Grahame Russell	27	2021	$2.70 Add
From Farming Ecologically: The NFU in Ontario From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The sixth chapter looks more closely at the role of the NFU in Ontario, especially in its work to promote environmentally sustainable practices. Interviews are with Dianne Dowling, Peter Dowling, …	Bryan Dale	20	2019	$2.00 Add