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Encephalobiotics Turn the Mind

Encephalobiotics Turn the Mind

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

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 … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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End Overshoot!

End Overshoot!

Communication Is Key

From: Ecological Footprint

Without careful communication, we cannot win the hearts and minds of our audiences. What can we learn from past mistakes? ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Ending the Age of Fossil Fuels and Building an Economics for the Seventh Generation

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

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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

From: Damming the Peace

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 … 28 $2.80 Add
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Energy and the Future of Farming

Energy and the Future of Farming

From: Emergent Agriculture

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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Energy Superpower

Energy Superpower

From: Tar Sands Showdown

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 … 41 $4.10 Add
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Envisioning the Alternatives
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Envisioning the Alternatives

From: More Powerful Together

This chapter contains the following readings: Decarbonizing – Decentralizing and Democratizing – Decolonizing – Reconnecting with Land and Each Other – Possible Tensions … 19 $1.90 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

Water and Sustainability

From: Dry Run

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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Everyone Wins

Everyone Wins

The Circular Economy

From: A Finer Future

This chapter outlines short term economic solutions we can implement immediately while we work on longer term systemic change. ; ; ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Expanding the Fossil Fuel Resistance

Expanding the Fossil Fuel Resistance

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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. 7 $0.70 Add
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Facing and Resisting KCA / Radius Gold and Tahoe Resources on the Ground
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Facing and Resisting KCA / Radius Gold and Tahoe Resources on the Ground

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Interview: Yuri Melini, ILO 169 and Community Defence – Tahoe Resources’ Violent Mining Operation – The Peaceful Encampment at La Puya – Guatemalan … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Final Thoughts: Dimensions of a Systemic Crisis

Final Thoughts: Dimensions of a Systemic Crisis

From: Development in Latin America

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Footprint

Footprint

A Conversation

From: Ecological Footprint

What does this all mean, and how does this relate to your life? The authors reveal how this is shaping their thinking. ; 38 $3.80 Add
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Footprint as Compass

Footprint as Compass

How Much Biocapacity Do We Need for a Good Life?

From: Ecological Footprint

Ultimately, the issue is not how little we use, but how well we can live. Still there are the planetary constraints. This is the core tension defining sustainable development. This chapter makes … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Footprint Calculations

Footprint Calculations

Individualds, Cities, Countries, Products, and Companies

From: Ecological Footprint

How does the Ecological Footprint approach inform urban planning, country strategies, product development? ; 30 $3.00 Add