Water
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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Damming the PeaceThe hidden costs of the Site C Dam |
Since the 1970s, the Site C Dam in northeastern British Columbia’s Peace River Valley has been touted by BC Hydro and successive governments as necessary to meet the province’s … | Wendy Holm | 272 | 2018 | View |
Dry RunPreventing the Next Urban Water Crisis |
In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for … | Jerry Yudelson | 312 | 2010 | View |
OverrunDispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis |
Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government … | Andrew Reeves | 387 | 2019 | View |
NEW! Still HopefulLessons from a Lifetime of Activism |
“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that … | Maude Barlow | 240 | 2022 | View |
NEW! To Be A Water ProtectorThe Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers |
Winona LaDuke is a leader in cultural-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy, sustainable food systems and Indigenous rights. Her new book, To Be a Water Protector: Rise of … | Winona LaDuke | 320 | 2020 | View |
Whose Water Is It, Anyway?Taking Water Protection into Public Hands |
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 Forward and PrefaceFrom: Dry Run |
For this book, I’ve chosen to focus on my first love in the professional world, water, a subject to which I devoted a considerable part of my early professional career. With the arrival of … | Jerry Yudelson | 7 | 2010 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: To Be A Water Protector |
Winona LaDuke | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add | |
From IntroductionFrom: Overrun |
In the introduction, the author describes how he first learned about the threat of Asian carp to North American ecosystems. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the introduction of … | Andrew Reeves | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
From Introduction |
Introduction | Maude Barlow | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Still Hopeful |
In the Introduction, author and activist Maude Barlow reflects on her 40-year career in social justice and what motivates her to continue the fight: hope. Barlow explains the motivation behind … | Maude Barlow | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
From PrefaceFraming the Shot From: Damming the Peace |
B.C. filmmaker and photographer Alex Harris shares how she came to document the controversial Site C Dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley. Wroking with a handful of … | Alex Harris | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
From A Short History of WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In this chapter you’ll learn a little of the fascinating history of water and civilization and how politics, economics and water have been part of the history of the US, especially of the … | Jerry Yudelson | 11 | 2010 | $1.10 Add |
From Burning PlanetFrom: Getting to Zero |
Explores the big picture of ongoing global warming, and the lack of impact to date of the Paris Accord. Summarizes the threat to soil, water, and air. | Tony Clarke | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
From NEW! Give Hope a ChanceFrom: Still Hopeful |
In Chapter One, Barlow stresses how– as we come out of a global pandemic and face many more crises on the horizon– we need to remain hopeful. In this chapter Barlow argues for staying … | Maude Barlow | 42 | 2022 | $4.20 Add |
From In the BeginningFrom: Overrun |
In this chapter, the author explores the history of the Asian carp in North America beginning with its introduction in the mid 20th century. The chapter explores aquaculture in the Mississippi … | Andrew Reeves | 33 | 2019 | $3.30 Add |