Water

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Challenging Corporate Rule From: Still Hopeful View ECW Press	In Chapter Three Barlow discusses the importance of challenging authority– all authority. The chapter discusses topics including institutional power, networks and political structures, …	Maude Barlow	50	2022	$5.00 Add
From Conclusion From: Overrun View ECW Press	Conclusion	Andrew Reeves	19	2019	$1.90 Add
Damming the Peace The 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 …		272		View
From Democracy and Civil Disobedience From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Rafe Mair	13	2018	$1.30 Add
Dry Run Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis New Society Publishers	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
From "Eat ’em to Beat ’em" From: Overrun View ECW Press	This chapter explores the possibility of controlling invasive species by using them as a food source. Topics include the process of food production and the communication and marketing efforts …	Andrew Reeves	26	2019	$2.60 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 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 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 Forward and Preface From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	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! Give Hope a Chance From: Still Hopeful View ECW Press	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 Going Blue – One Community at a Time From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway? View ECW Press	The final chapter of this title explores ongoing Blue Community movements in Africa and Asia as well as a vision for the future of global water security.	Maude Barlow	21	2019	$2.10 Add
From NEW! Grassy Narrows and Corporate Dispossession of Indigenous Waterways Part One: Dispossession at Home From: Capitalism and Dispossession View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 6, author Veldon Coburn examines the destruction of the English-Wabigoon River system in Northern Ontario for colonial capital. The chapter examines the history of colonial extraction …	Veldon Coburn	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From Graywater From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	Unlike rainwater, which is highly variable both year to year and seasonally, graywater tends to be reliably present in most commercial environments, so why use potable water for flushing toilets, …	Jerry Yudelson	11	2010	$1.10 Add