Water

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Green Water

Green Water

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, you’ll learn about opportunities for conserving the use of potable water in landscape, ways to integrate stormwater management with landscaping and systems for reusing … 12 $1.20 Add
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In the Beginning

In the Beginning

From: 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 … 33 $3.30 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Damming the Peace

In the Introduction, author Wendy Holm describes the Site C dam project in B.C. and summarizes the impacts and effects of the project which are analyzed and critiqued in other chapters of the … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: To Be A Water Protector

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Introduction

Introduction

From: 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 … 16 $1.60 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

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Introduction
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Introduction

From: 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 … 4 $0.40 Add
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Is Site C Really Past “The Point of No Return”?

Is Site C Really Past “The Point of No Return”?

From: Damming the Peace

What was meant by former B.C. premier Christy Clark’s promise to bring the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley to the “point of no return,” … 14 $1.40 Add
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Mni Wiconi
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Mni Wiconi

From: To Be A Water Protector

From Buffalo to Black Snake – The Deep North – The Seventh Generation – The Rise of the Water Protector – The Siege at River’s Edge – The Art of Indigenous … 64 $6.40 Add
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New Water

New Water

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, we’ll learn more about two sources of "new water" from technologies not typically in widespread use today throughout the US, desalination of seawater and expanded … 13 $1.30 Add
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Omaa Akiing: Here On Earth
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Omaa Akiing: Here On Earth

From: To Be A Water Protector

Winter Count – How to Be Better Ancestors – The Holy Land Is Here – The Month You Remember Me 17 $1.70 Add
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On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts

On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts

Fifty Million Farmers

From: Peak Everything

There are reasons to think that our current anomalous abundance of inexpensive food may be only temporary; if so, present and future generations may become acquainted with that old, formerly … 20 $2.00 Add
Overrun

Overrun

Dispatches 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 … 387 View
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Water and Sewage

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

North America is abundant in lakes and rivers yet, in many regions, water resources are in critical supply. Costs for operating, maintaining and expanding sewage treatment facilities continue to … 14 $1.40 Add
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Patterns of Water Use

Patterns of Water Use

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, we look at where water comes from, how it is allocated among various uses and how much each individual uses. We’ll look briefly at water use in cities, homes and offices, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Postscript

Postscript

From: Overrun

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