Environmental Studies
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 NEW! Building CommunityTwelve Principles for a Healthy Future |
Strong local communities are the foundation of a healthy, participatory, and resilient society. Rather than looking to national governments, corporations, or new technologies to solve … | 354 | View | ||
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From  Building for Change From the Ground UpFrom: Common Threads |
Beyond food, what if we began to make some of the things that we need for ourselves again as a cultural and social norm? And what if our cities and towns supported this behavior; what would that … | Sharon Kallis | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Bulk Water TransfersFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers investigates the impact of a series of hydrological mega-projects occurring around the world, and the potential risks and benefits associates with re-engineering … | Marq de Villiers | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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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 |
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From  Butter BunsFrom: The Whole Animal |
129 | Corinna Chong | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Can People Be Addicted to TechnologyFrom: About Face |
The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … | Lisa Pont | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Canada’s Carbon Record |
Linda Pannozzo | 27 | 2016 | $2.70 Add | |
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From Canada’s Changing Environment |
Linda Pannozzo | 24 | 2016 | $2.40 Add | |
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From  Canada’s Eastward Pipelines: A Corporate Export Swindle, Confronted by Cross-Country ResistancePart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 6 Martin Lukacs examines the anti–tar sands movement in Quebec, focusing on topics such as the Moratoire d’une génération (One-Generation Moratorium), civil … | Martin Lukacs | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From Canadian Center for Addictions (CCFA)From: About Face |
The final section of the book discusses a variety of organizations that work to help people suffering from addictions. | Seth Fletcher | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
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From Canadian Diplomatic Efforts to Sell the Tar SandsPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 4 Yves Engler discusses Canadian diplomacy in the decades of its rapidly growing tar sands and its push for carbon-heavy oil globally. It discusses topics including international … | Yves Engler | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Carbon PricingEconomists vs. the Public Interest From: The Big Stall |
Reviews competing economic theories about tackling pollution. Explains Edmund Pigou’s work on "externalities" and neo-liberal ideas. An analysis of the two major policy proposals … | Donald Gutstein | 21 | 2018 | $2.10 Add |
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From  CareersFrom: Engage, Connect, Protect |
The author delves into how her organization, Greening Youth Foundation, has created career opportunities for diverse youth, especially in the US National Park Service and other federal agencies, … | Angelou Ezeilo | 15 | 2019 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Catalysts for Change |
Topics include: Greening Campuses – The Food Revolution – The Green Economy – Mainstreaming Green – Open Source – Initiatives, Confluence, Scope and Approach – … | Andrés R. Edwards | 26 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Catastrophic Collisions |
This chapter examines meteor impacts, in particular the Chicxulub Impact near the Yucatan Peninsula. | Steven Earle | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Cautionary TalesWhat Not to Do From: A Good War |
In Chapter 11, Klein examines the risk of losing civil liberties through Wartime Measures Acts. Focuses on issues relating to Refugee and Immigration Laws in Canada, Canadian Aid to Other Parts … | Seth Klein | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
