Environmental Studies
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From  Chapter 5Social Impacts From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter explores the social impacts that the operation of a mine can have on communities. These impacts last throughout the operation of the mine and range from the displacement of … | Joan Kuyek | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 5Nature’s Intelligence From: Renewal |
This chapter explores the concept of intelligence and the ways in which the natural world displays a systemic ability to solve problems and overcome obstacles. | Andres R. Edwards | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Gates Gully |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown uses Gates Gully (Belamy Ravine), which cleaves through the Scarborough Bluffs, to illustrate how local history, natural heritage, art, and culture intersect … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The Living WindFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman provides an overview on the rise and fall of the passenger pigeon in North America. Through this Newman examines how during the shift from agricultural to industrial … | Lenore Newman | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 6Hunger From: Saved by Science |
Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 34 | 2020 | $3.40 Add | |
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From  NEW! Chapter 6Heritage, History, and Zombie Mines From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses abandoned mines throughout Canada and efforts to contain pollution and reclaim devastated land. | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Chapter 6Nuclear Power Plants |
This chapter includes the following sections: The Sarcophagus – History of Nuclear Power – Nuclear Fission – The Controlled Fission Chain Reaction – Types of Nuclear … | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 32 | 2014 | $3.20 Add |
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From  NEW! How a Shelter Can Prevent HomelessnessPrevention Services at the Old Brewery Mission106 |
George Ohana’s Chapter on shelters looks at how current shelters can adapt and evolves to offer solutions to end homelessness instead of just treating the symptoms. By looking at policy, … | Georges Ohana | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From Chapter 6Working in the Mining Industry From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter discusses the people who work in the mines, the role that unions play in ensuring miners get fairly treated by minng companies, and ends with a discussion of occupational health and … | Joan Kuyek | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6Kinship and Creativity From: Renewal |
This chapter explores how a focus on nature can inspire and guide creative persuits. | Andres R. Edwards | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From Warden Woods Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Warden Woods, an important ecological and geological area located in Toronto’s Taylor-Massey Creek sub-watershed. He addresses issues of natural … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From EngastrationFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman explores the long history of chickens. | Lenore Newman | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7Polluted From: Saved by Science |
Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add | |
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From Chapter 7Uranium Mining |
This chapter includes the following sections: The Largest Release of Radioactivity in American History – Mining and Milling – Refining and Enriching – Health and Environmental … | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From Chapter 7After The Mine Closure and Long Term Care From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter examines the long term maintenance and care that must continue to be carried out after the closure of a mine, and the potential environmental impact that mining sites can have for … | Joan Kuyek | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7Compassion and Coexistence From: Renewal |
This chapter discusses the importance of developing compassion and empathy for non-human organisms | Andres R. Edwards | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
