Environmental Studies
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From  Bison, Blue Jays, Rainbow and WalleyePeace River Biodiversity From: Damming the Peace |
B.C. wildlife biologist Brian Churchill describes B.C.’s Peace River Valley’s unique biodiversity and what would be destroyed by the Site C dam under construction there. Adjacent to … | Brian Churchill | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Canada’s Carbon Record |
- | Linda Pannozzo | 27 | 2016 | $2.70 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  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  NEW! Chapter 4East Point Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes East Point Park and its Bird Sanctuary, overlooking Lake Ontario from atop Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs. He outlines the impressive diversity of … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Chapter 4Radiation in Medicine |
This chapter includes the following sections: Early Use of Radium – X-Rays – Radiopharmaceuticals – CT Scans – PET Scans – SPECT Scans – Other Scans – … | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Chapter 4Mining and Colonialism on Turtle Island From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter discusses the impact of mining on Indigenous communities in Canada, beginning with the arrival of European settlers. It disucsses how mining has impacted the livelihood of Indegenous … | Joan Kuyek | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 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  NEW! Chapter 5In Serious Condition From: Saved by Science |
- | Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 33 | 2020 | $3.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 5Rough Terrain, 1973-2016 From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses mining in Canada at the end of the 20th century, and into the early 21st century. Topics discussed in this chapter include increasing resistance to new mines from … | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter FourWhite Hats and Black Hats: Getting Corporate Leaders in the Fight |
In this chapter, Rand argues that cutting emissions is good business. He provides reasons that should motivate business owners to tackle climate change. | Tom Rand | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Concrete: The Reinvention of Artificial Rock |
In this chapter, the authors turn to concrete, and suggest that the natural resources used to make it – lime, sand, and gravel – are in short supply. Moreover, the production of … | Fernando Martirena; Paul Jaquin | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Confederation QuagmireRegional Differences, Then and Now From: A Good War |
In Chapter 5, Klein examines the challenges the federal government faces while trying to secure sufficient collaboration across the various levels of government to confront the climate crisis. … | Seth Klein | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Confronting Goldcorp at Every Step of the Destruction and RepressionFrom: Testimonio |
Essays in this section: Is Canada to Blame for Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala? – Diodora Hernandez and Goldcorp Inc.: A Stark Contrast – Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin Mine—A … | Annie Hylton; James Rodriguez | 33 | 2021 | $3.30 Add |
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From  Dimensions of the Ecoterritorial Turn |
- | Maristella Svampa | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Ecological NightmareFrom: Tar Sands Showdown |
This chapter discusses the multiple forms of environmental damage caused by the massive development of the tar sands for crude exports to the US: (a) global warming: the emergence of the tar … | Tony Clarke | 41 | 2008 | $4.10 Add |
