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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Chapter 5 Preventing Homelessness among People with Mental Illness 93 From: Ending Homelessness in Canada View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 5 tackles mental illness as it relates to homelessness. Examining the complex ways in which individuals with mental illness fall into homelessness and barriers that nonlinear or rational …	Eric Latimer	113	2024	$11.30 Add
From NEW! Chapter Four White Hats and Black Hats: Getting Corporate Leaders in the Fight From: The Case for Climate Capitalism View ECW Press	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
From Concrete: The Reinvention of Artificial Rock From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	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
From Confederation Quagmire Regional Differences, Then and Now From: A Good War View ECW Press	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
From NEW! Confronting Goldcorp at Every Step of the Destruction and Repression From: Testimonio View Between The Lines	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
From Dimensions of the Ecoterritorial Turn From: Development in Latin America View Fernwood Publishing	-	Maristella Svampa	14	2019	$1.40 Add
From Ecological Nightmare From: Tar Sands Showdown View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Economic Interests From: Thirty Years of Failure View Fernwood Publishing	-	Robert MacNeil	56	2019	$5.60 Add
From NEW! Ecosocialism From: Future on Fire View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to …	David Camfield	9	2022	$0.90 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 NEW! Envisioning the Future of Agroecological Food Systems From: Growing and Eating Sustainably View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter the authors summarize that agroecological agriculture must also be based on equity, participation, democracy, and justice, that is not only sustainable but helps restore and …	Dana James	18	2021	$1.80 Add
From Everyone Wins The Circular Economy From: A Finer Future View Collection: Rethinking our Economy: Looking Beyond Capitalism New Society Publishers	This chapter outlines short term economic solutions we can implement immediately while we work on longer term systemic change.	Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis	15	2018	$1.50 Add
From Expressing Gratitude From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	When we are grateful, we naturally become more hopeful. By recognizing and appreciating the gifts we have been given, gratitude breeds hope. Gratitude doesn’t deny the mess we are in, but …	Kate Davies	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Federal Jurisdiction and the Impact Assessment Act Trojan Horse or Rational Ecological Accounting? From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter explores key questions respecting federal jurisdiction with regard to the IAA, beginning with a discussion of the constitutional division of powers in Canada, federalism and …	Anna Johnston	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From Five: Cleaning the Coast From: The Imperilled Ocean View Goose Lane Editions	In readings from this book Journalist Lauren Trethewey explores stories about the many ways in which people around the world interact with the ocean. In this chapter Trethewey discusses efforts …	Laura Trethewey	30	2020	$3.00 Add
From Footprint as Compass How Much Biocapacity Do We Need for a Good Life? From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	Ultimately, the issue is not how little we use, but how well we can live. Still there are the planetary constraints. This is the core tension defining sustainable development. This chapter makes …	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	18	2019	$1.80 Add