Environmental Studies
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From A theory of the deep stateFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft introuces the concepts of institutional capture and deep state and links them together to outline a theory of the deep state, as background for a … | Kevin Taft | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
From A Thriveable Future |
Topics include: The SPIRALS Framework – Scalable – Place-making – Intergenerational – Resilient – Accessible – Life-affirming – Self-care – Moving … | Andrés R. Edwards | 17 | 2010 | $1.70 Add |
From Accepting What IsFrom: Intrinsic Hope |
Accepting the reality of the global eco-social crisis nurtures intrinsic hope because it gives us the possibility of doing something about it. By saying yes to our situation — even a … | Kate Davies | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
From Accounting for Enterprise Well-BeingFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* The Origins of Auditing * Toward Quality-of-Life Auditing and Accounting * Well-Being Inventory * Five Assets of Enterprise Well-Being * Measuring Workplace Well-Being * Enterprise Well-Being … | Mark Anielski | 22 | 2018 | $2.20 Add |
From An Unwavering ActivistFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter focuses on Mary Lynne Sammon, a key activist in this struggle. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From Appendix |
Appendix | Maude Barlow | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
From NEW! Black Hole SunFrom: Being and Swine |
In the final chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses how we live in a black hole of overconsumption and by changing our perspective on the animal world, we can escape from that black hole. | Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
From BlindersFrom: About Face |
The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these readings come from … | Kelly S. Thompson | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
From Blue WaterFrom: Dry Run |
With all the concern the past decade about reducing water consumption in both residential and non-residential uses, you’ll probably not find it surprising that the water field has begun to … | Jerry Yudelson | 17 | 2010 | $1.70 Add |
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 |
From Catastrophic Collisions |
This chapter examines meteor impacts, in particular the Chicxulub Impact near the Yucatan Peninsula. | Steven Earle | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From Changing the CultureFrom: Engage, Connect, Protect |
This chapter grounds the previous chapters in the realities of dealing with the cultural differences that arise when attempting to integrate diverse youth into the mainstream environmental sector. | Angelou Ezeilo | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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 |
From NEW! Chapter 6Warden 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 |
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 |
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 |