Environmental Studies

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Melody of the Soul

Melody of the Soul

From: The Biology of Wonder

In this chapter, Weber explores natural beauty through birdsong and music 25 $2.50 Add
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Message from the Dalai Lama

Message from the Dalai Lama

From: Coming Back to Life

We live at a time when human actions have developed a creative and destructive power that has become global in scope. And yet we fail to cultivate a corresponding sense of responsibility. Most of … 2 $0.20 Add
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Messaging That Encourages Action
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Messaging That Encourages Action

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In Chapter 3 Kaufman focuses how we talk about action in content to combating the climate crisis and explores how messaging effects the actions and willingness for others to join the fight. The … 11 $1.10 Add
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Mickey Mouse is All Right
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Mickey Mouse is All Right

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

This chapter begins by asking how much oil is in the ground, how much carbon can the sky absorb, and how fast will we go before we finally slow down? Through the story of a family trip to … 11 $1.10 Add
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Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands Industry

Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands Industry

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

Chapter 7 is an interview with Harsha Walia by John Kahn Russell. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the vast amount of water used by the agricultural sector and ways to reduce that total, either by changing how we grow crops or by changing which crops we grow. 16 $1.60 Add
Mining Country
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Mining Country

A History of Canada's Mines and Miners

Mining has had a significant presence in every part of Canada — from the east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of those who built Canada’s mining industry. … 226 View
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Mining in the Wake of Genocides
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Mining in the Wake of Genocides

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Mining in the Guatemalan Mafia State – When You Benefit from Destruction: United Church of Canada Pension Fund and Goldcorp ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Mni Wiconi
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Mni Wiconi

From: To Be A Water Protector

From Buffalo to Black Snake – The Deep North – The Seventh Generation – The Rise of the Water Protector – The Siege at River’s Edge – The Art of Indigenous … 64 $6.40 Add
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Mobilizing Labour

Mobilizing Labour

Just Transition, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 7, Klein examines the role of labour in the fight for climate action. Klein argues that through examining the mobilization of the labor and work force during and after the Second World … 36 $3.60 Add
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Models of Resource Justice

Models of Resource Justice

From: Fair Future

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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter introduces the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)provisions of the Act, including an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each provision. Their assessment is informed … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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More People Using Ever More Water

More People Using Ever More Water

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the impact of population growth on water availability, and tries to answer the question of whether there will be enough clean, safe water for a more populous … 9 $0.90 Add
More Powerful Together
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More Powerful Together

Conversations with Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders

How can social movements help bring about large-scale systems change? This is the question Jen Gobby sets out to answer in More Powerful Together. As an activist, Gobby has been actively involved … 250 View