Environmental Studies
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From  Towards a System of LifeFrom: Radical Transformation |
Readings in Part 2 of this title entitled "Radical Transformation" outline the dramatic changes necessary to reform our civilization into one that is sustainable, and quitable. | Kevin MacKay | 39 | 2017 | $3.90 Add |
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From  Understand Emissions: Where, Who, What, When and HowFrom: The Memory We Could Be |
Beyond the rich debates surrounding complexity in climate science, when it comes to emissions, there are five major discussions: where, who, what, when and how? Where are emissions coming from? … | Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik | 21 | 2018 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Using Law and Democracy to Resist Predatory MiningFrom: Testimonio |
Essays in this section: Reclaiming Democracy, Realizing Self-Determination: Consultas as a Tool to Defend Human Rights and the Environment in Guatemala’s Genocidal Shadow – … | Cory Wanless; J.P. Laplante | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Welcome to the Anthropocene |
In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is … | Tom Rand | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Well-Being Impact InvestingFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* Virtuous Financial Leadership * Lintel Capital LLC: Investment for Good * Well-Being Impact Investment Funds * And the Times, They are a-Changin’ | Mark Anielski | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Working with Invasive Plant SpeciesFrom: Common Threads |
Embracing invasive plants as a material resource for hand-based technologies makes so much sense; we bring land stewardship practices to the heart of our making. It is not about choosing a plant … | Sharon Kallis | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! 8. From “Winner Take All” Capitalism to Earth4All EconomiesFrom: Earth for All |
Chapter 8 examines what the transition to the Earth4All model would look like, discussing topics including the increase in government intervention (subsidies, incentives, and regulations) to … | Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! A brief history of population control |
This chapter begins with the discussion that our insatiable “Western” appetites for consumption are more urgent problems than overpopulation. The chapter ends reporting that 2020 … | Arno Kopecky | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020sFrom: Heroin |
This chapter examines the opioid crisis, the poisoned illegal drug supply, and the increase in illegal drug overdose deaths in Canada during the 2010s and 2020s. | Susan C. Boyd | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! AppendicesFrom: Saved by Science |
- | Dr. Mark J. Poznansky | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Appendix 1Environmental Organizations Led by People of Color From: Engage, Connect, Protect |
A directory of environmental organizations led by people of color in the United States, with descriptions of the focus and activities of each organization. | Angelou Ezeilo | 24 | 2019 | $2.40 Add |
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From  At the Edge of Geologic EpochsFrom: Changing Tides |
This chapter explores how indigenous world views might help us address climate change. Intergenerational equity: its prevalence in Indigenous world views and how it is being integrated into other … | Alejandro Frid | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Broken SpiritThe Impact of Site C on Human Health From: Damming the Peace |
Physician Warren Bell of Salmon Arm, B.C., traces the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on the human values of trust, then explores the connection … | Warren Bell | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Brown WaterFrom: Dry Run |
One of my favorite green building technologies is rainwater harvesting: the capture, treatment and use of rainwater for uses inside the building, such as toilet flushing and cooling-tower makeup … | Jerry Yudelson | 26 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Chapter 8Transportation of Radioactive Materials |
This chapter includes the following sections: Nightmare in the Emergency Room – Packaging Radioactive Material – Transport Regulations – Transport – Risks and Concerns | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 8Glen Stewart Ravine |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Glen Stewart Ravine in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood and the genetically-valuable population of red oak (quercus rubra) it supports. He illustrates … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
