Environmental Studies

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UNESCO

Downstream Impact on the Athabasca Delta

From: Damming the Peace

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Journalist Andrew Nikiforuk explores the linkages between the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, fracking in the adjacent Moberly Field, and the potential impact on … 8 $0.80 Add
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Via Chicago

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author travels to Chicago to explore the city’s waterways as another possible vector for Asian carp populations to access the Great Lakes 33 $3.30 Add
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What Now?

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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The final chapter suggests potential courses of action on both individual and governmental levels. 21 $2.10 Add
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A Limitless Capacity to Rebound

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Twelve explores the hardships faced by Louise in her later life and how these affected both her work and her own strength. The chapter discusses the decline in the bird populations … 22 $2.20 Add
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A Plausable Future: Approaching Apocalypse

From: The Memory We Could Be

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Climate change represents the extinction of predictability, a demolition of certainties. By the end of the 21st century, the environmental conditions on up to a third of the Earth’s surface … 24 $2.40 Add
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Appendix

Policy Recommendations for Developing an Inclusive Canadian Agricultural Policy

From: Food Sovereignty in Canada

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Appendix 3

Hispanic-Serving Institutions <(> HSIs

From: Engage, Connect, Protect

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A directory of colleges and universities that have enrollments where at least a quarter of students are Hispanic in the United States, listing location, percentage of Hispanic students and major … 33 $3.30 Add
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Appendix: The Earth4All Model

From: Earth for All

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The Appendix is a breakdown of the Earth4All Model. ; ; ; ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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At Home in the Great Lakes

From: Overrun

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This chapter explores the current state of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the future of the Great Lakes ecosystem. 29 $2.90 Add
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Awaiting Justice: The Ceaseless Struggle of the Lubicon Cree

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 10 Melina Laboucan-Massimo explores the struggles of the Lubicon Cree of Northern Alberta who face challenges from the encroachment of massive oil and gas development without their consent. 5 $0.50 Add
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Back to Biology

Peigenetics and Vestibular Regulation

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Epigenetics simply means is how our individual genetics mix with all the potential influences in our individual environment. As we are increasingly learning, epigenetics are not only important, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Cautionary Tales

What Not to Do

From: A Good War

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In Chapter 11, Klein examines the risk of losing civil liberties through Wartime Measures Acts. Focuses on issues relating to Refugee and Immigration Laws in Canada, Canadian Aid to Other Parts … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 10

Conclusion

From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You

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Conclusion ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 10

Terraview Park and Willowfield Gardens Park

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Terraview and Willowfield Gardens Parks, located near the artificial headwaters of Taylor-Massey Creek, and focal point for Toronto’s fledgling … 6 $0.60 Add
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China

A New Model of Development

From: Ecological Footprint

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What’s the trajectory for China? ; 7 $0.70 Add