Environmental Studies
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From ![]() Saving Ecosystems |
Topics include: Continental Conservation – Species Protection – Protecting the Land – Conservation Philanthropy – What is Nature Worth? – Conservation Finance … | Andrés R. Edwards | 16 | 2010 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Savoring the Biosphere |
Microbes are at the origins of all life on our planet, silent partners to the evolution of every form of life and long, long before Homo sapiens arrived on the scene. We are only now learning of … | Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott | 22 | 2017 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Scaling Up – How Local Farms Will Feed AmericaFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
The shifting agricultural paradigm requires that every region of the country produce the diversity of products that it is capable of producing — that monoculture and exclusive production … | Gary S. Kleppel | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Scarcity, Yes; Conflicts, MaybeFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers asks whether water shortages lead to war, under what circumstances these conflicts occur, and where in the world they are most likely to spark. | Marq de Villiers | 35 | 2018 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 1Introduction |
Scene 1 introduces the authors of the book and the play it is based on. It discusses theatre, having children, personal relationships, the relationship between science and art, and nature. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 2Tara |
Scene 2 focuses on Tara and her decades-spanning relationship and work with her husband, David Suzuki. It discusses immigration, World War II, discrimination, marriage and married life, activism, … | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 3Science + Art / Left + Right |
Scene 3 explores the topics of nature, curiosity, science, technology, and advocacy. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 4The Amazon |
Scene 4 focuses on David and Tara’s work in the Amazon. It discusses climate, the developing world, Indigenous advocacy, Canada’s role in climate change, government, and advocacy. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 5Feminism + The Economy |
Scene 5 explores the role of feminism. Discussing unpaid labour, GDP, economic growth, and more. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 6The Kiss |
Scene 6 revisits David and Tara’s early years together. It discusses the ‘Outies’ and ‘Innies’, university, lectures, marriage, and a kiss. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Scene 7Passing the Baton |
Scene 7 discusses staying positive, children, climate anxiety, inaction, and hope. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! A Learning-Focused Analysis of Canada’s Impact Assessment Act |
This chapter analyzes the learning potential presented by the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) by examining opportunities for learning at multiple levels of social organization; that is, by employ … | Alan P. Diduck | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Scientific SalvationFrom: Overrun |
In this chapter, the author travels to Minnesota to interview researchers at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC). Topics discussed include different non-physical … | Andrew Reeves | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() Sculpted by River and StoryFrom: Changing Tides |
Frid explores the impact of the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) which despite being hard to see itself, its impacts are being felt and seen across coast British Columbia. Frid examines the … | Alejandro Frid | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Secondary Targeting: A Strategic Approach to Tar Sands ResistancePart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 26 Stephan D’Arcy examines strategies to tar sand resistance by Indigenous communities, environmental NGOs, trade unions, and community defence organizations, and how to bring it … | Stephen D'Arcy | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
![]() Secret Life of Your MicrobiomeWhy Nature and Biodiversity are Essential to Health and Happiness |
The Secret Life of Your Microbiome presents a revolutionary new paradigm, backed by vast science; we’re deeply connected to the biodiversity of nature through our microbiomes — the … | Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott | 387 | 2017 | View |












