Environmental Studies
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From  Is Site C Really Past “The Point of No Return”?From: Damming the Peace |
What was meant by former B.C. premier Christy Clark’s promise to bring the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley to the “point of no return,” … | Zoë Ducklow | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Judiciously use REWARDSFrom: Making Shift Happen |
This chapter focuses on the risk Reward issue. By focusing on how to create rewards for certain behaviours or by increasing the size or visibility of existing rewards, you can boost your … | Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Learning Into the FuturePower and Love with Adam Kahane |
Adam Kahane’s work has shown him it is increasingly vital for people to work together, not just with friends and colleagues, but also with strangers and opponents, even enemies, in order to … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their GovernmentsLessons and Challenges |
There is an emerging recognition that a contemporary view of sustainable development has to blend this basic desire for economic prosperity (or at least survival) with multiple bottom-line … | Marc Roseland | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental JusticePart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 13 Toban Black critically examines the conference titled “Bitumen—Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity” in May of 2013, discussing potential tar sands … | Toban Black | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Raleigh, North CarolinaFrom: Fighting For Space |
This chapter throws light on the small town of Raleigh, North Carolina, where activists Robert Childs, Minister Michelle Mathis, Steve Daniels and many others worked around the law and came up … | Travis Lupick | 18 | 2017 | $0.18 Add |
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From  Responding to Water Crises: A Tale of Four CitiesFrom: Dry Run |
In chapter 3, we looked at contemporary water crises in Australia, Atlanta and San Diego. We’ll learn what their successes can teach us about how to create effective water conservation … | Jerry Yudelson | 21 | 2010 | $2.10 Add |
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From  SocializationChild's Play From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
In this chapter, I will start a discussion on how, in the name of discipline, safety, and humaneness, i-tech has found yet another niche. How, for better or for worse, i-tech is now the principal … | Mari K Swingle | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Sustainability-Based Decision Making |
This chapter looks more closely at the role of sustainability considerations in decision making under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). | Robert B. Gibson | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From  The Emergent AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Food production becomes exceptionally sustainable when profitability ceases to be the singular mission of the farm, and becomes instead a part of a “triple bottom line.” As important … | Gary S. Kleppel | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The Way of the EngineerFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers explores new technologies and innovative solutions to water shortages, and shows how we can engineer more efficient ways to use our limited water supply. | Marq de Villiers | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The Work That Reconnects with Children and TeensFrom: Coming Back to Life |
Many adults, especially parents and teachers, face an agonizing dilemma: how to talk with our children about the Great Unraveling, knowing they will suffer its effects in their lifetimes. We want … | Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown | 29 | 2014 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Two Degrees Too Late (A Shell Game)From: The Big Stall |
Examines why climate scientists believe it is imperative to limit warming to no more than 2 degrees celsius. Discusses why turning to natural gas, as is advocated by energy corporations and many … | Donald Gutstein | 21 | 2018 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Ups and DownsFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter explores about a half-dozen key episodes and dates in this battle. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! VegetablesPART 4 |
This chapter features case studies of vegetable farmers in different regions and describes the methods they use to adapt to the changing climate and promote sustainability on their own farms. It … | Laura Lengnick | 58 | 2022 | $5.80 Add |
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From  What Then Must We Do?From: The Memory We Could Be |
Many of us stumble at the very first question: what can I do? But our failure to find a straightforward answer lies partly in our misdirected question: there isn’t much that individuals … | Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
