Environmental Studies
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From  Breaking the TranceFrom: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
Media feeds were no longer resembling information distribution (fun or otherwise) they were starting to sound a lot like propaganda. Everything was now far too sweet to taste like truth and now … | Mari K Swingle | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Chapter 18International Solidarity Work From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter looks at the ways in which Canadians are able to act in solidarity with communities around the world that are impacted by mining operations. It begins with the case study of El … | Joan Kuyek | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 18Crothers Woods and Beechwood Wetland |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes the section of the Don River watershed where visitors will discover Crothers Woods, Beechwood Wetland, Cottonwood Flats, and Sun Valley. He discusses how … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From  JessicaFrom: About Face |
On Narcotics. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … | Kirsten Emmott | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Judgment Days: The Environmental Review TribunalFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter focuses on the environmental review tribunal and its actions, testing after the dump’s closure,legal fights, the author’s research activities and findings, the final … | Poh-Gek Forkert | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Enbridge Pipeline Disaster and Accidental Activism along the Kalamazoo RiverPart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 18 Sonia Grant focuses on the oil spill into the Kalamazoo River and the controversies that surrounded cleanup efforts. It discusses topics such the health impacts and gaps in … | Sonia Grant | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From  The Vancouver AgreementFrom: Fighting For Space |
This chapter highlights the formation Vancouver Caucus, comprising of Mayor Philip Owen, Jenny Kwan and Dr Hedy Fry, and the subsequent signing of the Vancouver Agreement. The agreement about a … | Travis Lupick | 27 | 2017 | $0.54 Add |
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From  NEW! Transparency and Accountability in Decision MakingDoes the Impact Assessment Act Support Credible Decision Making? |
This chapter considers the central decision points the Assessment Act (IAA) determines the extent to which the Act codifies mechanisms to provide for transparency and accountability in decisions. … | Jason Unger | 31 | 2021 | $3.10 Add |
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From Chapter 19Taking on the Company and its Investors From: Unearthing Justice |
One of the most effective ways to inflluence a the way a company operates is to identify and engage with its shareholders. This chapter explores ways for organizers to do this. | Joan Kuyek | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 19Todmorden Mills Wildflower Preserve |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes the Todmorden Mills Wildflower Preserve, "one of the most wonderful fifteen minute hikes Toronto has to offer." Following intense human use over … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From  From the HeartThe Golden Rule with Karen Armstrong and Joan Halifax |
Compassion is a virtuous cycle, and practicing the Golden Rule yields an expanded sense of self, which yields ever more compassionate behavior.philosophers and religious leaders such as … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
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From Getting Europe Out of the Tar Sands: The Rise of the UK Tar Sands NetworkPart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 19 Jess Worth explores The UK Tar Sands Network (UKTSN), discussing solidarity with First Nations in Canada, exposing Canadian lobbying of the British and European Union (EU) … | Jess Worth | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Human Rights and the Impact Assessment ActProponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers |
This chapter argues for a human rights centred approach to the interpretation and operationalization of the provisions of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), emphasizing the role of IA proponents … | Adebayo Majekolagbe; Sara L. Seck | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From i-Tech and HealthcareTo Care or i-Care From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
It is time to have closer look at i-tech in caretaking, healthcare, and perhaps in caring in its larger sense too. Let’s start with healthcare. | Mari K Swingle | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
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From Lessons LearnedFrom: Fighting Dirty |
The author discusses lessons learned throughout this fight and reflects on the larger context of environmental fights in Canada and beyond. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From Where Do I StartFrom: About Face |
On Narcotics. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … | Chiara Stagliano | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
