Environmental Studies
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From  Chapter 20Scaling up Work to Change Law Regulation and Policy From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter pulls together lessons learned from the community level to develop strategies for changing laws and regulations at the provincial and federal levels. | Joan Kuyek | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 20Glendon Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Glendon Forest, one the largest forests in Toronto and home to one of the most vital wetlands in the Don River watershed. He illustrates the severe threat … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From  EpilogueFrom: Fighting Dirty |
Epilogue. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From  From the HeartSpeak the Truth, but not to Punish with Thich Nhat Hanh |
Thich Nhat Hanh used the example of a pine tree and suggested, what if that tree asked us what it could do to help the world? Our answer would be very clear: “You should be a beautiful, … | James Hoggan | 10 | 2016 | $1.00 Add |
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From  i-Trust and i-PrivacySocial, Economic, and Political Manipulation From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
A huge issue that permeates all angles of the i-tech industry is that of trust. Both primary branches — the entertainment branch (e.g., the gaming industry), the social communication branch … | Mari K Swingle | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Labour Faces Keystone XL and Climate ChangePart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
Chapter 20 focuses on the underlying structural problems in organized labour that make it difficult to confront broad social issues like global warming. | Jeremy Brecher | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Science and Indigenous Knowledge as the Evidentiary Basis for Impact Assessment |
This chapter considers the Impact Assessment Act’s (IAA) approach to science and Indigenous knowledge by setting out the roles that science and Indigenous knowledge play in establishing the … | Martin Olszynski | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Setting Myself Up For SuccessFrom: 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 … | Andrew Carter | 5 | 2019 | $0.50 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 Chapter 21Creating a New Story Putting Mining in its Place From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter provides a review of the ways in which communities can combat the mining industry and shape the future of the industry for Canada. | Joan Kuyek | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 21Moore Park Ravine and the Brick Works |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown descends Toronto’s Moore Park Ravine down to the Brick Works, describing how activity in the area has impacted architecture, transportation, politics, … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From Ending the Age of Fossil Fuels and Building an Economics for the Seventh GenerationPart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 21 Winona LaDuke explores the Ojibwe prophecy for the seventh fire and how it relates to collective or individual actions, discussing the Natural Resources Defense Council, disasters … | Winona LaDuke | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
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From From the HeartWe Need Warmheartedness with The 14th Dalai Lama |
Tibet offers an acute lesson in interconnectedness that is hard to miss when you’re there. Tibet showed me precisely how an area can suffer when climate change is on fast forward. I also … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From Governance Part OneSelf-Governance and the Rise of the Attention Economy From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
The biggest commodity of the digital age is not our money but our data. This is true, but the not-so-secret reason our data is so valuable is that it offers access to our attention. Attention is … | Mari K Swingle | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From How Soon is NowFrom: About Face |
The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … | Ricardo Villela | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 22East Don Parkland |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes the East Don Parkland, a sprawling and ill-defined natural area located in Toronto’s Don River watershed. Particular attention is paid to the spectre … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
