Environmental Studies
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From  We Want a FutureClimate Change and How the Youth Are Fighting to Save the Province From: Divided |
This chapter explores the author’s climate activism, and the Fridays for Future strikes inspired by Greta Thunberg. | Sydney Chadwick | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Weaving a New Story of MeaningFrom: The Web of Meaning |
The chapter concludes that an ecological civilization will emerge only when the symbiotic linkages between people become a more powerful force than the competitive impulses engendered by the … | Jeremy Lent | 34 | 2021 | $3.40 Add |
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From  Weaving Community MilestonesFrom: Common Threads |
So how can this interest in getting together for a common purpose fit within a concept of celebrating life’s milestones? How do we support each other in those moments when we need our … | Sharon Kallis | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Wednesday, July 24, 2024From: Jasper on Fire |
In this chapter, Scace traces July 24, 2024, when a merged wildfire driven by winds exceeding 100 kilometres per hour surged toward Jasper, Alberta, consuming Maligne Lodge, Becker’s … | Matthew Scace | 13 | 2025 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Welcome to the Anthropocene |
In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is … | Tom Rand | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Welcome to the Clean Growth CenturyFrom: The Big Stall |
Analyzes Justin Trudeau’s environmental policies and his alliance with Rachel Notley. Liberal Party policies speak about capitalizing on the opportunities of a low carbon economy, but fail … | Donald Gutstein | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Well-Being for First NationsFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … | Mark Anielski | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From Well-Being Impact InvestingFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* Virtuous Financial Leadership * Lintel Capital LLC: Investment for Good * Well-Being Impact Investment Funds * And the Times, They are a-Changin’ | Mark Anielski | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
 NEW! We’re all Climate Hypocrites NowHow Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement |
Our culture tells us that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, yet the choices we make are often governed by the systems in which we live. Whether it’s … | 192 | View | ||
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From NEW! We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now |
The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we … | Sami Grover | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate?From: Runaway Climate |
What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate: Volcanism, low13C carbon, methane hydrate, orbital cycles, massive feedbacks | Steven Earle | 16 | 2024 | $1.60 Add |
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From  What Controls the Earth’s Climate? |
This chapter presents an overview of the forces that determine the Earth’s climate, the feedback loops that amplify them, and how slow geological processes can have huge implications. | Steven Earle | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! What Difference Does It Make? |
This chapter describes the efforts of cyclists in Amsterdam to resist the encroachment of cars and keep that city bike-centric. He uses their efforts as a model for how change has to take place … | Sami Grover | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! What Do We Need to Do?From: Runaway Climate |
What Do We Need to Do? Personal actions, public health, role of government, fossil fuel subsidies, zero carbon commitments, carbon pricing | Steven Earle | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From  What Does It Mean to Be a Movement? A Proposal for a Coherent, Powerful, Indigenous-Led MovementPart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 24 Emily Coats focuses on Indigenous-led movements in Northern Alberta, discussing climate change, climate injustices, pollution, the Crown and Canadian law, and the UN Declaration on … | Emily Coats | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From  What Is Capitalism?From: Ecology for the 99% |
This chapter explains capitalism as both an economic system and a form of social organization. It also explores how capitalism can be undemocratic and highlights the problems with capitalist companies. | Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
