Environmental Studies

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Being Allies

Being Allies

From: Uprooting Racism

Acting as an ally to people of color is one of the most important things white people can do. Ally is not an identity, it is a practice. An ally is someone who not only shows up, but one who … 47 $4.70 Add
Being and Swine
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Being and Swine

The End of Nature (As We Knew It)

Forget everything you think you know about nature. Fahim Amir’s award-winning book takes pure delight in posing unexpected questions: Are animals victims of human domination, or heroes of … ; ; 228 View
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Being Present

Being Present

From: Intrinsic Hope

The first habit of hope I’d like to discuss is being present. This means paying attention to whatever is going on and not getting sidetracked or distracted — in other words, living … 16 $1.60 Add
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Benefactors of Change

Benefactors of Change

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Who benefits from the propagation and consumption of sextech and pornography? And who loses? The industries involved, as too all spinoffs of depersonalized touch (such as massage parlors, … 9 $0.90 Add
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Beyond Illusions

Beyond Illusions

Spatial Planning, Arbitrary Learning, and Geolocation Skills

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Excessive screen usage (gaming and beyond) is highly related, if not correlated, with the development of anxiety, depression, and ailments on the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. So here I present … 20 $2.00 Add
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Beyond the Lawn: Meadow or Mess?
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Beyond the Lawn: Meadow or Mess?

From: Messy Cities

Nina-Marie E. Lister writes about challenges posed by Toronto’s bylaw enforcements officers who attempt to regulate yards and gardens on private property. 10 $1.00 Add
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Beyond Token Recognition: The Growing Movement against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Beyond Token Recognition: The Growing Movement against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 14 Tyler McCreary focuses on the contested process governing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, discussing topics including environmental concerns, legislative … 14 $1.40 Add
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Beyond Zero: The Time Value of Carbon

Beyond Zero: The Time Value of Carbon

From: The New Carbon Architecture

This chapter highlights the role of buildings and building materials in meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. 9 $0.90 Add
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Bhutan, Edmonton and Alberta: Models of Well-Being Economics

Bhutan, Edmonton and Alberta: Models of Well-Being Economics

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Back to Edmonton: The City that Could * The Promise of Alberta * Alberta’s Preliminary Asset Accounts 18 $1.80 Add
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Big Oil and Think Tanks Besiege Kyoto

Big Oil and Think Tanks Besiege Kyoto

From: The Big Stall

Examines the business led campaign to discredit the Kyoto Accord in the 1990s and 2000s. Big business lobbied for a "made in Canada" solution while funding a massive anti-Kyoto … 20 $2.00 Add
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Big Oil Takes Control

Big Oil Takes Control

From: The Big Stall

Analyzes the rise of neo-liberalism think tanks in Canada and their impact on energy policy through the 1970s and 1980s. Trudeau’s Keynesian interventions such as the NEP and Petro Canada … 18 $1.80 Add
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Big Oil Wants to Talk About Your Carbon Footprint
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Big Oil Wants to Talk About Your Carbon Footprint

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

This chapter details the efforts of oil companies to cover up their own climate research, as well as how we can pressure these companies into doing more to protect the environment and move away … 17 $1.70 Add
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Biodiversity: Getting it Under Your Skin

Biodiversity: Getting it Under Your Skin

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

Humans often need to see threats to the environment, and, by extension to their health and survival. Progressive losses over time can dilute urgency and awareness. So can progressive gains. One … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Bison, Blue Jays, Rainbow and Walleye

Bison, Blue Jays, Rainbow and Walleye

Peace River Biodiversity

From: Damming the Peace

B.C. wildlife biologist Brian Churchill describes B.C.’s Peace River Valley’s unique biodiversity and what would be destroyed by the Site C dam under construction there. Adjacent to … 16 $1.60 Add
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Black Hole Sun
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Black Hole Sun

From: Being and Swine

In the final chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses how we live in a black hole of overconsumption and by changing our perspective on the animal world, we can escape from that black hole. ; ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Blackwater

Blackwater

From: Dry Run

However, wastewater is also another water source; after all if you live inland along a large river, your water supply started upriver as someone else’s wastewater. So, wastewater is just … 16 $1.60 Add