Pollution
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From  Croplands, Forests, and OceansHow Much Biocapacity Do We Have? From: Ecological Footprint |
This is the other side of the coin: what nature is able to deliver. It explains why regeneration is the mother of all material constraints. | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Technology, Exploitation and FairnessFrom: Techno-Fix |
Technology, Exploitation and Fairness advances the thesis that many technologies are regrettably used for control and exploitation of both humans and the environment, leading inevitably to … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 27 | 2011 | $2.70 Add |
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From  The Local GarbagemanFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter explores Richmond Township’s geology, goegraphy, and history, as well as the story of Fred Sutcliffe. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Chapter 3Radiation and the Human Body |
This chapter includes the following sections: Internal versus External Radiation – The Radiation Weighting Factor – How Radiation Damages Cells – The Impact of Radiation on Our … | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From One PlanetEcological Limits and Then What? From: Ecological Footprint |
Once we compare demand (footprint) with supply (biocapacity) it becomes clear which countries run ecological deficits. It begs the question – are ecological deficits an economic risk? Where are … | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 25 | 2019 | $2.50 Add |
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From The Cookie MonsterFrom: Fighting Dirty |
The author discusses a conversation with Margaret Walsh, the first elected official to oppose the dump expansion. Her perspectives on these events are explored. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From Chapter 4Radiation in Medicine |
This chapter includes the following sections: Early Use of Radium – X-Rays – Radiopharmaceuticals – CT Scans – PET Scans – SPECT Scans – Other Scans – … | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From Footprint as CompassHow Much Biocapacity Do We Need for a Good Life? From: Ecological Footprint |
Ultimately, the issue is not how little we use, but how well we can live. Still there are the planetary constraints. This is the core tension defining sustainable development. This chapter makes … | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From Goodbye Local Garbageman, Hello Mega-dumpFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter looks at the messy aftermath of Fred Sutcliffe’s decision to submit an application to the provincial Ministry of the Envrionment to expand his dumpsite. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Part 2: Sustainable Community Building BlocksWaste Reduction and Recycling |
Reuse and reduction offer the greatest opportunities for eliminating pollution and depletion of natural resources, yet they are often perceived to be at odds with economic development. How does a … | Marc Roseland | 13 | 2012 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Underground EcologiesFrom: Being and Swine |
In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses the impact of pollution on the animal world and the forms of pollution our society creates as a byproduct of pharmaceutical production, power … | Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes | 34 | 2020 | $3.40 Add |
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From  Carbon PricingEconomists vs. the Public Interest From: The Big Stall |
Reviews competing economic theories about tackling pollution. Explains Edmund Pigou’s work on "externalities" and neo-liberal ideas. An analysis of the two major policy proposals … | Donald Gutstein | 21 | 2018 | $2.10 Add |
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From Chapter 5Industrial Use of Radiation |
This chapter includes the following sections: Improper Disposal of Radioactive Devices: Three Case Studies – Radioactive Gauges – Nuclear Well Logging – Industrial Radiography … | Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Conclusion:Cars, Canadians and the Twenty-first Century From: Car Nation |
Looks at the interconnectedness of the car to the great political, environmental and economic questions of our time as a testament to the automobile’s continuing centrality in both our … | Dimitry Anastakis | 8 | 2008 | $0.80 Add |
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From End Overshoot!Communication Is Key From: Ecological Footprint |
Without careful communication, we cannot win the hearts and minds of our audiences. What can we learn from past mistakes? | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From First Stirrings of AngerFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter highlights the community’s suffering following the transformation of the newly renamed Richmond Landfill post-1988. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
