Sustainability

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Technology, Exploitation and Fairness

Technology, Exploitation and Fairness

From: 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 … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Tell Me A Better Story

Tell Me A Better Story

Regenerative Economics

From: A Finer Future

This chapter outlines the systemic changes to our economy that are necessary for a sustainable future. ; ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Ten STeps to Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

Ten STeps to Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, I propose a 10-step program of measures that water activists can unite behind, from the immediately possible to long-term fixes that will depend on the water issues in a specific … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Air up There

The Air up There

From: Consuming Sustainability

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The Basic Miracle: Our True Nature and Power

The Basic Miracle: Our True Nature and Power

From: Coming Back to Life

Perhaps we made our biggest error in thinking of the world as made of “stuff ” to begin with. Fortunately — and paradoxically — our very search for mastery and knowledge … ; 27 $2.70 Add
The Case for Climate Capitalism
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The Case for Climate Capitalism

Economic Solutions for a Planet in Crisis

A warming climate and a general distrust of Wall Street has opened a new cultural divide among those who otherwise agree we must mitigate climate risk: anti-market critics such as Naomi Klein … 274 View
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The Climate Movement
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The Climate Movement

PART 4: To Shape a Coming World

From: Worlds at Stake

Chapter 10 focuses on the current state of the climate movement, providing a survey of its most prominent leaders, their tactics, and action they are bringing about. 22 $2.20 Add
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The Consumer in a Changing Food System

The Consumer in a Changing Food System

From: Emergent Agriculture

Profitability is determined in the market. Consumers must value products sufficiently to pay a price that exceeds the cost of production and transportation. Price is determined by myriad factors, … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Creation of a Global Water Justice Movement

The Creation of a Global Water Justice Movement

From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

In this reading, the author provides a history of the Global Water Justice movement. She introduces the reader to a variety of individuals from around the world who have shaped this movement. The … 27 $2.70 Add
The Culture of Nature

The Culture of Nature

North American Landscape from Disney to the Exxon Valdez, Second Edition

Since it was first published in 1991, few books have come close to capturing the depth and breadth of Alexander Wilson’s innovative ecocultural compendium The Culture of Nature. His work … 352 View
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The Death System

The Death System

From: Radical Transformation

Readings in Part 2 of this title entitled "Radical Transformation" outline the dramatic changes necessary to reform our civilization into one that is sustainable, and quitable. 42 $4.20 Add
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The Dismal Arithmetic of Water

The Dismal Arithmetic of Water

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers outlines the anatomy of a water crisis, using the city of Sao Paulo Brazil as an example. He shows how limits in supply and distribution, in concert with growing … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Emergent Agriculture

The Emergent Agriculture

From: Emergent Agriculture

Food production becomes exceptionally sustainable when profitability ceases to be the singular mission of the farm, and becomes instead a part of a “triple bottom line.” As important … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Emergent Market

The Emergent Market

From: Emergent Agriculture

Consumers must recognize their responsibility to reward craftsmanship and hard work with patronage, and be willing to pay a fair price for their food. Consumers are actively seeking out … 10 $1.00 Add
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The End of One Era, The Beginning of Another

The End of One Era, The Beginning of Another

The Psychology of Peak Oil and Climate Change

From: Peak Everything

The historic global shift from a regime of cheap fossil fuel energy sources to one of declining and expensive fossil fuels and scarce replacements will impact every living person, every … 15 $1.50 Add