Sustainability

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Transforming Agriculture

Transforming Agriculture

Women Farmers Define a Food Sovereignty Policy for Canada

From: Food Sovereignty in Canada

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Transforming our Politics

Transforming our Politics

Bold Leadership, Then, There and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 12, Klein examines how we must transform our politics and our politicians, how we must vote for leaders who are willing to act and plan like Climate Change is an emergency. Klein … 28 $2.80 Add
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Human Rights and the Impact Assessment Act
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Human Rights and the Impact Assessment Act

Proponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter argues for a human rights centred approach to the interpretation and operationalization of the provisions of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), emphasizing the role of IA proponents … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Triumph of the Sun

Triumph of the Sun

The Mother of All Disruptions

From: A Finer Future

This chapter explores the disruptive potential of solar power to completely transform the way that we produce and use electricity as a society. ; ; ; 47 $4.70 Add
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Understand Emissions: Where, Who, What, When and How

Understand Emissions: Where, Who, What, When and How

From: The Memory We Could Be

Beyond the rich debates surrounding complexity in climate science, when it comes to emissions, there are five major discussions: where, who, what, when and how? Where are emissions coming from? … 21 $2.10 Add
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Project Impact Assessments
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Project Impact Assessments

Triggering and Coverage

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter focuses on two questions. First: how effectively are the purposes of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) likely to be met given the triggering process and coverage of projects under the … 25 $2.50 Add
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UNESCO

UNESCO

Downstream Impact on the Athabasca Delta

From: Damming the Peace

Journalist Andrew Nikiforuk explores the linkages between the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, fracking in the adjacent Moberly Field, and the potential impact on … 8 $0.80 Add
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Urban Water Crises

Urban Water Crises

From: Dry Run

Urban water crises are not just a thing of the future, they are happening all around us as long-term reductions in rainfall and runoff tie in with short-term multiyear droughts. In this chapter, … 21 $2.10 Add
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Visible from Space

Visible from Space

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec, criticisms, and environmental concerns. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Water

Water

A Human Right

From: Consuming Sustainability

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Weaving a New Story of Meaning
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Weaving a New Story of Meaning

From: 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 … 34 $3.40 Add
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Welcome to the Anthropocene
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Welcome to the Anthropocene

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

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 … 20 $2.00 Add
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What is Europe Worth?

What is Europe Worth?

From: Fair Future

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What is Still Worth Doing?
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What is Still Worth Doing?

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

In this chapter, Boyd explores if we have personal obligations to make environmentally considerate choices during the late stages of the climate crisis. Boyd discusses which individual … 74 $7.40 Add
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What is the Work that Reconnects?

What is the Work that Reconnects?

From: Coming Back to Life

As we stand now at the brink of destroying our planet as a home for conscious life, contemporary science and ancient spiritual traditions bring us insights into the basic miracle of our … ; 11 $1.10 Add