Sustainability

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Policy Recommendations for Developing an Inclusive Canadian Agricultural Policy

From: Food Sovereignty in Canada

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From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

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A Chief Seattle's Message

From: Coming Back to Life

Chief Sealth, or Seattle as he is now known, delivered a speech in his native Duwamish to his tribal assembly in the Pacific Northwest in 1854. Notes on the speech were jotted down by one Dr. … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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The Bestiary

From: Coming Back to Life

A Poem by Joanna Macy 4 $0.40 Add
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Appendix C

Ethics and Declarations of Rights

From: Coming Back to Life

Here are documents and web links of major initiatives for the Great Turning that are close to Joanna’s and Molly’s hearts, having been the focus of our activism for many years and … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Are Dams Really that Bad?

Are Dams Really that Bad?

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers discusses the controversies surrounding dams and hydroelectricity. Using a variety of case studies, he explores their benefits, as well as their impacts on both … 28 $2.80 Add
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Area as Currency

Area as Currency

How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need?

From: Ecological Footprint

A deeper introduction to the Footprint, explaining the underlying physical principles and idea of accounting. ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Arenas of Appropriation

Arenas of Appropriation

From: Fair Future

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Integrating Climate Change Mitigation into the Impact Assessment Act
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Integrating Climate Change Mitigation into the Impact Assessment Act

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter considers the impacts of a proposed project on GHG emissions and carbon sinks at five critical stages of IA: triggering, information gathering, analysis, the project decision, and … 24 $2.40 Add
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At the Edge of Geologic Epochs

At the Edge of Geologic Epochs

From: Changing Tides

This chapter explores how indigenous world views might help us address climate change. Intergenerational equity: its prevalence in Indigenous world views and how it is being integrated into other … 10 $1.00 Add
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Author's Note and Foreward
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Author’s Note and Foreward

From: The Story is in Our Bones

In the author’s note and foreward, Lake and Camp-Horinek discuss the ecological impact of human systems and ways our collective worldview must change in order to address the issue. ; 5 $0.50 Add
Back to the Well

Back to the Well

Rethinking the Future of Water

Droughts. Floods. Contamination. Climate change. The perils to the global fresh-water supply have never been so clear or so numerous, as the crisis in Cape Town’s water supply in early 2018 … 378 View
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Beautiful Protest

Beautiful Protest

From: Changing Tides

This chapter will draw on the parallels between BC’s coastal First Nations and other Indigenous groups who have been integrating the traditional and the modern (including science) to … 14 $1.40 Add
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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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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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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