Environmental Policy

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Learning Into the Future: No Fish? No Fish Sticks with Peter Senge

Learning Into the Future: No Fish? No Fish Sticks with Peter Senge

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Society is faced with a two-fold problem: Not only do scientists have difficulty communicating intuitively and effectively, but also the environmental community is “addicted to a fear-based … 13 $1.30 Add
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Lessons from Our Ancestors

Lessons from Our Ancestors

From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability

Topics include: Cultural Indicators – Tibetan Nomads – Balinese Water Temples – Inuit Traditional Knowledge – The Kogi: Guardians of the Planet – The Value of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Little Limestone Lake
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Little Limestone Lake

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene traces the two-decade campaign, culminating in 2011, to secure protection for Little Limestone Lake, a remarkable marl lake in northwestern Manitoba. 12 $1.20 Add
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Making Common Cause

Making Common Cause

Inequality, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 4, Klein argues that through mobilization Canada could be able to confront and bring change to the present-day inequality many people face. Just as the Wartime Efforts during the … 18 $1.80 Add
Making Shift Happen
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Making Shift Happen

Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change

The changemaker’s guide to catalyzing environmental behaviour change for a healthy future. To tackle our urgent environmental problems and achieve positive, durable change, we must design … 546 View
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Mass Movements: Our Only Hope

Mass Movements: Our Only Hope

From: Future on Fire

Chapter 3 examines how mass movements, the actions of millions of everyday people have played a role in changing our society for the better and can become the method to bring real change and … 22 $2.20 Add
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Messaging That Encourages Action
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Messaging That Encourages Action

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In Chapter 3 Kaufman focuses how we talk about action in content to combating the climate crisis and explores how messaging effects the actions and willingness for others to join the fight. The … 11 $1.10 Add
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Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the vast amount of water used by the agricultural sector and ways to reduce that total, either by changing how we grow crops or by changing which crops we grow. 16 $1.60 Add
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Mobilizing Labour

Mobilizing Labour

Just Transition, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 7, Klein examines the role of labour in the fight for climate action. Klein argues that through examining the mobilization of the labor and work force during and after the Second World … 36 $3.60 Add
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Monday, July 22, 2024
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Monday, July 22, 2024

From: Jasper on Fire

In this chapter, Scace examines the night of July 22, 2024, when Jasper, Alberta, faced a rapid mass evacuation after multiple wildfires threatened the town simultaneously. 12 $1.20 Add
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter introduces the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)provisions of the Act, including an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each provision. Their assessment is informed … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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More People Using Ever More Water

More People Using Ever More Water

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the impact of population growth on water availability, and tries to answer the question of whether there will be enough clean, safe water for a more populous … 9 $0.90 Add
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Myth 1

Myth 1

The Problem Is Overconsumption!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers. ; ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Myth 2

Myth 2

The Problem Is Overpopulation!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter reconsiders the dominant discourse which says that overpopulation is a primary contributor to the environmental crisis, discussing the harmful discourse resulting from this belief. ; ; ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Myth 3

Myth 3

New Tech Will Come to Our Rescue!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter examines the idea that the adoption of new technologies, such as geoengineering, will help mitigate the climate crisis. It explores how these proposed technologies risk further … ; ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Myth 4

Myth 4

The Real Problem Is the Religion of Infinite Growth!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter interrogates the belief that economic growth can solve social and ecological problems, advocating for a decrease in production and degrowth policies. ; ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add