Environmental Policy

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The Memory We Could Be

Overcoming Fear to Create Our Ecological Future

Heal the great separation between humans and nature, and help create a future worth remembering. The Memory We Could Be moves beyond the sterile, technical language around climate change and … 338 View
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The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

A Critical Review of the Canadian Impact Assessment Act

Legislated impact assessment requirements were first introduced over fifty years ago with the National Environmental Policy Act in the United States and have since spread to over a hundred and … ; 614 View
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The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

A Climate Justice Handbook

The Sea is Rising and So Are We: A Climate Justice Handbook is an invitation to get involved in the movement to build a just and sustainable world in the face of the most urgent challenge our … ; 193 View

Thriving Beyond Sustainability

Pathways to a Resilient Society

Every 15 seconds on our Earth Island, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume 85 million barrels of oil and pump 23 million … 241 View
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We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now

How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement

Our culture tells us that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, yet the choices we make are often governed by the systems in which we live. Whether it’s … 192 View
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Worlds at Stake

Climate Politics, Ideology, and Justice

The intensifying climate crisis has put the world on high alert. For those living in the high-consuming, high-polluting swaths of the world, it is clear that something about our society, our … 192 View
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A New World Upon Us

PART 1: Essential Groundwork

From: Worlds at Stake

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Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the book and discusses what the world will look like as it continues to be affected by climate change. 8 $0.80 Add
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Foreward

From: The Memory We Could Be

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Looking ahead, one thing is clear: the path we are on is coming to an end. Projections of the coming decades — whether they focus on food supplies, conflicts or weather patterns — … 2 $0.20 Add
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Foreword

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

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Forward from acclaimed author and environmentalist Bill McKibben. 2 $0.20 Add
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Foreword

From: Future on Fire

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The Foreword from Dharna Noor. 4 $0.40 Add
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Foreword by Christiana Figueres

From: Earth for All

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The first foreword is from Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), one of the architects of the Paris Agreement, … ; ; ; ; ; 2 $0.20 Add
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From: Peak Everything

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Back in 2005, Richard Heinberg and I both published books on peak oil and its implications for everyday life in technologically “advanced” societies. We saw the general situation very … 3 $0.30 Add
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Fostering Sustainable Behavior

From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior

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Behavior change is the cornerstone of sustainability. Whether you are working on protecting wetlands, enhancing water or energy efficiency, altering modal transportation choices, or any of the … 13 $0.13 Add
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Introduction

From: Getting to Zero

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Identifies how the 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray should cause Canada to confront climate change. Discusses how oil sand production has increased and why this needs to change for Canada to … 7 $0.70 Add
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A Few Assertions

From: Back to the Well

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de Villiers begins the books with 4 assertions about our water future: 1. We aren’t doomed (yet). 2. There is not a global-scale water crisis. Rather, there are thousands of regional water … 4 $0.40 Add
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From: Overrun

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In the introduction, the author describes how he first learned about the threat of Asian carp to North American ecosystems. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the introduction of … 16 $1.60 Add