Environmental Policy

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Conclusion
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Conclusion

From: Making Shift Happen

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Confederation Quagmire

Confederation Quagmire

Regional Differences, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 5, Klein examines the challenges the federal government faces while trying to secure sufficient collaboration across the various levels of government to confront the climate crisis. … 24 $2.40 Add
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Monitoring, Follow-Up, Adaptive Management, and Compliance in the Post‑Decision Phase
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Monitoring, Follow-Up, Adaptive Management, and Compliance in the Post‑Decision Phase

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter considers the critical and yet often overlooked “post-decision phase” of impact assessment, following planning, assessment, and decision making. In the impact assessment … 26 $2.60 Add
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Corporate "Citizenship" Reimagined
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Corporate "Citizenship" Reimagined

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

In this chapter, the author explores the recent rise of Certified B Corporations, which are governed by a set of criteria that includes waste management practices, energy consumption, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Critical Science and Social Responsibility

Critical Science and Social Responsibility

From: Techno-Fix

Critical Science and Social Responsibility outlines ways to increase the awareness of scientists and engineers regarding their social responsibilities as well as ways to transform current science … ; 31 $3.10 Add
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Crossing the carbon divide

Crossing the carbon divide

From: Oil’s Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an overview of the arguments presented in previous chapters outling the oil industry’s hold on democratic institutions and concludes … 14 $1.40 Add
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Crude Awakening

Crude Awakening

From: Tar Sands Showdown

This chapter covers the early development of the tar sands with the following subsections: (a) black gold: the pioneers who developed the technology to extract oil from the tar sands; (b) land … 38 $3.80 Add
Damming the Peace

Damming the Peace

The hidden costs of the Site C Dam

Since the 1970s, the Site C Dam in northeastern British Columbia’s Peace River Valley has been touted by BC Hydro and successive governments as necessary to meet the province’s … 272 View
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Degrowth
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Degrowth

PART 3: The System-Changing Frameworks

From: Worlds at Stake

Chapter 8 explores the idea of degrowth, as opposed to the role of perpetual economic growth which had led to the current ecological crisis. 20 $2.00 Add
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Democracy and Civil Disobedience

Democracy and Civil Disobedience

From: Damming the Peace

Legendary B.C. broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair sets out the argument that the fight to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley is a conflict about … 13 $1.30 Add
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Dream Change

Dream Change

From: Tar Sands Showdown

This final chapter discusses the need to start changing the dream of the good life based on accumulating wealth and power, including our model of industrialization, and developing strategies for … 40 $4.00 Add
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Duped and How

Duped and How

Summary: The Polluted Public Square

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

I found the attacks on scientists and the volume of propaganda used to cloud environmental issues puzzling. I found myself becoming angrier about the deception and lack of fair play than I was … 12 $1.20 Add
Earth for All
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Earth for All

A Survival Guide for Humanity

Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the … 218 View
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"Eat 'em to Beat 'em"

"Eat ’em to Beat ’em"

From: Overrun

This chapter explores the possibility of controlling invasive species by using them as a food source. Topics include the process of food production and the communication and marketing efforts … 26 $2.60 Add
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Ecological Nightmare

Ecological Nightmare

From: Tar Sands Showdown

This chapter discusses the multiple forms of environmental damage caused by the massive development of the tar sands for crude exports to the US: (a) global warming: the emergence of the tar … 41 $4.10 Add
Ecology for the 99%

Ecology for the 99%

Twenty Capitalist Myths Debunked

Ecology for the 99% provides inspiration for building grassroots environmental movements through a lively discussion of the most persistent capitalist myths. It presents compelling evidence for … ; ; ; ; 276 View