Environmental Policy

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"Ecology's Helper"

"Ecology’s Helper"

From: Overrun

In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s … 33 $3.30 Add
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Ecosocialism
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Ecosocialism

From: Future on Fire

Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to … 9 $0.90 Add
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Ecosocialism
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Ecosocialism

PART 3: The System-Changing Frameworks

From: Worlds at Stake

Chapter 9 examines the argument for ecosocialism, its framework, and offers several critiques of existing capitalism, and encourages the reader to raid a critical eye towards the present system … 16 $1.60 Add
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eDNA Rising

eDNA Rising

From: Overrun

This chapter explores the various ways in which genetic testing is now being used to track the spread of Asian carp. Topics discussed include the various potential applications of environmental … 27 $2.70 Add
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Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

From: Damming the Peace

Sustainable energy expert Guy Dauncey looks at alternatives to the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley for meeting the electricity needs of British Columbia, and … 28 $2.80 Add
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Energy Superpower

Energy Superpower

From: Tar Sands Showdown

This chapter concerns the promotion of Canada as “the world’s next energy superpower,” largely because of the development of the tar sands, with these themes: (a) corporate … 41 $4.10 Add
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Enough Already
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Enough Already

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

This chapter explores the disconnect between the reality of the environmental crisis, and the rhetoric of events such as Earth Day, which typically focuses on individual actions rather than … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Path Forward
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The Path Forward

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

The final chapter focuses on law reform and key changes in the implementation of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) that are needed to complete the transition of the federal assessment process to an … 21 $2.10 Add
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EPIC

EPIC

The oil industry comes to call

From: Oil’s Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft describes the commercial crimes unit of the RCMP’s 2011 investigation into Bruce Carson’s lobbying activities which exposed the strategies … 15 $1.50 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

The COVID-19 Pandemic and How a Recognized Emergency makes the Impossible Possible

From: A Good War

In the Epilogue, Klein shares his own reflections on the pandemic and the lessons we can learn from it regarding climate action and mobilization. 8 $0.80 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

Living with the risk

From: On Borrowed Time

The author discusses his personal journey of getting his family and their home prepared for the next massive earthquake. 8 $0.80 Add
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“Even a Ravaged Planet Is Worth Fighting For”
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“Even a Ravaged Planet Is Worth Fighting For”

From: Future on Fire

Chapter 4 reflects on what a world that suffers the consequences of large-scale climate change would look like and if it is still worth fighting for. Topics discussed include the 2030 deadline to … 14 $1.40 Add
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Every little thing
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Every little thing

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

Because of the magnitude of the climate crisis, change will only occur when hundreds of millions of people change their consumption habits, requiring governments pass the right laws. That’s … 11 $1.10 Add
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UNDRIP, Decision Making, and the Role of Indigenous Peoples
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UNDRIP, Decision Making, and the Role of Indigenous Peoples

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter explores establishment of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Rediscovery of a Post-colonial Canada (UNDRIP) and its impact following its adoption … 21 $2.10 Add
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Federating the Change Agents: Securing the Gains

Federating the Change Agents: Securing the Gains

From: Resilience Imperative

We must secure the innovations that are getting results by scaling up and broadening their applications. Many of the cases we have set out show how particular innovations have been scaled up and … ; 33 $3.30 Add
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Finding Your People and Your Practice in the Ecosystem of the Climate Justice Movement
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Finding Your People and Your Practice in the Ecosystem of the Climate Justice Movement

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In Chapter 7 Kaufman explores the many ways that the movement for a just transition can be organized, illustrating to the reader how there are many ways to fight for climate action that best … 14 $1.40 Add