Growing a green kid
Sing it with me: I believe that children are the future/teach them well and let them lead the way?! Even … Continue reading Growing a green kid
New report examines use of online technology for social change
The US-based group dotOrganize has released a new study that compiles insights from more than 400 social change groups, technology … Continue reading New report examines use of online technology for social change
No Clean Air Act, yet
The proposed Clean Air Act at best contributes little to reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and at worst … Continue reading No Clean Air Act, yet
Hydro conservation pilot project called a model for others
Electricity consumers will jump at the opportunity to shave a few dollars off their hydro bills by using less power, … Continue reading Hydro conservation pilot project called a model for others
Acts of greenies and meanies
If I were the environment, I’d be ticked off at Stephen Harper. Not for abusing me, for using me. What … Continue reading Acts of greenies and meanies
Deglobalization: Ideas for a New World Economy
How to manage the global economy is the most important international question of our time. The short and trenchant history of organizations that have promoted economic globalization?the World Bank, IMF, WTO and G-7?have quickly shown their manifest failings. Walden Bello discusses something other than marginal policy changes?the world requires a radical shift towards a decentralized, pluralistic system of economic goverance.
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Restoration of the Great Lakes: Promises, Practices, and Performances
The Great Lakes of North America are one of the world?s most important natural resources. The source of vast quantities of fish, shipping lanes, hydroelectric energy, and usable water, they are also increasingly the site of severe environmental degradation and resource contamination. This study analyzes how well governments and other stakeholders are addressing this critical problem.
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Anatomy of a Conflict: Identity, Knowledge, and Emotion in Old-Growth Forests
Anatomy of a Conflict explores the cultural aspects of the fierce dispute between activist loggers and environmentalists over the fate of Oregon?s temperate rain forest. Centred on the practice of old-growth logging and the survival of the northern spotted owl, the conflict has lead to the burning down of ranger stations, the spiking of trees, logging truck blockades, and countless demonstrations and arrests.
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The Cost of Climate Policy
Policy makers need to know as much as possible about the costs of taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As indispensable as this book will be to policy analysts, it is also an important primer for a wider range of readers interested in the economic implications of climate change.
Canadian environmental policy: Context and cases
Focuses specifically on environmental policy – the character and significance of the politics which underlie policy-making on the environment in Canada.
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The Political Economy of Nature: Environmental Debates and the Social Sciences
The Political Economy of Nature draws extensively on current insights from sociology, ecology, economics, and earth science. Robert Boardman pools these diverse resources to argue that the investigation of environmental issues raises complex theoretical questions, which can only be answered through more sustained links between the natural and social sciences.
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CUPE water activists join international campaign Blue October
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is sponsoring a number of events in support of Blue October, an international month … Continue reading CUPE water activists join international campaign Blue October