Environmental aspects
- Author:Brown, Lester R.Summary:
- Author:Linton, JamieSummary:
We all know what water is, and we often take it for granted. Because it seems so natural, we seldom question how we see water. But the spectre of a worldwide water crisis suggests that there might be something fundamentally wrong with...
- Author:Burstyn, VardaSummary:
Megawealthy William Greele has put together a consortium of CEOs to build a gargantuan pipeline to pump Quebec water to the U.S. Contemptuous of the concerns of environmentalists and confident that his minions have muzzled the press,...
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This book reveals how ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond...
- Author:Turner, ChrisSummary:
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- Author:Cline, Elizabeth L.Summary:
This work evaluates the costs of low priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local,...
- Author:Lohman, JackSummary:
In this collection of illuminating essays, Jack Lohman, chief executive officer of the Royal British Columbia Museum, shares his views on the role of museums in the various cultures of the world, on the importance of architecture and...
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- Author:Boyle, EleanorSummary:
Each year the average North American ingests well over 200 pounds of animal protein, and the global appetite for meat has also increased dramatically. But feeding our meat addiction comes at tremendous cost. Maintaining our current...
- Author:Winston, Andrew S.Summary:
All too often, companies push so-called green initiatives to the side when the economy hits a downturn. Winston illustrates why this is a mistake and offers a comprehensive plan for reversing this trend, delivering short-term gains, and...
- Author:Struzik, EdwardSummary:
In the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire "the Beast" because it behaved in seemingly sinister and often unpredictable ways. Many of them hoped that they...
- Author:Hanley, PaulSummary:
The sweeping changes that make a 'full world' work-involving dual processes of destruction and reconstruction-will transform global culture, agriculture, and ultimately the human race. Eleven is a call to consciousness. Only an 'ethical...
- Author:Gordon, Todd, Webber, Jeffery R.Summary:
Rooted in thousands of pages of Access to Information documents and dozens of interviews carried out throughout Latin America, Blood of Extraction examines the increasing presence of Canadian mining companies in Latin America and the...
- Author:Briggle, AdamSummary:
From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies. When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years...