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Boston, Massachusetts, Usa: Shambhala, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. Name Scribbled Out Front Inside Cover. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. No Video Tapes. They Came From Around The World: From Parliaments, Senates, And Assemblies; From Temples, Churches, And Mosques; From Laboratories, Universities, And Boardrooms. It Was The First Time That Spiritual And Parliamentary Leaders Had Come Together With Scientific Experts To Confront The Threats Of Environmental Crisis, Nuclear War, Famine, And Disease. After Five Days Of Dialogue And Contemplation The Participants Pledged To Join Forces To Care For And Protect The Earth With All Its Interdependent Forms Of Life. This Unprecedented Meeting-The Global Survival Conference Held At Oxford In April 1988-Is Re-Created Here In A Compelling Eyewitness Account That Offers Hope For The Future Of Our Planet.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : UBC Press, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket ( as Issued ). In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ As the sustainability of our natural resources is increasingly questioned, Canadians remain stubbornly convinced of the unassailability of our water. Mounting evidence suggests, however, that Canadian water is under threat. Eau Canada assembles the country's top water experts to discuss our most pressing water issues. Perspectives from a broad range of thinkers - geographers, environmental lawyers, former government officials, aquatic and political scientists, and economists - reflect the diversity of concerns in water management. Arguing that weak governance is at the heart of Canada's water problems, this timely book identifies our key failings, explores debates over jurisdiction, transboundary waters, exports, and privatization, and maps out solutions… Leer más

Basic Books, 1993. Soft cover. As New. In Excellent Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - A Dissection Of The Soviet Union's Legacy Of Health And Environmental Disaster, This Book Examines A Former Country Of 103 Cities - Home To 70 Million People - Where The Air Is Unfit To Breathe And Pollution Fouls 75 Percent Of The Water.

Vintage Canada, 2007. Soft cover. As New. In Excellent Used Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos When The World'S Environmental Woes Get You Down, Turn To Ecoholic - Canada'S Best Resource For Practical Tips And Products That Help You Do Your Part For The Earth. You'Ll Get The Dirt On What Not To Buy And Why, And The Dish On Great Gifts, Clothes, Home Supplies And More. Based On The Popular And Authoritative "Ecoholic" Column That Appears Weekly In Now, Ecoholic Is A Cheeky And Eye-Opening Guide To All Of Life'S Greenest Predicaments. The Best Green Products For The Home: Cleaning And Laundry Supplies, Furniture, Linens For Renovations: Flooring, Paint, Insulation, Carpets, Cabinetry For The Kitchen: Cookware, Appliances For Your Body: Cool Clothes, Jewellery, Shoes, Beauty Care For Baby: Toys, Cribs, Organic Food, Diapers For The Garden: Fertilizer, Pest Control, Patio Furniture For The Office: Supplies, Equipment, Energy Savings For Your Pet: Natural Food, Flea… Leer más

Vintage Canada, 2009. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - This Highly Anticipated Follow-Up To The Massively Successful Ecoholic Focuses On The Home As The Mainstay Of Sustainable Living. Our Resident Ecoholic Comes To The Rescue Again, Offering Reminders And Tips On How To Keep Your Castle (However Humble) Clean, Energy-Efficient And Healthy. We Spend So Much Time At Home - Why Not Make It A Sustainable Haven Instead Of A Polluting, Off-Gassing Cesspool? Ecoholic Home Addresses The Green Side Of The Economic Crisis, And Includes A Resource Guide For Finding Designers And Contractors, And For Renovating And Shopping Green. . Cleaning: Product Comparisons, Disposal Reminders, Laundry Tips . Cooking: Avoiding Teflon, Omitting Bisphenol A, Reducing Packaging . Powering: Green Energy (Solar And Geothermal), Bundling (Bullfrog) . Maintaining: Dehumidifiers, Lighting Options, Ice Removers… Leer más

Sierra Club Books, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. In Excellent Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Our Efforts To Build A Sustainable World Cannot Succeed Unless Future Generations Learn How To Partner With Natural Systems To Our Mutual Benefit. In Other Words, Children Must Become "Ecologically Literate." The Concept Of Ecological Literacy Advanced By This Book'S Creators, The Center For Ecoliteracy In Berkeley, California, Goes Beyond The Discipline Of Environmental Education. It Aims, Says David Orr In His Foreword, "Toward A Deeper Transformation Of The Substance, Process, And Scope Of Education At All Levels"-Familial, Geographic, Ecological, And Political. The Reports And Essays Gathered Here Reveal The Remarkable Work Being Done By The Center'S Network Of Partners. In One Middle School, For Example, Culinary Icon Alice Waters Founded A Program That Not Only Gives Students Healthy Meals But Teaches Them… Leer más

Wiley, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New - Unread For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Praise For The End Of Energy Obesity -Peter Tertzakian Has Succeeded Once Again. He Outlines A Visionary Approach To Meeting The Serious Challenges Of The World's Projected Population Growth, Continued Economic Growth, And Increasing Living Standards. This Book Is A Clarion Call To Policymakers, Business Leaders, And Energy Consumers Everywhere.- --Guy Caruso, Senior Advisor, Csis, Washington, D.C. (Former Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration) -Peter Tertzakian Is One Of The Great Energy Thinkers Of Our Time. In This Compelling Book, He Examines The Factors That Will Drive Global Energy Demand And Addresses The Critical Energy Issue Of Our Time: How Can Mankind Bring Its Ever-Growing Demand For Energy Under Control?- --Hal Kvisle, Ceo, Transcanada Corporation -Anyone Interested In Understanding The Forces That Drive Conflict And Instability When It Comes To… Leer más

Seven Stories Press, 2006. Soft cover. As New. As New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Whereas Volume 1 Of Endgame Presents The Problem Of Civilization, Volume 2 Of This Pivotal Work Illustrates Our Means Of Resistance. Incensed And Hopeful, Impassioned And Lucid, Endgame Leapfrogs The Environmental Movement's Deadlock Over Our Willingness To Change Our Conduct, Focusing Instead On Our Ability To Adapt To The Impending Ecological Revolution.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : Alberta Energy and Natural Resources, 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. As New, A Barely Read Copy. No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. May Have Wear/Tear To Edges and/or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : Greystone Books, 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New, An Unread Copy. Signed and Inscribed Inside Front Cover. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ By the winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award Ancient civilizations relied on shackled human muscle. It took the energy of slaves to plant crops, clothe emperors, and build cities. Nineteenth-century slaveholders viewed critics as hostilely as oil companies and governments now regard environmentalists. Yet the abolition movement had an invisible ally: coal and oil. As the world's most versatile workers, fossil fuels replenished slavery's ranks with combustion engines and other labor-saving tools. Since then, cheap oil has transformed politics, economics, science, agriculture, and even our concept of happiness. Many North Americans today live as extravagantly as Caribbean plantation owners. We feel entitled to surplus energy and… Leer más

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Information Canada, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1971 Environmental Management Constitutional Study ~ Prepared For The Goverment Of Canada. With Maps, And Pullouts.

London, England : Eward Arnold Ltd, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1974 With Colour & B/W Illustrations.

Harper, 2017. Soft cover. As New. 24-18-4. In Excellent Used Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos The Bestselling, Critically Acclaimed Author Of The Space Between Us And The World We Found Deftly Explores Issues Of Race, Class, Privilege, And Power And Asks Us To Consider Uncomfortable Moral Questions In This Probing, Ambitious, Emotionally Wrenching Novel Of Two Families-One Black, One White. During A Terrible Heat Wave In 1991-The Worst In A Decade-Ten-Year-Old Anton Has Been Locked In An Apartment In The Projects, Alone, For Seven Days, Without Air Conditioning Or A Fan. With No Electricity, The Refrigerator And Lights Do Not Work. Hot, Hungry, And Desperate, Anton Shatters A Window And Climbs Out. Cutting His Leg On The Broken Glass, He Is Covered In Blood When The Police Find Him. Juanita, His Mother, Is Discovered In A Crack House Less Than Three Blocks Away, Nearly Unconscious And Half-Naked. When She Comes To, She Repeatedly Asks For Her Baby Boy. She… Leer más

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : National Research Council, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1973 Proceedings Of Hydrology Symposium Held At University Of Alberta, Edmonton May 8 And 9, 1973. With Maps.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Energy And Resoures (Forest Service), 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1983 Forest Renewal ~ Taking Care Of Tomorrow's Forests Today

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Vintage Canada, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Wear To Edges and/or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories of melting permafrost and receding ice caps, visions of catastrophe and fears of a problem with no solution. Daring to step beyond the rhetoric of panic and despair, The Geography of Hope points to the bright light at the end of this very dark tunnel. With a mix of front-line reporting, analysis and passionate argument, Chris Turner pieces together the glimmers of optimism amid the gloom and the solutions already at work around the world, from Canada's largest wind farm to Asia's greenest building and Europe's most eco-friendly communities. But The Geography of Hope goes far beyond mere technology. Turner seeks out the next generation of political, economic, social… Leer más

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Department Of Energy, Mines And Resourses, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket ( as Issued ). In Very Good Used Condition. Binding Is Starting To Loosen. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1966 ~ Geological Survey Of Canada, Econimic Geology Report No.24, Groundwater In Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Department Of Energy, Mines And Technical Surveys, 1966. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1966 ~ Signed Copy. Geological Survey Of Canada Paper 64-39. Groundwater Hydrology And Water Supply Of Prince Edward Island

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Department Of Energy, Mines And Resourses, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1970 ~ Geological Survey Of Canada Paper 69-17 , Permo - Carboniferous Stratigraphy And Structure Of Central Prince Edward Island. With Maps.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Department Of Energy, Mines And Resourses, 1972. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1972 ~ Geological Survey Of Canada Paper 71-45 Geology Of Mapleque - Summerside Area. With Maps.