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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results70 Connexions Library22 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 10 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 4 Sources Library 4 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAcademics Urge Government Climate Action: Sources News Release Article 2009 More than 500 university faculty members from universities across Canada signed a letter to the Canadian Government calling for immediate drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The letter poi... Alternative Press Center Organization Annotated links to alternative points of view available on the Internet. Blueprint for a Green Economy Pearce, David; Markandya, Anil; Barbier, Edward B. Book 1989 A set of practical proposals for financing a sustainable environment. Canada After Harper: His Ideology-fuelled Attack on Canadian Society and Values, and How We Can Resist and Create the Country We Want Finn, Ed (editor) Book 2015 Essays documenting the breadth and depth of the Harper government's attack on institutions, policies, and programs that embody values and principles shared by most Canadians: education, health care, w... Canada Since 1960: A People's History: A Left Perspective on 50 Years of Politics, Economics and Culture Gonick, By (ed.) Book 2016 An account of the most important developments in Canadian history from the 1960s to today, seen through the eyes of Canadian Dimension magazine. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Chemicals in your water: A little is too much Diemer, Ulli Article 1984 There is reason to be concerned about the increasing amounts of chemicals in our water. Connexions: Volume 4, Number 4 - September 1979 - Food/La Nourriture Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 1 - February 1981 - Lesbians/Gay Men/Lesbiennes/Hommes Gais Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions Annual 1994: A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series... The Connexions Annual: Introductions to the directory & its sections Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 This Annual is dedicated to the idea that change is both necessary and possible. Its main intent is practical: to provide information about groups across Canada who are working at society's grassroots... Connexions Annual Overview: Environmental, Land Use, Rural Article 1989 As we witness an apparently unending succession of environmental hazards and catastrophes, awareness is spreading that we are in the midst of a profound ecological crisis. There is still hope for reve... Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Environment Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. Constructive criticism can be a good thing Diemer, Ulli Article 1982 It's counterproductive to say that for the sake of 'unity' we shouldn't criticize others in the environmental movement. Principled debate and critcism when it is called for helps us clarify issues and... Contaminated Meat, Contaminated Water: From Walkerton to Listeria Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 The current listeria outbreak has the feel of deja vu all over again. Once again, we are hearing about companies and industry associations lobbying for fewer inspections and less 'interference', and a... Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks Diemer, Ulli Article 2000 The story of Ontario's right-wing Harris government, which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster. Defender of the Forests: Bonnie Phillips vs. the Timber Beasts, Gang Green and the Big Foundations Schlossberg, Josh Article 2015 Veteran forest advocate Bonnie Phillips passed away on May 4, 2015 in Olympia, Washington. This article is based on her final interview. 84-year-old ex-librarian arrested protesting Kinder Morgan, calls NEB a "sham" Morelli, Peter Article 2014 Barbara Grant criticized the NEB hearings of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion as a "sham" and spoke out about the danger before crossing the police line to be arrested. At 84, she's the oldest per... Eliizabeth Kolbert's Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Against The Current vol. 125 McGough, John Article 2006 Floods in normally drought-stricken eastern India have killed hundreds and left 1.5 million homeless this summer. Closer to home, a record-setting heat wave this June killed 225 in the United States, ... The Encroaching Desert: Report Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues Book This new report for a top-level international Commission focuses attention on the relentless spreading of the world's deserts. This report highlights the shortcomings of the Third World countries as w... The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? Kovel, Joel Book 2002 We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy you. Capitalism and its by-products -- imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty, and the de... EnvironmentSources.com Website 2017 Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... FAO: Plantations are not forests!: Since 1948 the UN's Food and Agriculture has been clinging to an outmoded definition of 'forests' that includes industrial wood plantations World Rainforest Movement Article 2017 The FAO definition considers forests to be basically just 'a bunch of trees', while ignoring other fundamental aspects of forests, including their many other life-forms such as other types of plants, ... Fred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster: A 'realistic' answer to the ecological crisis Flenady, Liam Article 2011 Resolving the ecological crisis is incompatible with capitalism. We must build a movement that works against capitalist logic with the aim to overcoming it in favour of a properly sustainable and egal... Gasland Fox, Josh Film 2010 Today, communities in the United States are being more and more affected by natural gas drilling and, specifically, hydraulic fracturing.
Getting Serious About Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground Means Getting Serious About a Just Transition Young, Patrick Article 2016 If the climate movement is going to get serious about keeping fossil fuels in the ground, the movement needs to get serious about cultivating a real vision for a just transition. If we’re going to se... Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada: Third Edition Czerny, Michael; Swift, Jamie Book 1984 See also CX2933.
Green Business: Hope or Hoax?: Toward an Authentic Strategy for Restoring the Earth Plant, Christopher, Plant, Judith Book 1991 Is green business a viable strategy or a contradiction in terms? Gute Argumente: Verkehr Seifried, Dieter Book 1990 Informiert anschaulich and sachlich über die Grundlagen des Verkehrssystems, über the Hintergründe der auto-orientierten Gesleeschaft und uber unweltschonende und wirtschaflich vorteilhafte Alternativ... How to Promote a Just Transition and Break out of the jobs vs. environment trap: A Superfund for Workers Brecher, Jeremy Article 2015 A strategy has been emerging to protect workers and communities whose livelihoods may be threatened by climate protection policies. Protecting those who lose their jobs due to necessary environmental ... How to Save the World: Strategy for World Conservation Allen, Robert Book 1980 "How To Save The World" discusses, "Why the world needs saving now and how it can be done". Allen breaks his work down into seven chapters, devoting each to an important aspect of the global predicame... India - Now Nuclear and Environmental Dissent is a Crime Sundaram, Kumar Article 2014 In modern India any form of dissent from the neoliberal corporate model of development is being criminalised. Opponents of nuclear power, coal mines, GMOs, giant dams, are all under attack as enemies ... The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods Hill, Julia Butterfly Book 2000 Legal Ruling Will Allow Rain Forest Indigenous Peoples to Pursue Chevron in Canada Escobar, Santiago Article 2014 Ontario Court of Appeal says communities of Ecuador affected by Chevron can enforce Ecuadorian rulings in Canada. Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding Line 9: Climate Change and the Line 9B Reversal Project Article 2015 A letter from community organizations in southern Ontario and Quebec, impacted Indigenous communities, and national organizations that would like to express adamant opposition to the recent 'Leave to ... Liberal Dreams and Nature's Limits: Great Cities of North America Since 1600 Lemon, James T. Book 1996 An exploration of city life through time, focusing on the life [economically, socially, politically, etc.] of five large North American cities at various times in the past - Philadelphia during the ti... Make a Difference: Student Activities for a Better Environment Ellis, Toni; Scanlan, Tom Book Make a Difference is book for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. It provides educational material on a variety of environmental concerns through exercises, charts and tables, illustrations and a glossary... Managing Wastes: A Guide to Citizens' Involvement Jackson, John, Wallace, Barbara Book 1985 Second editon of booklet first published in 1984, outling how citizens can involve themselves in decision-making about waste management.
... Marxism and the Earth: A defence of the classical tradition: Book review of Marx and the Earth: An Anti-Critique Empson, Martin Article 2017 Marxist analyses of the natural world have been the focus of intense debate recently, and the publication of any book that further explores what Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels thought about the subjec... McLuhan's Children: The Greenpeace Message and the Media Dale, Stephen Book 1996 Looks at Greenpeace's rise to global prominence through its savvy use of mass media. Traces the evolution of Greenpeace's relations with the media. A New Wave of Climate Insurgents Defines Itself as Law-Enforcers Brecher, Jeremy Article 2016 Grassroots movement organizations from every continent will hold a global week of action called Break Free From Fossil Fuels in May 2016. They envision tens of thousands of people mobilizing worldwide... Odious Debts: Loose Lending, Corruption and the Thirld World's Environmental Legacy Adams, Patricia Book 1991 150 years of dirty water Diemer, Ulli Article 1984 Toronto's water has been polluted pretty much since the city was founded - but that doesn't mean we should put up with it. Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA Vallianatos, Evaggelos; Jenkins, McKay Book 2014 Vallianatos and Jenkins, after a 25-year stint at the Environmental Protection Agency, pull back the curtain on the watchdog agency's failure to guard public safety and monitor land use due to steady ... Red and Green: The New Politics of the Environment Weston, Joe (ed.) Book 1986 In order for green politics to work, we need to develop a total policy for the environment, a social policy which views capitalist industry as the destroyer of the world we live in. A Short History of Progress Wright, Ronald Book 2004 If the population growth, consumption of resources, and technological advances continue according to the trend of the twentieth century, at the expense of the earth, the outcome may be disastrous. Sign Crimes/Road Kill: From Mediascape to Landscape Nelson, Joyce Book 1992 A collection of thirty short essays by Joyce Nelson, a writer specializing in the politics of the mass media. What Every Environmentalist Needs To Know about Capitalism: A Citizen's Guide to Capitalism and the Environment Magdoff, Fred; Foster, John Bellamy Book 2011 A manifesto for those environmentalists who reject schemes of “green capitalism” or piecemeal reform. Magdoff and Foster argue that efforts to reform capitalism along environmental lines or rely solel... What's Left? Environmentalists and Radical Politics Williams, Rick Book 1990 Environmentalist activism as radical practice. Why Detroit Needs Justice and CPR: Against The Current vol. 88 Simmons, Charles Article 2000 If anyone doubts that the modern American City has become the center of all forms of oppression, consider the list of injustices that Detroit residents confront everyday in a city governed by African ... Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Steffen, Alex ed Book 2007 A User's Guide to the 21st Century is a compendium of everything a generation of environmental activists has to offer. Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites350.org 350.org is an international campaign that's building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand.
Our mission is to inspire the... Against the Current Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Bureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Canadian Institute of International Affairs The CIIA provides a national, non-partisan forum for the analysis, discussion and debate of international issues focussing on the implications for Canadian interests. Activities include the National F... Citizens' Environment Watch The group's programs are based on education, evidence and data collection, and action, (initiating programs and informing communities) thereby helping participants reconnect with their local environme... Clean Nova Scotia Foundation Working to improve our environment. Climate Action Network Canada CANCanada - To support & empower Canada's governments private sector, labour & civil society by designing, developing implementing effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at internati... CorpWatch CorpWatch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as wel... Ecologist, The Online environmental affairs magazine covering a wide range of issues, ranging from the environmental costs of industrial agriculture, the health effects of toxins, the effects of economic globalizati... EcoSanity.org ecoSanity.org is an independent, hard truth, environmental and social justice, volunteer activist and advocacy organization based in Toronto, Canada.
Our Focus: The clear, present, accelerating globa... Friends of the Earth International We are the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 76 national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent. With over 2 million members and supporters aroun... Halton Environment Network The Halton Environmental Network (HEN) aims to achieve a positive and lasting impact for Halton Region's natural environment by building relationships and providing networking opportunities. The idea ... Monbiot.com George Monbiot's Web site.
Oeko-Institut German institute dealing with environmental issues including transportation and climate change.
Eine der europaweit fhrenden, unabh„ngigen Forschungs- und Beratungseinrichtungen fr eine nachhaltige... People and Planet Friendly Gateway to environment, peace and sustainability. Site includes alternative media listing and GoodWork listings of jobs, volunteer and internship positions. Also listed are events and guides to sustai... Resistance MP3 Left-wing political audio recordings of talks and discussions, primarily from a Trotskyist or neo-Trotskyist perspective, but also including some clips from speeches by people like Martin Luther King ... Solidarity A democratic revolutionary socialist, feminist, anti-racist organization which publishes Against the Current magazine.
Solidarity is an independent socialist organization dedicated to forming a bro... Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Calendar, The The Sources Calendar contains event listings of interest to journalists and the media.
To submit items use the online form at http://calendar.sources.com. Spinwatch Public interest research. West Coast Environmental Law Association To provide legal advice, representation, education and research which seeks to ensure enviromental protection and effective public involvement in environmental decision-making. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCanadian government 'knew of plans to dump iron into the Pacific' Chief executive of company responsible for controversial geoengineering test implicates several departments Lukacs, Martin 2012 As controversy mounts over the revelations that an American businessman conducted a massive ocean fertilisation test, dumping around 100 tonnes of iron sulphate off Canada's coast, it has emerged the ... Community groups and First Nations demand the shutdown of Enbridge's Line 9 Sources News Release 2015 More than 80 organizations in southern Ontario and Quebec, impacted indigenous communities, as well as national organizations have released a statement letter to the Prime Minister condemning the rece... Environment Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to environment in the Sources directory for the media. Sounding the alarm on environmental issues comes at a steep price Tzabiras, Marianna 2014 On 20 April 2014 Human Rights Watch issued an urgent call for information on the whereabouts of Thai activist Por Cha Lee Rakchongcharoen, known as "Billy". The prominent ethnic Karen activist has bee... From the Connexions ArchivesAgainst the Current Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Halton Environmental Network Organization profile published 2007 Organization The Halton Environmental Network (HEN) aims to achieve a positive and lasting impact for Halton Region's natural environment by building relationships and providing networking opportunities. Ideas and Action Periodical profile published 1981 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Archive of some articles published in Ideas and Action, a radical paper published by the Workers Solidarity Alliance from 1981 to 1997. International Dark Sky Association Website Concerned with stopping the adverse environmental impact of light pollution and space debris. |
