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Born with a Copper Spoon

Over the past two centuries, industrial societies hungry for copper – essential for light, power, and communication – have demanded ever-increasing quantities of the metal. Born with a Copper Spoon ...

Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

Former senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly Maude Barlow chronicles the history of the Blue Communities movement and explains how regular citizens can become water activists within their local ...

Imperial Standard

For over 130 years, Imperial Oil dominated Canada’s oil industry. But from 1899 onwards, two-thirds of the company was owned by an American giant, making Imperial Oil one of the largest foreign-controlled ...

Total Transition

Written in the form of a travelogue, Total Transition provides a whirlwind look at the global growth of renewable energy—highlighting exciting developments in solar and wind energy in Canada, India, ...

Quenching the Dragon

Part environmental manifesto, part travelogue, and part diplomatic odyssey, Quenching the Dragon arms readers with vital new perspectives on global hydrology and sustainability in the context of how former ...

The Wolf's Head

Immortalized in words and song, the symbol of the great, untreaded Wilderness, the shores surrounding Lake Superior rustle with stories of gregarious legend, unlikely heroes, quiet sorrow, and unmatched ...

Unnatural Law

While governments assert that Canada is a world leader in sustainability, Unnatural Law provides extensive evidence to refute this claim. A comprehensive assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Canadian ...

Sustaining the Forests of the Pacific Coast

In this thoughtful collection of essays edited by Debra J. Salazar and
Donald K. Alper, forest policy in the U. S. Pacific Northwest and
British Columbia is examined in a binational context. While US ...

Talk and Log

By (author) Jeremy Wilson
Categories: Political activism

For more than three decades, British Columbia’s old growth forests
have been a major source of political conflict. In Talk and
Log, Jeremy Wilson presents a comprehensive account of the rise of
the wilderness ...