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A field guide to climate anxiety : how to keep your cool on a warming planet / by Ray, Sarah Jaquette,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : embracing life in the Anthropocene -- Get schooled on the role of emotions in climate justice work -- Cultivate climate wisdom -- Claim your calling and scale your action -- Hack the story -- Be less right and more in relation -- Ditch guilt, forget hope, and laugh more -- Resist burnout -- Conclusion : feed what you want to grow."A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The "climate generation"--late millennials and iGen, or Generation Z--is demanding that policy makers and government leaders take immediate action to address the dire climate science predictions. Those inheriting our planet's environmental problems expect to encounter challenges, but they may not foresee the feelings of powerlessness and despair that often accompany social activism in the face of a seemingly intractable situation. Drawing on ten years' experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an "existential toolkit" for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety is the essential guidebook for the climate generation--and perhaps the rest of us--as we confront the greatest environmental threat of our time"--

Subjects: Environmental justice.; Environmentalists;

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On fire : the (burning) case for a green new deal / by Klein, Naomi,1970-;

"For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet-and an unapologetic champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with justice at its center. In lucid, elegant dispatches from the frontlines of contemporary natural disaster, she pens surging, indispensable essays for a wide public: prescient advisories and dire warnings of what future awaits us if we refuse to act, as well as hopeful glimpses of a far better future. On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing, and pairs it with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of our immediate political and economic choices. These long-form essays show Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but as a spiritual and imaginative one, as well. Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of "perpetual now," to the soaring history of humans changing and evolving rapidly in the face of grave threats, to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of "climate barbarism," this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink. With reports spanning from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, to the annual smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, to post-hurricane Puerto Rico, to a Vatican attempting an unprecedented "ecological conversion," Klein makes the case that we will rise to the existential challenge of climate change only if we are willing to transform the systems that produced this crisis. An expansive, far-ranging exploration that sees the battle for a greener world as indistinguishable from the fight for our lives, On Fire captures the burning urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the fiery energy of a rising political movement demanding a catalytic Green New Deal"--Introduction: "We are the wildfire" -- A hole in the world -- Capitalism vs. the climate -- Geoengineering: testing the waters -- When science says that political revolution is our only hope -- Climate time vs. the constant now -- Stop trying to save the world all by yourself -- A radical Vatican? -- Let them drown: the violence of othering in a warming world -- The leap years: ending the story of endlessness -- Hot take on a hot planet -- Season of smoke -- The stakes of our historical moment -- Capitalism killed our climate momentum, not "human nature" -- There's nothing natural about Puerto Rico's disaster -- Movements will make, or break, the green new deal -- The art of the green new deal -- Epilogue: The capsule case for a green new deal.

Subjects: Environmental justice.; Environmental policy.; Climatic changes.; Political culture.;

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American poison : [electronic resource] : A deadly invention and the woman who battled for environmental justice. by Stone, Daniel.; Stone, Daniel.;

Narrator: Daniel Stone.From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer comes the untold story of Alice Hamilton, a trailblazing doctor and public health activist who took on the booming auto industry—and the deadly invention of leaded gasoline, which would poison millions of people across America. At noon on October 27, 1924, a factory worker was admitted to a hospital in New York City, suffering from hallucinations and convulsions. Before breakfast the next day, he was dead. Alice Hamilton was determined to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. By the time of the accident, Hamilton had pioneered the field of industrial medicine in the United States. She specialized in workplace safety years before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created. She was the first female professor at Harvard. She spent decades inspecting factories and mines. But this time, she was up against a formidable new foe: America’s relentless push for progress, regardless of the cost. The 1920s were an exciting decade. Industry was booming. Labor was flourishing. Automobiles were changing roads, cities, and nearly all parts of American life. And one day, an ambitious scientist named Thomas Midgley Jr. triumphantly found just the right chemical to ensure that this boom would continue. His discovery—tetraethyl leaded gasoline—set him up for great wealth and the sort of fame that would land his name in history books. Soon, Hamilton would be on a collision course with Midgley, fighting full force against his invention, which poisoned the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the basic structure of our brains. American Poison is the gripping story of Hamilton’s unsung battle for a healthy planet—and the ramifications that continue to echo today.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Biography & Autobiography.; History.; Science.;

© 2025., Books on Tape,

On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=10908505 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;

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Waste wars : the wild afterlife of your trash / by Clapp, Alexander,author.http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/authttp://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2025027977;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-373) and index."Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do with the millions of tons of garbage generated every day have given rise to waste wars waged almost everywhere we look. Some are border skirmishes. Others involve hustling trash across thousands of miles and multiple oceans. But no matter the scale, one thing is true about almost all of them: Few people have any idea they're happening. Journalist Alexander Clapp spent two years roaming five continents -- reporting deep inside the world of Javanese recycling gangsters, cruise-ship dismantlers in the Aegean, Tanzanian plastic pickers, whistleblowing environmentalists in the jungles of Guatemala, and a community of Ghanaian boys who burn Western cellphones and televisions for cents an hour -- to tell readers what he has discovered: While some trash gets tossed onto roadsides or buried underground, much of it actually lives a secret hot-potato second life, getting shipped, sold, resold, or smuggled from one country to another, often with devastating consequences for the poorest nations of the world. Waste Wars is a jaw-dropping expoš of how and why, for the past forty years, our garbage has spawned a massive, globe-spanning, multibillion-dollar economy, one that off-loads our consumption footprints onto distant continents, pristine landscapes, and unsuspecting populations. If the handling of our trash reveals deeper truths about Western society, what does the business of garbage say about our world today? And what does it say about us?" --Introduction: Mayhem in Mesopotamia -- Part one: Toxic tropics. Banana republic ; The chemical century ; Cash for trash ; Debt and development ; Merchants of disease ; Guns and germs ; Trash ash odyssey ; Rising up ; American exceptionalism ; The waste trade strikes back -- Part two: E-waste on the Odaw. State and slum ; To the quays of Tema ; Treasure ; Logging on ; Technological tinkering ; The flexible mine ; Start-up cesspools ; A new Agbogbloshie? ; Going fishing ; Magical things -- Part three: Aegean abomination. Global junk heap ; Shipping out ; Into the heart of Anatolia ; Deadly business ; Scrap shepherds ; Scrap nation ; At Europe's edge ; Greeks bearing gifts ; Coming home -- Part four: Pacific plastic. A long journey ; Plastification ; The greatest miracle yet ; One-man multinational ; Plastic China ; Mad scramble ; A trash chief ; A trash scion ; Back to the Pacific -- Conclusion: Whither waste?Alexander Clapp is a journalist and writer based in Greece.

Subjects: Refuse and refuse disposal.; Refuse disposal industry.; Refuse and refuse disposal; Environmental responsibility; Environmental justice.; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Refuse Disposal;

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The green new deal from below : how ordinary people are building a just and climate-safe economy / by Brecher, Jeremy,author.https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdGT3gWvVdkrPYvhprH4q;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A visionary program for national renewal, the Green New Deal aims to protect the earth's climate while creating good jobs, reducing injustice, and eliminating poverty. Its core principle is to use the necessity for climate protection as a basis for realizing full employment and social justice. Jeremy Brecher goes beyond the national headlines and introduces readers to the community, municipal, county, state, tribal, and industry efforts advancing the Green New Deal across the United States. Brecher illustrates how such programs from below do the valuable work of building constituencies and providing proofs of concept for new ideas and initiatives. Block by block, these activities have come together to form a Green New Deal built on a strong foundation of small-scale movements and grassroots energy. A call for hope and a better tomorrow, The Green New Deal from Below offers a blueprint for reconstructing society on new principles to avoid catastrophic climate change"--

Subjects: Environmental policy; Sustainable development; Economic development; Social justice;

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Peterson's master the DSST exams. the ultimate guide to mastering the DSST exams. by Peterson's (Firm : 2006- );

Provides a comprehensive review of 2 new and 10 recently updated exams to help you score high on your DSST exams, as well as diagnostic and post-tests for each of the featured exams.Before you begin -- About DSST -- Principles of advanced English composition -- Math for liberal arts -- Principles of public speaking -- Organizational behavior -- Human resource management -- Technical writing -- Principles of statistics -- Criminal justice -- Environmental science -- Fundamentals of cybersecurity -- Introduction to law enforcement -- The Civil War and Reconstruction.

Subjects: Study guides.; Dantes Subject Standardized Tests; College credits; College credits;

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Sustaining Lake Superior : an extraordinary lake in a changing world / by Langston, Nancy.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index.Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ecological history of the Lake Superior Basin -- Industrializing the forests, 1870s to 1930s -- The postwar pollution boom -- Taconite and the fight over Reserve Mining Company -- Mining pollution debates,1950s through the 1970s -- Mining, toxics, and environmental justice for the Anishinaabe -- The mysteries of toxaphene and toxic fish -- The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements -- Climate change, contaminants, and the future of Lake Superior -- Notes -- Index.A compelling exploration of Lake Superior's conservation recovery and what it can teach us in the face of climate change.

Subjects: Lake conservation; Water quality; Water; Natural history; Lake ecology; Climatic changes;

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Climate travels : how ecotourism changes mindsets and motivates action / by Gunter, Michael M.,1969-author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-327) and index."Michael M. Gunter, Jr., takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis: sea level rise in Virginia, floods sweeping inland in Tennessee, Maine lobsters migrating away from American territorial waters, and imperiled ecosystems in national parks, from Alaskan permafrost to the Florida Keys. He finds inspiring initiatives to mitigate and adapt to these threats, including wind turbines in a tiny Texas town, green building construction in Kansas, and walkable urbanism in Portland, Oregon. Drawing on interviews with government officials, industry leaders, and alternative energy activists, Climate Travels emphasizes direct personal experience and the centrality of environmental justice. Showing how travel can help bring the reality of climate change home, it offers readers a hopeful message about how to take action on the local level." --Introduction : this land is your land -- Our rising seas -- Flooding in the forecast -- Drought and wildfire -- More extreme weather -- The melt is on -- Changing habitats and species diversity loss -- Ocean trouble -- Heat and health -- Here comes the sun -- Living with less -- The winds are changing -- Building (and rebuilding) green -- Additional alternative energies -- Rethinking our cities -- Living with change -- Conclusion : think local, act local.

Subjects: Climate change mitigation; Ecotourism; Travel;

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Home is the hunter : the James Bay Cree and their land / by Carlson, Hans M.;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-309) and index."The James Bay Cree lived in relative isolation until 1970, when Northern Quebec was swept up in the political and cultural changes of the Quiet Revolution. The ensuing years have brought immense change for the Cree, who now live with the consequences of Quebec's massive development of hydroelectricity, timber, and mineral resources in the North." "Home Is the Hunter presents the historical, environmental, and cultural context from which this recent story grows. Hans Carlson shows how the Cree view their lands as their home, their garden, and their memory of themselves as a people. By investigating the Cree's relationship with the land and their three hundred years of contact with outsiders, the author illuminates the process of cultural negotiation at the foundation of ongoing political and environmental debates." "This book is more than a story of dam building and industrial logging in northern Quebec. It offers a way of thinking about indigenous peoples' struggles for rights and environmental justice in Canada and elsewhere."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects: Cree Indians; Cree Indians; Cree Indians; Cree Indians; Cultural landscapes; Cultural landscapes; Cree Indians; Cree Indians; Cris (Indiens); Cris (Indiens); Cris (Indiens); Cris (Indiens); Paysages culturels; Paysages culturels; Environnement; Environnement; Cris (Indiens); Cris (Indiens);

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Philosophy : environmental ethics / by Schmidtz, David,editor.; Gale (Firm);

Includes bibliographical references and index.The relationship between humans and nature / Douglas MacLean -- Climate change and geoengineering / Lauren Hartzell-Nichols -- Populations and the environment / Norva Y.S. Lo, Andrew Brennan -- Novel ecosystems and adapting nature conservation / Allen Thompson -- Extinction, intervention, and resurrection / Benjamin Hale -- Animal ethics / Clare Palmer -- Two views of animals in environmental ethics / Gary Comstock -- Commodifying wildlife / Michael 't Sas-Rolfes -- Ecological justice / David Schmidtz -- Turning adversaries into allies : conciliation in environmental politics / Dan C. Shahar -- The tonic of wildness : Henry David Thoreau's environmental ethics / Philip Cafaro -- Defending aesthetic protectionism / Ned Hettinger.This volume is composed of twelve chapters covering such topics as population, novel ecoysystem, geoengineering, climate change, animal ethics, conciliation, and extinction. The use of film, literature, art, case studies, and other disciplines or situations/events provide illustrations of human experiences which work as gateways to questions philosophers try to address.Description based on print version record.

Subjects: Environmental ethics; Human ecology.; Philosophy of nature.;

On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/8NWE/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=lom_kirtlandcc -- Available online. Click here to access.;

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