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Down the drain: how we are failing to protect our water resources
Par Chris Wood, Ralph I Pentland. 2013
An incisive critique of Canada's failed management of its water supply. In this authoritative review of decades of independent critiques,…
accompanied by many riveting stories of water management failures, award-winning journalist Chris Wood and Canadian water policy expert Ralph Pentland explore how governments have failed to protect the waters that we drink, fish, and swim in and that support every aspect of our national economy. 2013.La forêt tropicale en questions (Réponse à tout.)
Par Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger. 2006
Un album brossant, sous forme de questions et réponses, un portrait des forêts tropicales humides ainsi que de la faune…
et de la flore qu'elle abrite. Années 2-4. c2006. Titre uniforme: Does it always rain in the rain forest?Cataract surgery: a patient's guide to cataract treatment
Par Uday Devgan. 2008
More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, with many needing surgery. This handbook covers the most frequently asked questions, such…
as What type of new lens is implanted in the eye? What type of anesthesia is used? Is there pain after the surgery? and How soon will vision improve? 2008.All the wild wonders: poems of our Earth
Par Wendy Cooling. 2015
For this celebration of our Earth, distinguished anthologist Wendy Cooling has chosen poems to make children look, think, and ask…
questions. Why are trees so important? How are motorways damaging our countryside? What can we do about rubbish? What can we do to protect our Earth for the future? Grades 3-6. 2015.Just cool it!: the climate crisis and what we can do : a post-Paris Agreement game plan
Par David Suzuki, Ian Hanington. 2017
Climate change is one of the most important crisis humanity has faced, but we still confront huge barriers to resolving…
it. The problem itself is complex, and there's no single solution. But by understanding the barriers to resolving global warming and by employing a wide range of solutions - from shifting to clean energy to planting trees to reforming agricultural practices - we can get the world back on track. Suzuki offers a comprehensive look at the current state of climate science and knowledge and the many ways to resolve the climate crisis, imploring us to do what's necessary to live in a better, cleaner future. When enough people demand action, change starts happening - and this time, it could be monumental. 2017.Keeping water clean (Protecting our planet)
Par Ewan McLeish. 1998
Explains worldwide water problems, including pollution and shortages, and suggests ways to prevent future crises. Gives advice on how individuals…
can practice conservation at home and in school. Includes a glossary and resources for further information. Grades 3-6. 1998.Journey of souls: case studies of life between lives
Par Michael Newton. 1996
It's the crude, dude: war, big oil and the fight for the planet
Par Linda McQuaig. 2004
An investigation into oil, a super-powerful industry that the author suggests played a central role in plunging the U.S. into…
the war in Iraq. McQuaig claims that U.S. companies had wanted Iraq's "virtually endless" oil fields for a long time, and that talk in the White House about Iraq started well before 9/11. She makes a convincing case that the world has become dangerously dependent on dwindling oil supplies, which are at the heart of not only a great deal of conflict but also pollution. 2004.It's a matter of survival
Par Anita Gordon. 1990
Gordon and Suzuki describe the signs of environmental crisis in the world today. They put forward an argument against the…
disposable and consuming lifestyle that is killing the fragile natural systems on which human life depends. It is a plea to take action and save our planet. 1990.Insight: case files from the psychic world
Par Sylvia Browne, Lindsay Harrison. 2006
Insight is Sylvia Browne's exploration of her experiences during psychic readings over the course of her 50-year-career. Her case files…
cover a wide range of subjects, including: Love/Romance/Relationships; Health/Illness; Family/Children; Finances; Spiritual Issues (past lives); Legal Issues (inheritance, property); Lost Items. 2006.Inner spaces: parapsychological explorations of the mind
Par Howard Eisenberg. 1977
I want to go green!: but what does that mean?
Par Jill Dunn. 2011
Ice and water: politics, peoples, and the Arctic Council (History of Canada)
Par John English. 2013
In 1991, eight countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy: Canada, the United States, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and…
Finland. This was the first step in the formation of the Arctic Council, which was formally established in 1996 to act as a high-level intergovernmental body to address social, political, and environmental issues in the Arctic. Indigenous peoples, who form a significant population in seven of the eight countries’ Arctic regions, are involved in the council as permanent participants if they represent a single indigenous people across borders. The author explores the history and increasingly important role of the council as the Far North assumes a more important place in international politics. 2013.Blue future: protecting water for people and the planet forever
Par Maude Barlow. 2013
Barlow offers solutions to the global water crisis based on four simple principles. Principle One: Water Is a Human Right…
chronicles the long fight to have the human right to water recognized. Principle Two: Water Is a Common Heritage and Public Trust argues that water must not become a commodity. Principle Three: Water Has Rights Too makes the case for the protection of source water and the need to make our human laws compatible with those of nature. Principle Four: Water Will Teach Us How to Live Together urges us to come together around a common threat — the end of water — and find a way to live more lightly on this planet. c2013.Divine guidance: how to have a dialogue with God and your guardian angels
Par Doreen Virtue. 1998
Virtue, a spiritual counsellor, encourages everyone to communicate directly with God and the angels. The method itself is surprisingly simple:…
breathe deeply and slowly, formulate specific questions, and trust God. The ultimate test seems to be whether guidance provides support and encouragement, or fear and negativity; she believes that the latter indicates false guidance. 1998.David Suzuki's Green guide
Par David T Suzuki, David R Boyd. 2008
How to be greener at home, when travelling, with the food you eat and the things you buy. Describes how…
to ensure that governments support sustainable lifestyles. Includes tips on decreasing energy and water use, choosing eco-friendly transportation, and making simple diet changes to eat fresher, healthier food. 2008.Geopolitical expert Paskal discusses how western nations are vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surges and rising sea levels, and what that…
could mean for their stability and economic development; how the thawing Arctic is causing countries to wrangle for control over vast resources, strategic shipping routes and geopolitical leverage; how changing precipitation patterns, extreme weather and water shortages are creating severe disruptions in India and China, and how that could affect their relations with each other and the world; how rising sea levels may shift borders; and what could happen in coming decades, and how to avoid the worst of it. c2010.Dancing at the Dead Sea: tracking the world's environmental hotspots
Par Alanna Mitchell. 2004
Award-winning environmental reporter examines human-induced ecologic destruction as possible early indication of a sixth mass extinction. Records her three-year tour…
of Earth's most beleaguered areas in South America, the Middle East, the Arctic, Iceland, Madagascar, and the Galapagos Islands, where climate change, species loss, and deforestation threaten biodiversity. c2004.Ghosts and the supernatural (Unexplained.)
Par Colin Wilson. 1998
Why are some people sensitive to ghosts? Who was the real Dracula, and what is a zombie? Discover accounts of…
the supernatural from all around the world -- haunted buildings, ghosts, poltergeists, vampires, werewolves, and other sinister monsters. Grades 3-6. 1998.The first comprehensive eye-witness account of the creation of the world's largest direct-action environmental group. Greenpeace founder Weyler tells the…
story of an idea that changed the world, and of the adventures, clashes, pitfalls and heroics of the people who fought for it. Includes cameo appearances by the CIA, Allen Ginsberg, Bonnie Raitt, Brigitte Bardot, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, The Grateful Dead, Pope Paul VI, Courtney Love, and Richard Nixon. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2004.