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Frontlines : stories of global environmental justice / Nick Meynen.
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Title:Frontlines : stories of global environmental justice / Nick Meynen.
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Author/Creator:Meynen, Nick, author.
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Published/Created:Winchester : Zero Books, 2019.
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: GE220 .M49 2019
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Environmental justice.
Environmental responsibility.
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Description:xiii, 288 pages ; 22 cm
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Summary:"Every unpacked frontline is one cutting edge of an economic system and political ideology that is destroying life on earth. Reveling our ecosystems to be under a sustained attack, Meynen finds causes for hope in unconventional places."--Back cover.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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ISBN:9781789041927 paperback
1789041929 paperback
9781789041934 (ebook)
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Contents:Preface: Mining the St Paul's Cathedral
Part I: What we take from earth. Mineral matters
Fossil fuel
Above ground: life on earth
How we take what the earth gives us
Part II: What we give back to earth. At the end of the pipeline
The trade in hot air
Sustainable destruction
Planned obsolescence
Circular economy?
Toxic tour in mafia territory
Beaching boats in Bengal
How we give back to earth
Part III: Modern myths. Myth 1: More world trade makes us stronger
Myth 2: Neoliberalism is the way to freedom
Myth 3: Economic growth is the key to progress
Part IV: Alternatives. The heresy of a pope
And academic revolution: prosperity without growth
From neoliberalism to environmentalism
From free to fair and sufficient trade
Pioneering movements
Pioneering governments.