Find your own way to implement sustainability with words from a lifetime environmental activist, how-to-guides for your home and garden, native plant libraries, and ceramic science experiments. Have a more political and research oriented mind? Discover Indigenous economics, pipeline resistance, and eco-warriors.
Guides, Tools, and Activities
Lessons From a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism by David Suzuki and Ian Hanington (Greystone Books)
This keepsake collection, featuring tributes from Margaret Atwood and Neil Young, captures the essence of a revolutionary life as it celebrates the legacy of environmental icon David Suzuki.
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Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees, Revised Edition by Lori Weidenhammer (Douglas & McIntyre)
This newly revised and expanded edition of the prize-winning Victory Gardens for Bees empowers and inspires gardeners to create beautiful spaces while supporting wild pollinators. As author Lori Weidenhammer makes clear in her expanded introduction, as well as in fully updated planting charts and descriptions of community projects and online resources, there are more ways than ever to participate in building the much-needed community networks that turn gardens, fields and landscapes into healthy environments for bees.
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Native Plants of British Columbia’s Coastal Dry Belt: A Photographic Guide by Hans Roemer, Mary Sanseverino (Harbour Publishing)
An innovative guide to the native plants of the coastal dry belt, or “rain shadow” of the Pacific Northwest, including southeast Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and some parts of the mainland coast, such as Port Angeles and Bellingham, WA. This guide takes readers on a botanical journey through the unique ecosystems of British Columbia and northern Washington’s Coastal Dry Belt.
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Building a Sustainable Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Prioritizing the Planet from the Heart of Your Home by Naomi Hansen (Touchwood Editions)
Building a Sustainable Kitchen is the thoroughly researched and realistic step-by-step guide every climate-conscious Canadian needs to make the heart of their home more planet-friendly.
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Plant Teaching from my Auntie: Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nourishment, and Ceremony by C’tasi:a, Geraldine Manson, Nancy Turner (New Society publishers)
A Snuneymuxw ethnobotany guide grounded in Indigenous knowledge and deep ancestral connection to the land.
New release
Developing Glazes: Low-Fire Reduction and Oxidation by Mary Fox (Harbour Publishing)
Renowned potter Mary Fox shares her hard-earned knowledge about glazing in this book that encourages ceramic artists to experiment with confidence.
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Environmental Politics
The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics by Carol Anne Hilton (New Society publishers)
The Indigenous economy is surging, but full Indigenous economic participation is still lacking, thwarted by the colonial and racist policies of Canada’s Indian Act. The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power deconstructs these historic and systemic barriers and presents an ethical response based on Indigenomics in action.
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Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure by Amy Janzwood (UBC Press)
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance is an ambitious study that underscores the power of campaign coalitions to sustain resistance, influence government policy, and shape industry decisions.
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Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick by Catherine Marie Gilbert (Ronsdale Press)
A fascinating look at the largely unrecognized work of David Garrick, whose intense and unflagging dedication to protecting the earth and its creatures is an inspiration for those who wish to make today’s world a better place.
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