Tracking the Great Bear
How Environmentalists Recreated British Columbia’s Coastal Rainforest
A detailed account of the complex and contested process that resulted in the establishment of the Great Bear Rainforest in coastal British Columbia.
The First Green Wave
Pollution Probe and the Origins of Environmental Activism in Ontario
The First Green Wave examines the origins and development of first wave environmental activism (1967-86) in Toronto, home to one of Canada’s earliest and most dynamic communities of environmentalists.
The Changing Nature of Eco/Feminism
Telling Stories from Clayoquot Sound
In its careful account of eco/feminist activism in Clayoquot Sound in the early 1990s, The Changing Nature of Eco/Feminism confounds prevailing stories about eco/feminism, feminism, and Clayoquot itself.
In Defence of Home Places
Environmental Activism in Nova Scotia
In Defence of Home Places examines the diversity of environmental activism in Nova Scotia, placing its early social and legislative successes and eventual weakening and division within a national and international framework.
Breaching the Peace
The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand against Big Hydro
Award-winning journalist Sarah Cox recounts the prolonged battle, led by farmers and First Nations, to stop the cripplingly expensive and environmentally irresponsible Site C dam.
Nature-First Cities
Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other
Nature-First Cities recognizes nature as the lead architect in the most essential of restoration projects – our cities.