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Stephen Bocking

Stephen Bocking, a regular contributor to Alternatives, is professor at and chair of the Environmental and Resource Science/Studies Program at Trent University and author of A\J's EcoLogic blog.

You can follow Stephen on Twitter at @BockingStephen or read his blog: Environment, History and Science.

Articles

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Schindler's Pissed

Sep 2012 | IN In Defence of Science 38.5 | BY Stephen Bocking

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Freshwater science pioneer David Schindler fires back about tar sands development, closing the Experimental Lakes Area, and why researchers should speak out.

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Web Exclusive: Extended Interview with David Schindler

Sep 2012 | IN In Defence of Science 38.5 | BY Stephen Bocking

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An extended interview with David Schindler on Environmental Assessment, the tar sands and more.

The Evolution of Theory

Nov 2011 | IN 40th Anniversary Issue 37.6 | BY Stephen Bocking

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10 ways science is changing our world.

Our Wicked Addiction

Sep 2011 | IN Energy & Education 37.5 | BY Stephen Bocking

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Any intelligent discussion about the tar sands must explore the murky implications of ending their growth.

Leopold's Challenge

Jul 2009 | IN The New Ecology 35.4 | BY Stephen Bocking

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The first rule of intelligent tinkering, said the author of A Sand County Almanac, is to keep all the parts. Ecologists have been struggling with this ever since. A New Ecological Vision

Skewing Science

May 2009 | IN Books from the Deep Green 35.3 | BY Stephen Bocking

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Four new books expose how government and industry manipulate science to fit their needs.

Mar 2008 | IN The Best in Books 34.2 | BY Stephen Bocking

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From Carson to McKibben, Mowat to Monbiot, the environmental movement can be traced in the rich history of its books.

Thomas Berger's Unfinished Revolution

Apr 2007 | IN Measuring Progress and Building Heritage 33.2-3 | BY Stephen Bocking

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The Silent Spring of Al Gore

Jan 2007 | IN Greening Politics 33.1 | BY Stephen Bocking

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In this new column, Living Classics, Stephen Bocking stacks An Inconvenient Truth up against Silent Spring.

Blogs

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Bison: The Original Climate Change Activists

Apr 10 2015 | IN Wildlife | BY Stephen Bocking

Taking a page from the history book can benefit climate change research.

Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Protest at Tufts University

Why Divestment Won't Succeed

Aug 21 2014 | IN Energy Policy | BY Stephen Bocking

Only engaging – not shaming – will cut us loose from carbon.

Woman and man having a conversation on the street.

How to Talk to People About Climate Change

Apr 30 2014 | IN Research | BY Stephen Bocking

Three tips for steering the conversation in the right direction.

Reviews

Ugo Bardi

Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth is Plundering the Planet

Apr 15 2015 | IN Housing | REVIEWED BY Stephen Bocking

Ugo Bardi analyzes resource depletion in this Club of Rome report.

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Generation A + The Year of the Flood

Apr 29 2010 | IN Culture | REVIEWED BY Stephen Bocking

Canadian novelists Douglas Coupland and Margaret Atwood imagine a future shaped by pandemic environmental destruction and corporate control.

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