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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
When the author, a Columbia professor, set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big, he thought up. His stroke of genius, the vertical farm, has excited scientists, architects, and politicians around the globe. These multi-story intensely managed indoor farms, grown inside skyscrapers, are capable of producing traditional greenhouse crops, as well as pigs and fowl, year-round. They would provide solutions to...
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Simeone makes the what, how, and why of sustainable gardening unmistakably clear: why we should plant for the long-term future ; how to choose the right plant for the right place ; how to manage invasive species ; how to make the most of your lawn (regardless of its size) ; why IPM (integrated pest management) is important in fighting insects and pests ; how to conserve water with proper irrigation, rain barrels, and cisterns ; how to feed your garden...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.
86) The appeal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting Mississippi State Supreme Court judge candidate when a lower court rules against one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply causing a cancer cluster.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Glaciers is a volume about the role glaciers play in our daily lives (often without us knowing), the risks posed to glaciers from natural and anthropogenic activity (including climate change and industrial pollution), and policies and practices that should be employed to protect this fundamental hydrological reserve"--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints,...
89) B-1687 and B-1688 - bridge replacement on Bridge Street in Verdi, Nevada: environmental assessment
Publisher
Nevada Dept. of Transportation
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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A fact-filled guide to the role plastic plays in environmental pollution draws on illuminating interviews with leading researchers and National Geographic experts to outline simple, tangible ways that everyday kids can make informed choices and reduce plastic use.
Author
Publisher
David Suzuki Institute, Greystone Kids, Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"When she was young, Ana Pego didn't play in a backyard, but on a beach. She walked along the shore, looked at tide pools, and collected fossils. As she grew older, Pego noticed a new species at the seaside: plastic. She decided to collect it, study it, and give it a Latin name: Plasticus maritimus--and to warn people of its dangers to our planet. Pego tells us how plastics end up in our rivers, lakes, and oceans, shares plastic's chemical composition...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"In this optimistic book, readers meet leading scientists and environmentalists and visit imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks. Marris describes innovative conservation approaches, including rewilding, assisted migration, and the embrace of exotic species and so-called novel ecosystems."--P. [2] of jacket.
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"It seems an irrefutable truth that raising animals for meat has become unsustainable. Land is being eroded and destroyed, water resources overdrawn, greenhouse gases overemitted, and energy and crops unnecessarily diverted--all to satiate a growing and inequitable global over consumption of meat. But is all meat unsustainable? Sustainable food systems are multiple and varied and represent the diversity and complexity we see in the world. A range...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Do you consider yourself an environmental ally? Maybe you recycle your household goods, ride a bike, and avoid too much air travel. But did you know that the primary driver of climate change isnt plastics, or cars, or airplanes? Did you know that its actually our industrialized food system? In this fascinating new book, authors Nil Zacharias and Gene Stone share new research, intriguing infographics, and compelling arguments that support what scientists...
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Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive—they are cheap to make, light, and durable—spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment. Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution is a beautifully-illustrated survey of the plastics clogging our seas, their impacts on wildlife and people around the world, and inspirational initiatives designed to tackle the problem. In Plastic...
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"For all those seeking to reclaim their innate and legal right to care for their own dead, create home funeral vigils, and choose greener after-death care options that are less toxic and more sustainable for the earth More natural after-death care options are transforming the paradigm of the existing funeral industry, helping families and communities recover their instinctive capacity to care for a loved one after death and do so in creative, nourishing,...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Can emerging technology defeat global warming? Travel the globe to reveal the surprising technologies that just might turn back the clock on climate change. Focusing on the latest and greatest innovations, including everything from artificial trees to green reboots of familiar technologies like coal and nuclear energy, Nova asks: 'Can our technology, which helped create this problem, now solve it?'
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