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Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
For most of us, traveling means visiting the most beautiful places on Earth--Paris, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon. It's rare to book a plane ticket to visit the lifeless moonscape of Canada's oil sand strip mines, or to seek out the Chinese city of Linfen, legendary as the most polluted in the world. But in "Visit Sunny Chernobyl," Andrew Blackwell embraces a different kind of travel, taking a jaunt through the most gruesomely polluted places on...
Author
Language
English
Description
"It's falling from the sky and is in the air we breathe. It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere--including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming. A Poison Like No Other is the first book to fully explore this new dimension of the plastic crisis. Matt Simon follows the intrepid scientists who travel to the ends of...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In Coyote at the Kitchen Door, Stephen DeStefano draws on decades of experience as a biologist and conservationist to examine the interplay between urban sprawl and wayward wildlife. As he explores what our insatiable appetite for real estate means for the health and wellbeing of animals and ourselves, he highlights growing concerns, such as the loss of darkness at night because of light pollution. DeStefano writes movingly about the contrasts between...
Author
Publisher
Merrell
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Sustainable architecture is gaining in popularity as people develop an ever-greater commitment to preserving the Earth's resources. This practical new guide contains an illustrated reference section covering all aspects of sustainable building and decoration, from insulation to solar panels and from light bulbs to kitchen countertops. Thirty case studies, featuring sustainably built homes from around the world, from an ambassador's official residence...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2008, 2006.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive, "green" guide to home care explains how to create and maintain a nontoxic, hypoallergenic home using safe products, with practical tips on how to alleviate cleaning agents that contain toxic chemicals and how to clean every part of the home.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
First published in 2012, Startup Communities became a blueprint for what it takes to build a supportive entrepreneurial community. Now regarded as a classic, the "Boulder Thesis" created and popularized by Feld within the book generated enormous media attention nearly a decade ago.
At that time, Boulder was an emerging startup laboratory-a hub of innovation building new tech businesses. It quickly accelerated into a world-class ecosystem for entrepreneurs....
13) The appeal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting candidate to run for Supreme Court judge when a Mississippi rules agains one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into the towns water supply causing a cancer cluster.
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include: Working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening; creating cleaner air and water; increasing physical comfort during hotter seasons; supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches readers how to identify potential toxins in the household, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation. She explains the connection between toxins in everyday objects and chronic health issues, and offers strategies for eliminating toxins, along with easy recipes for effective homemade cleaning solutions"--
Author
Publisher
Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark investigation Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline first revealed fast fashion's hidden toll on the environment, garment workers, and even our own satisfaction with our clothes. The Conscious Closet shows exactly what we can do about it. Whether your goal is to build an effortless capsule wardrobe, keep up with trends without harming...
Author
Series
Environmental history volume no. 20
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Author
Publisher
Search Press Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sew 25 stylish, reusable projects to help reduce waste. Sew more, waste less. It's never been more important to be mindful of what we consume. This book will help you to make 25 small but meaningful life swaps to help reduce waste and live more sustainably. Replace disposable face wipes with skin-friendly, washable pads; make beeswax fabric wraps so that you never have to buy single-use plastic food wrap again; make a sturdy shopping tote to replace...
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