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The Chesapeake Bay restoration effort has been touted as the nation's premier environmental restoration program. Yet the Bay and the living systems it supports remain in dismally poor condition, with fisheries in decline and drinking water in danger. This book addresses the Chesapeake Bay as a political problem and reveals how the political process has worked against the interests of science, the public, and environmental advocates all at once. Author...
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About the Book The Passionate Earth is an eco-psychology treatise that portrays the relationship the human species has maintained with planet Earth. It begins with the great transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural living and follows societal development up to our present disposition of disconnection, discord, exploitation, and our possible extinction in the near future. An interdisciplinary understanding of the events and changes that have...
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In this ebook, my goal is to share with you some sustainable habits that I have learned over the last few years. I will try and do this in a simple, easy to understand manner, hopefully to inspire you to implement these practices at home and join this important movement for awareness of the ever-accelerating environmental problems that we are facing today. Working together as one, is the only way to make a positive impact on our planet.
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Can the stories of bananas, whales, sea birds, and otters teach us to reconsider the seaport as a place of ecological violence, tied to oil, capital, and trade?
San Pedro Bay, which contains the contiguous Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is a significant site for petroleum shipping and refining as well as one of the largest container shipping ports in the world-some forty percent of containerized imports to the United States pass through...
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Help Save Our Planet with Money-Saving Sustainable Tips for Your House
Households are among the biggest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Could the secrets of saving the environment (and money) be closer to home than we thought?
Looking for easy, budget-friendly ways to reduce your environmental impact and save money? Authored by award-winning environmental journalist, Candice Batista, Sustained takes you on an eye-opening...
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Over the past several decades, the field of invasion biology has rapidly expanded as global trade and the spread of human populations have increasingly carried animal and plant species across natural barriers that have kept them ecologically separated for millions of years. Because some of these nonnative species thrive in their new homes and harm environments, economies, and human health, the prevention and management of invasive species has become...
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Emergencia climática no es solo una advertencia, es una exploración sin complejos de un mundo en llamas, que desafía a los lectores a enfrentarse a verdades incómodas y a tomar partido antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Con un lenguaje directo y sencillo, que rehúye el academicismo y evita la avalancha de datos, Andreu Escrivà nos explica todo lo que hay que saber sobre el cambio climático, desmontando los mitos y los discursos negacionistas....
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Climate change is real...depending on who you ask. Scientists and environmentalists have been going head-to-head and toe-to-toe with CEOs and politicians over our global resources, insisting that a large-scale climate crisis is upon us. This collection of diverse perspectives looks at all sides of this fraught debate, discusses the pros and cons of global action to curtail climate change, and offers ideas and solutions for what readers can do about...
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An award-winning ecology writer goes looking for the wilderness we've forgotten
Many people believe that only an ecological catastrophe will change humanity's troubled relationship with the natural world. In fact, as J.B. MacKinnon argues in this unorthodox look at the disappearing wilderness, we are living in the midst of a disaster thousands of years in the making-and we hardly notice it. We have forgotten what nature can be and adapted to a diminished...
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Material Ecocriticism offers new ways to analyze language and reality, human and nonhuman life, mind and matter, without falling into well-worn paths of thinking. Bringing ecocriticism closer to the material turn, the contributions to this landmark volume focus on material forces and substances, the agency of things, processes, narratives and stories, and making meaning out of the world. This broad-ranging reflection on contemporary human experience...
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The issue of climate change has become a major concern for the global community, with increasing awareness of its impact on the environment, economy, and society. In response to this challenge, carbon credits have emerged as a powerful tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change.This compendium is focused on providing a work plan for carbon credits, covering important aspects such as Carbon Credit Standards, Carbon Offsetting,...
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"Matthew Sleeth is a significant convert in the growing company of Christians who bring intelligence, passion, a biblically trained imagination, and mature Christian witness to the care of creation."
- Eugene Peterson, Author of Living the Message
"Matthew Sleeth is a breath of fresh air. In The Gospel According to the Earth, he retells the Bible's most familiar stories in ways that will stimulate your imagination, soften your heart, and challenge...
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Power Trip is an adventurous, wonk-free, big-picture, solutions-oriented narrative by leading young journalist Amanda Little that maps out the history and future of America's energy addiction. Infused with next-generation candor and optimism, Power Trip examines the ways in which oil and coal have shaped America as an international superpower-even as they posed political and environmental dangers to the nation and the world. Hard-hitting yet optimistic,...
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From RattleSinker inventor Grey Myerson, "an extraordinary story of one man's obsession, a tale of passion, brutality, tragedy, and redemption...a book about a love of fishing that tackles the deepest themes of life" (Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk).
Born to Fish tells the tale of a man who led a harrowing, sometimes dissolute life until he turned himself around, thanks to his rod and reel. Overcoming learning disabilities, substance...
16) Giant Anteaters
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Giant anteaters are large mammals. They make their homes across Central and South America. In this leveled text, readers are introduced to giant anteaters and the threats they face. Special features highlight the animal's range and life span, show their importance in their ecosystem, and highlight some of the threats that giant anteaters face.
17) Snowy Owls
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Snowy owls silently fly over their Arctic homes. But those homes face many threats that put the owls at risk. In this title, leveled text helps readers learn about the impact that human activity has on snowy owls. Special features highlight the owls' range and life span, show their importance to their ecosystem, and note the threats that snowy owls face. Vibrant photos bring the owls to life on the page!
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The book is intended for a general audience, as well as for students, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders who are interested in learning more about the problem and the potential of the Amazon forest. The book aims to raise awareness and generate action for reducing deforestation and promoting forest conservation and sustainable development in the Amazon, for the benefit of the planet and its people.
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Every hundred years, as the story goes, two angels wonder out loud whether the bees are still swarming. For as long as the bees are swarming, the angels are reassured, the world holds together. Still, the tale suggests, the angels live in anxious anticipation of the End. Local beekeepers in Bosnia and Herzegovina retell the old tale with growing unease, as their honeybees weather the ground effects of climate change.
Beekeeping in the End Times relates...
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Embark on a thrilling journey with "Eco-Explorers: The Nature Adventure," a captivating book crafted by Ella Starbright for young readers aged 6-8. Dive into the heart of diverse ecosystems alongside endearing animal guides like Oliver the Owl, Delilah the Dolphin, and Bella the Bee. Each chapter unfolds a new adventure, whisking children away to enchanting worlds – from the mysterious depths of the ocean to the lush expanse of the forest, and the...
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