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Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. After explaining that his interest in the environment predates even his mother's reading of Silent Spring aloud to him as a teenager, Gore proceeds to document steeply rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere, and then to link that to accelerating...
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Our current industrial method of food production is increasingly viewed as an unsustainable system, destructive to the environment and public health. But what is the alternative? Fresh profiles the farmers, thinkers, and business people across the nation who are at the forefront of re-inventing food production in America. With a strong commitment to sustainability, they are changing how farms are run, how the land is cared for, and how food is distributed....
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"The Yukon River is 2,000 miles long and the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes from Canada's Yukon Territory, through Alaska, to the Bering Sea. The result is a book that shows how even the most remote wilderness is affected by the same forces reshaping the rest of the planet. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of king salmon migrate...
26) Global warming
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Description
Discusses the issue of the greenhouse effect and possible solutions to the global warming trend.
34) The upcycle
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Description
In this follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, the authors draw on the lessons gained from ten years of putting the Cradle to Cradle concept into practice with businesses, governments, and ordinary people and envision the next step in the solution to our ecological crisis: we don't just use or reuse resources with greater effectiveness, we actually improve the world as we live, create, and build.
38) Earth Day
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Description
When Mrs. Connor's class celebrates Earth Day, Emma decides to start small by recycling, using only what she needs, and picking up trash when she goes for a walk.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Plastic is an incredibly useful and versatile material that offers ease and convenience. Unfortunately it is difficult to recycle and takes a very long time to break down naturally. This book describes plastic pollution, especially as it effects the world's oceans, and offers solutions to the problem.
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