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"An eye-opening and witty account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from an award-winning author. Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Goldfarb delves into the new science of road ecology to explore how roads have transformed our world. Millions of animals are killed by cars each day in the US alone, and roads fragment...
4) Riverblue
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following international river conservationist, Mark Angelo, Riverblue spans the globe to infiltrate one of the world's most pollutive industries, fashion. Narrated by clean water supporter Jason Priestley, the groundbreaking documentary examines the destruction of our rivers, its effect on humanity, and the solutions that inspire hope for a sustainable future.
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Publisher
The Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is : A house...
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Publisher
Patagonia Works
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the whole messy truth about the legacy of last century's big dam building binge has come to light. What started out as an arguably good government project has drifted oceans away from that original virtuous intent. Governments plugged the nation's rivers in a misguided attempt to turn them into revenue streams. Water control projects' main legacy will be one of needless ecological destruction,...
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English
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A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline in this taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Inspired by ideas put forth in the Andreas Malm's nonfiction book by the same name, published by Verso Books.
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (6 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Actor and philanthropist Robert Downey Jr. and author Thomas Kostigen show you how to make simple choices in the supermarket, in your kitchen, and in the world to reduce your environmental impact.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. It was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. This book is a suspenseful account of one of North America's most devastating forest fires-and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes"--
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