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Healing earth : an ecologist's journey of innovation and environmental stewardship / by Todd, John,author.;
Subjects: Ecological engineering.; Environmental responsibility.; Environmental protection.;
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How we'll live on Mars / by Petranek, Stephen L.;
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Subjects: Space colonies.; Planets;
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The terraformers / by Newitz, Annalee,1969-author.;
"From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future. Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn't exist, hidden inside a massive volcano. As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come. A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to our future, The Terraformers will take you on a journey spanning thousands of years and exploring the triumphs, strife, and hope that find us wherever we make our home. "Brilliantly thoughtful, prescient, and gripping."--Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries Also by Annalee Newitz Autonomous The Future of Another Timeline"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Environmentalism; Planets; Survival;
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Intervention Earth : life-saving ideas from the world's climate engineers / by Dyer, Gwynne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Historian, journalist, and author Gwynne Dyer tracks down the world's top climate engineers to discuss the extraordinary measures we must contemplate to counter the irreversible effects of climate change. The global climate emergency is now an alarming fact of life. Much as we still need to get emissions under control, many are thinking that it's all too little, too late. As scientists, politicians and concerned citizens scramble for solutions to the catastrophic effects of a warming world, is it time to be exploring the controversial topic of geoengineering? For decades, discerning readers have turned to journalist and historian Gwynne Dyer for his unparalleled acumen in serving up hard geopolitical truths. 'Intervention Earth' is built around Dyer's interviews with sixty climate scientists from around the globe, including the leading figures in the geoengineering field. One of the most interesting topics: the pros and cons of Solar Radiation Management, a possible planetary Hail Mary that is rife with political risks. But 'Intervention Earth' is about more than technological mega-projects. Dyer devotes ample space to the many innovative ideas on offer, but there is no get-out-of-jail-free card. We will need a whole portfolio of techniques and technologies-and a lot of hard, thankless work-to keep the planet hospitable for humanity. What's more, many of the technologies that can help us avoid the worst outcomes require years of investment and development before they can be successfully deployed. Global cooperation will be key in implementing the life-saving strategies outlined in the book. 'Intervention Earth' offers a probing, eye-opening look at the problems we face, and the innovations that just might keep us ahead of encroaching disaster and carry us to a safe harbour.
Subjects: Climate change mitigation.; Environmental engineering.; Solar radiation.;
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Waste Wars : The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash. by Clapp, Alexander.;
'Waste Wars' is a jaw-dropping expose of how and why, for the last 40 years, our garbage has spawned a massive, globe-spanning, multi-billion-dollar economy, one that offloads our consumption footprints onto distant continents. If the handling of our trash reveals deeper truths about our Western society, what does the globalized business of garbage say about our world today? And what does it say about us?Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management;
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MaddAddam : a novel / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-;
Subjects: Love stories.; Science fiction.; Dystopias.; Environmental disasters; Genetic engineering; Regression (Civilization);
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Under a white sky : the nature of the future / by Kolbert, Elizabeth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it's said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. She meets scientists who are trying to preserve the world's rarest fish, which lives in a single, tiny pool in the middle of the Mojave. She visits a lava field in Iceland, where engineers are turning carbon emissions to stone; an aquarium in Australia, where researchers are trying to develop "super coral" that can survive on a hotter globe; and a lab at Harvard, where physicists are contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere in order to reflect sunlight back to space and cool the earth. One way to look at human civilization, says Kolbert, is as a ten-thousand-year exercise in defying nature. In The Sixth Extinction, she explored the ways in which our capacity for destruction has reshaped the natural world. Now she examines how the very sorts of interventions that have imperiled our planet are increasingly seen as the only hope for its salvation. By turns inspiring, terrifying, and darkly comic, Under a White Sky is an utterly original examination of the challenges we face"--
Subjects: Ecological engineering.; Environmental protection.; Human ecology.; Nature; Sustainability.;
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How to Feed the World : The History and Future of Food. by Smil, Vaclav.;
'How to Feed the World' is an indispensable analysis of how the world really produces and consumes its food - and a scientist's exploration of how we can successfully feed a growing population without killing the planet. Vaclav Smil lives in Winnipeg, MB.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General;
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AstroNuts : mission three: The perfect planet / by Scieszka, Jon.; Weinberg, Steven,1984-;
So far the AstroNuts have failed to find a suitable planet, but NNASA has come up with a new plan: send the the four animal astronauts back through time on Earth where they are to contact early homo sapiens and somehow set them on a path to a sustainable future--trouble is, humans seem inferior to many of the other species (especially the wolves), so the AstroNuts come up with a Survival of the Fittest Olympics, hoping that with a little help the humans will prevail.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Astronauts; Genetic engineering; Time travel; Environmental quality;
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The climate book / by Thunberg, Greta,2003-author,editor.;
"Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts--geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and Indigenous leaders--to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster"--
Subjects: Essays.; Climate change mitigation.; Climate justice.; Climatic changes; Climatic changes.; Environmental justice.; Environmental protection; Environmental protection.; Environmentalism.;
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