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- Mrs. Peanuckle's Earth alphabet / by Peanuckle,Mrs.; Ford, Jessie.;
Showcasing twenty-six natural-world experiences, this A-Z exploration of our planet reveals what makes the Earth so special and all the important ways we can protect our home from climate change.
- Subjects: Alphabet books.; Board books.; Ecology; Environmental protection; English language;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money / by Richards, Huw,1999-author.; Cooper, Sam,author.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In a 33 x 41 ft plot -- half the size of a doubles tennis court -- you can grow enough vegetables to be self-sufficient. Huw Richards tested his very own self-sufficiency garden, growing 7,250 portions in 10 months by spending an average of just 4 hours a week gardening. In this book, he shares his plan so you can follow it month by month."--Back cover.
- Subjects: Recipes.; Environmental protection; Gardening.; Gardens; Home economics; Landscape gardening.; Organic gardening.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Protecting nature and wildlife / by Harman, Alice.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Although humans are a part of nature, our actions have historically clashed with the natural world. However, the latest technological developments are changing that for the better. Curious readers will learn about how specific technological and scientific developments are preserving important plant and animal species that are also key to humans' survival.
- Subjects: Environmental protection; Wildlife conservation; Green technology; Environmentalism;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The Rise of Wolf 8 : Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog. by McIntyre, Rick.;
Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: NATURE; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- On our nature walk : our first talk about our impact on the environment / by Roberts, Jillian,1971-; Heinrichs, Jane,1982-;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.Explains how pollution is caused and how people can better care for the environment.LSC
- Subjects: Nature; Human ecology; Environmental protection;
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- Santa goes green / by Lewis, Anne Margaret.; Chavarri, Elisa.;
A young boy's unusual Christmas request prompts Santa to initiate an energy-saving program at the North Pole.LSC
- Subjects: Christmas stories.; Santa Claus; Polar bear; Environmental protection; Energy conservation; Christmas;
- © c2008., Mackinac Island Press,
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- Ballyhoo Bay / by Sierra, Judy.; Anderson, Derek,1969-;
Mira Bella mobilizes her art students, from grandmothers to children, crabs to seagulls, to stop a dastardly plan for turning the beach at Ballyhoo Bay into an exclusive resort, and offers an alternative--leave the beach as it is."Ages 4-8"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Artists; Social action; Beaches; Marine animals; Environmental protection;
- © c2009., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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- Who we are : reflections on my life and Canada / by May, Elizabeth.;
Includes bibliographical references.
- Subjects: May, Elizabeth.; Environmental protection; Political activists; Politicians; Social action;
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- My head for a tree : the extraordinary story of the Bishnoi, guardians of nature / by Goodman, Martin,1956-author.; Budhnagar, Ram Niwas Bishnoi,writer of preface.; Vogel, Franck,illustrator.; Wohlleben, Peter,1964-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Meet the Bishnoi, followers of the only religion with nature conservation at its heart. Today, Bishnois remain fierce defenders of trees and animals, living by principles set by their guru Jambhoji in the fifteenth century. They chase down armed poachers, rescue and care for injured animals, save endangered species, and lead heroic reforestation efforts in the Rajasthani desert. In a time of biodiversity loss and climate change, what lessons do they have to teach us? The story of the Bishnoi is true, though it reads like a fable. In 1730, the Maharajah of Jodhpur sent his troops to chop down a forest in northwest India. When 363 local villagers, led by Amrita Devi, hugged the trees to protect them, the Maharajah's men chopped off their heads. Who are these people who love trees so much that they would give their lives to save them? Martin Goodman was invited deep into the world of the Bishnoi, who asked him to share their message. My Head for a Tree takes us from temples, homes, and schoolrooms to animal sanctuaries, farms, and desert forests, revealing a thriving community of eco-warriors. Their stories inspire and challenge readers to live more kindly and defend nature with a passion. While you can only be born a Bishnoi, Goodman writes, we can all follow their example."--
- Subjects: Bishnois; Environmental protection; Human ecology;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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