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The big fix : 7 practical steps to save our planet / by Harvey, Hal,author.; Gillis, Justin,author.; Myers, Amanda,author.; Silberg, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An engaging, accessible citizen's guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate--and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action. Dozens of kids in Montgomery County, Maryland, agitated until their school board committed to electric school buses. Mothers in Colorado turned up in front of an obscure state panel to fight for clean air. If you think the only thing you can do to combat climate change is to install a smart thermostat or cook plant-based burgers, you're thinking too small. That's where The Big Fix comes in, offering everyday citizens a guide to the seven essential changes our communities must enact to bring our greenhouse gas emissions down to zero--and sharing stories of people who are making those changes reality. Energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and longtime New York Times reporter Justin Gillis hone in on the seven areas where ambitious but eminently practical changes will have the greatest effect: electricity production, transportation, buildings, industry, urbanization, use of land, and investment in promising new green technologies. In a lively, jargon-free style, the pair illuminate how our political economy really works, revealing who decides everything from what kind of power plants to build to how efficient cars must be before they're allowed on the road to how much insulation a new house requires-and how we can insert ourselves into all these decisions to ensure that the most climate-conscious choices are being made. At once pragmatic and inspiring, The Big Fix is an indispensable action plan for citizens looking to drive our country's greenhouse gas emissions down to zero-and save our climate"--
Subjects: Climate change mitigation; Energy policy; Environmental policy; Sustainable development;
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Johann Gutenberg and the amazing printing press / by Koscielniak, Bruce;
A history of the modern printing industry, including how paper and ink are made, looking particularly at the printing press invented by Gutenberg around 1450 but also at its precursors.
Subjects: Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468; Books; Printing;
© 2003., Houghton Mifflin Co.,
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VenCo : a novel / by Dimaline, Cherie,1975-author.;
"An incredibly inventive, highly anticipated second adult novel--with witches, magic, and a road trip through America--from Cherie Dimaline, the critically acclaimed author of Empire of Wild"--
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Road fiction.; Novels.; Automobile travel; Covens; Indigenous peoples; Magic; Voyages and travels; Witches;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Nothing rhymes with orange / by Rex, Adam.;
All the fruits gather together and enjoy a rhyming party, but poor Orange feels left out because he does not rhyme with anything--until Apple invents a new word.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Oranges; Fruit; Loneliness; Friendship; Rhyme;
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The magic school bus rides again. [videorecording] / by McKinnon, Kate,1984-voice actor.; Blake, Mikaela,voice actor.; Clarke, Gabby,voice actor.; Pham, Lynsey,voice actor.; NCircle Entertainment,distributor.;
Kate McKinnon, Mikaela Blake, Gabby Clarke, Lynsey Pham.Ms. Frizzle and her class along with an inventive high-tech bus that invites children on high-flying hijinks that introduce the incredible world of science.G.DVD.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Frizzle, Ms. (Fictitious character); Science.; Space sciences.;
For private home use only.
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The Eleventh Hour : A Quintet of Stories. by Rushdie, Salman.;
From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie comes an inventive collection of fiction that explores life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial 11th hour of life.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Sagas;
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Sabrina Sue loves the sky / by Burris, Priscilla.;
Sabrina Sue wants to fly like all the other birds she sees in the sky. Will her flying machine invention be what she needs, or will she find another way to soar?
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Chickens; Sky;
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Frank Einstein and the evoblaster belt / by Scieszka, Jon.; Biggs, Brian.;
Boy genius Frank Einstein finds himself in competition with his classmate and archrival T. Edison and his sign-language-speaking sidekick, Mr. Chimp, over Frank's newest invention: the EvoBlaster Belt.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Einstein, Frank (Fictitious character); Inventors; Robots;
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Nikki Tesla and the ferret-proof death ray / by Keating, Jess.; Marlin, Lissy.;
Nikki Tesla is a genius, who amuses herself by inventing things, like her father. Unfortunately most of her inventions have serious, even lethal potential (like the death ray, which just blew a hole in her floor), so she is enrolled in the special Genius Academy with classmates who are equally exceptional. When her death ray disappears she sets out to find out who took it and what they are planning to do with it.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Gifted children; Fathers and daughters; Children as inventors; Ferrets as pets; Private schools; Inventions; Weapons;
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Muybridge and the riddle of locomotion / by Braun, Marta.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23), Internet addresses and index.Combines reproductions of classic photographs and lenticular elements in an introduction to the 19th-century motion photographer's celebrated discoveries and innovations, and explains Muybridge's role in the invention of movies.LSC
Subjects: Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904; Photographers; Cinematographers; Chronophotography;
© 2013., Firefly Books,
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