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Plunder of the commons : a manifesto for sharing public wealth / by Standing, Guy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Commons; Natural resources; Government ownership; Privatization;
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Power metal : the race for the resources that will shape the future / by Beiser, Vince,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How the metals we need to power technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and murder -- and how we can do better. An Australian multimillionaire's plan to mine the ocean floor. Garbage pickers in Nigeria risking their lives to salvage e-waste amid nightmarish pollution. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing artificial intelligence to find metals in the Arctic. Train-robbing copper thieves in Chile. These are some of the people in the intensifying global competition to locate and extract the minerals essential for two critical technologies that will shape humanity's future: the internet and renewable energy. It's a race that will create new industries, generate enormous wealth, and destabilize the global balance of power. It could propel us to a more sustainable future -- or plunge us into an environmental nightmare. In Power Metal, journalist and author Vince Beiser explores the Achilles' heel of green power and digital technology: that the manufacturing of our computers, cell phones, electric cars, solar panels, and wind turbines requires enormous amounts of increasingly rare materials -- lithium, cobalt, copper, and others -- the demand for which is skyrocketing. Around the world, businesses and governments are scrambling for new places and new ways to get those metals, at enormous cost to people and the planet. Beiser crisscrossed the world to witness this race, reporting on the damage it is already inflicting, the ways it could get worse, and the ways in which we can minimize that damage. The result is a book that is both a gripping read and a sobering account of the battle between what civilization demands and what the planet can withstand. Power Metal is a compelling and important glimpse into this new, disturbing, and exciting world"--
Subjects: Mineral industries; Mines and mineral resources; Rare earth metals; Strategic materials; Sustainable development;
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The sirens' call : how attention became the world's most endangered resource / by Hayes, Christopher,1979-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the NYT-bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society"--
Subjects: Capitalism; Political culture;
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Love the Earth / by Lennon, Julian,1963-; Davis, Bart,1950-; Coh, Smiljana.;
Ages 2-6.LSC
Subjects: Nature stories.; Conservation of natural resources; Imagination; Helping behavior;
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All about ADHD : a family resource for helping your child succeed with ADHD / by Phelan, Thomas W.,1943-; Phelan, Thomas W.,1943-All about attention deficit disorder.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is ADHD? -- Three views of ADHD -- Home, school, and friends -- Growing up with ADHD -- Causes of ADHD -- Predicting the future -- The diagnosis of ADHD -- Getting the right information -- Putting the data together -- Treatment for ADHD -- Education about ADHD and counseling -- Self-control and social skills training -- Challenges with alternative therapies for ADHD -- Behavior management at home and in public -- Medication for ADHD -- Working with the school -- Classroom management for ADHD -- Adults with ADHD -- ADHD: a lifelong proposition -- Diagnosis of adult ADHD -- Treatment for adults with ADHD.LSC
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Attention-deficit-disordered children; Attention-deficit-disordered youth;
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Unstoppable : harnessing science to change the world / by Nye, Bill.; Powell, Corey S.,1966-;
The former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy" challenges common misunderstandings about global warming while outlining the scientific community's potential for solving key energy and environmental problems.
Subjects: Climate change mitigation.; Climatic changes.; Energy consumption.; Global warming.; Power resources.;
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Seasteading : how floating nations will restore the environment, enrich the poor, cure the sick, and liberate humanity from politicians / by Quirk, Joe,author.; Friedman, Patri,1976-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Artificial islands; City-states; Marine resources.; Urbanization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Online investing for dummies / by Krantz, Matt,author.;
A hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to find an online broker, pick a winning strategy, and construct a successful portfolio.
Subjects: Investments; Electronic trading of securities.;
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A-Z of knitting : the ultimate resource for beginners and experienced knitters.
Subjects: Knitting.;
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Honey bus : a memoir of loss, courage and a girl saved by bees / by May, Meredith,author.;
Includes bibliographical resources."Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; May, Meredith.; Bee culture; Women beekeepers; Women journalists;
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