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Natural resources / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Natural resources issues around the globe -- Issue 1 Overconsumption of natural resources -- Issue 2 Mining natural resources -- Issue 3 Lumber and trees -- Issue 4 Loss of good soil -- Issue 5 Resources going Discusses the most urgent issues with natural resources around the globe, including high rates of consumption, damage from mining, lumber harvesting decreasing forest cover, loss of soil fertility and erosion, and throwing resources away as garbage.
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources;
© 2008., Smart Apple Media,
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The grab [videorecording] / by Cowperthwaite, Gabriela,film director,screenwriter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher,distributor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),production company.;
An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert efforts to control the most vital resource on the planet, in the latest expose from filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Blackfish).E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Conservation of natural resources.; Natural resources.; Natural resources;
For private home use only.
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The war below : lithium, copper, and the global battle to power our lives / by Scheyder, Ernest,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Tough choices loom if the world wants to go green. The United States and other countries must decide where and how to procure the materials that make our renewable energy economy possible. To build electric vehicles, solar panels, cell phones, and millions of other devices means the world must dig more mines to extract lithium, copper, cobalt, rare earths, and nickel. But mines are deeply unpopular, even as they have a role to play in fighting climate change. These tensions have sparked a worldwide reckoning over the sourcing of these critical minerals, and no one understands the complexities of these issues better than Ernest Scheyder, whose exclusive access has allowed him to report from the front lines on the key players in this global battle to power our future.
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources.; Environmental degradation.; Natural resources; Natural resources; Natural resources; Natural resources;
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Power Metal : The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future. by Beiser, Vince.;
In 'Power Metal', Vince Beiser explores how the metals we need to power technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and murder - and how we can do better. Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author. He lives in Vancouver, BC. From the author of 'The World in a Grain', which was a finalist for the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a California Book Award.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics; NATURE / Natural Resources; SCIENCE / Environmental Science;
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The boy and the elephant / by Blackwood, Freya.;
A boy cherishes an overgrown piece of land where he befriends an imagined elephant formed by the trees, but when builders arrive to clear the space, he must devise a plan to save his cherished friend.
Subjects: Wordless picture books.; Picture books.; Conservation of natural resources; Imagination; Trees;
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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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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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If... : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers / by Smith, David J.(David Julian),1944-; Adams, Steve.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.The author scales down a number of concepts from such topics as space, time, inventions, resources, humanity and more. For example, if the sun were the size of a grapefruit, earth would be the size of a grain of salt.LSC
Subjects: Astronomy; World history; Population; Natural resources; Natural history;
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Be thankful for trees / by Ziefert, Harriet.; Fitzgerald, Brian,1959-;
Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn't stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of live trees--and the environmental danger to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well.LSC
Subjects: Trees; Trees; Wood; Conservation of natural resources;
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Wasted : how we squander time, money, and natural resources - and what we can do about it / by Reese, Byron,author.; Hoffman, Scott,author.;
"Waste. We spend a great deal of energy trying to avoid it, but once you train your eyes to look for it, you'll see it all around you-in your home, your business, and your everyday life. In Wasted, futurist Byron Reese and entrepreneur Scott Hoffman take readers on a fascinating journey through this modern world of waste, drawing on science, economics, and human behavior to envision what a world with far less of it-or none of it at all-might look like. Along the way, they explore thought-provoking issues such as why the United States got a higher proportion of its energy from renewable sources in 1950 than it does today, whether the amount of gold in unused consumer electronics can be mined for profit, how switching to water fountains on a single flight from Singapore to Newark could prevent the use of 3,400 plastic bottles, whether the amount of money you save buying goods in bulk is offset by the amount you lose when some spoil. Ultimately, the question of reducing waste is scientific, philosophical, and, most of all, complex. According to Reese and Hoffman, the rush toward simple answers has often led to well-meaning efforts that cause more waste than they save. The only way we can hope to make progress is to treat waste as the complicated issue it is. While the authors don't promise easy answers, in this compelling book they take an important step toward solutions by examining the questions at play, giving actionable steps, and ensuring that you'll never see the world of waste the same way again"--
Subjects: Environmental ethics.; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Refuse and refuse disposal;
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