Motorized Obsessions: Life, Liberty, and the Small-Bore Engine
by Paul Josephson


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From dirt bikes and jet skis to weed wackers and snowblowers, machines powered by small gas engines have become a permanent -- and loud -- fixture in American culture. But fifty years of high-speed fun and pristine lawns have not come without cost. In... (read more)

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The Conquest of Bread: 150 Years of Agribusiness in California
by Richard Walker


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For over a century, California has been the world's most advanced agricultural zone, an agrarian juggernaut that not only out-produces every state in America, but also most countries. California's success, however, has come at significant costs. Never a... (read more)

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Dictionary of Ecology Rev Edition
by Michael Allaby


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This dictionary provides authoritative and wide-ranging coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. It is invaluable to students, professionals, and anyone with an interest in the natural world and our environment. * 5,000 clear and concise... (read more)

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Deserts, Revised Edition (Ecosystem)
by Michael Allaby


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Combines information from biology and chemistry with history, economics, and environmental sciences to explain the desert biome. Appropriate for high school and public libraries, the book examines why deserts form in particular regions, the ways in... (read more)

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The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations
by Eugene Linden


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The Winds of Change places the horrifying carnage unleashed on New Orleans, Mississippi, and Alabama by Hurricane Katrina in context. Climate has been humanity's constant, if moody, companion. At times benefactor or tormentor, climate nurtured the... (read more)

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Whose Water Is It?
by Bernadette (edt) Mcdonald


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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-227).... (read more)

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A Contract with the Earth
by Newt Gingrich




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Focusing the environmental debate on the principle of common commitment, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and eminent conservationist Terry L. Maple present A Contract with the Earth. They declare a need for bipartisan environmentalism -- a new... (read more)

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Animals, Ethics and Trade: The Challenge of Animal Sentience
by Jacky Turner


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* The complexities of animal behavior revealed in the last few decades are astonishing, but what are the implications? * Do animals experience the world in a similar way to humans, and do they have a similar capacity for suffering and enjoyment? If they... (read more)

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The Animals Are Our Brothers and Sisters: Why Animal Experiments Are Misleading and Wrong
by Werner Hartinger


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Respected surgeon and medical doctor Werner Hartinger investigates the claims and counterclaims concerning experimentation on animals. Through meticulous analysis he comes to the conclusion that animal experiments are not only unnecessary, but that the... (read more)

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World Hunger #2007: Hunger and Health: World Hunger Series 2007
by United Nations World


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Hunger and Health explores the multiple relationships between hunger and poor health, and how they affect the growth of individuals, physiologically and psychologically, constraining the development of nations both socially and economically. Examining... (read more)

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True Warnings and False Alarms: Evaluating Fears about the Health Risks of Technology, 1948-1971
by Allan Mazur


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Today, there is broad agreement that CFCs destroy stratospheric ozone. On the other hand, research does not support claims that electromagnetic fields from transmission lines cause a noticeable increase of leukemia. But new allegations arise. Are... (read more)

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Renewable Energy Resources
by John Twidell


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Every country in the world is seeking new energy sources as alternatives to fossil fuels. For the best use of such resources, we need to know how much is available, what the limitations are and how to make efficient devices which will harness the energy... (read more)

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Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
by Samuel Fromartz




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Business writer Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew... (read more)

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Making Kind Choices: Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth- and Animal-Friendly Living
by Ingrid Newkirk




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Choosing a compassionate lifestyle that makes you feel good and positively impacts on the environment and on animals has never been easier. In this practical and accessible handbook, loaded with resources for all products that are mentioned, Ingrid... (read more)

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The Rural Life
by Verlyn Klinkenborg


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This is a collection of Klinkenborg's writings on the natural world and the changing seasons which appear frequently in a column entitled "The Rural Life" on the editorial page of the "New York Times."... (read more)

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No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species
by Richard Ellis


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Nearly every species that has lived on earth is extinct. The last of the dinosaurs was wiped out after a Mount Everest-sized meteorite slammed into the earth 65 million years ago. The great flying and marine reptiles are no more. Before humans crossed... (read more)

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Drosscape:
by Alan Berger


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Do you really know what is under that new house you just bought? How about what lies beneath the neighborhood playground? Was that ¿big box¿ retailer down your street built over a toxic site? These are just a few of the worrisome scenarios facing us... (read more)

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Two Paths Toward Sustainable Forests: Public Values in Canada and the United States
by Bruce Shindler


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-350) and index.... (read more)

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