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Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators
by William Stolzenburg  
Powells.com Staff Pick What would our world look like without without wolves, giant cats, and other preying animals? William Stolzenburg examines the absence of once-prominent predators and how that affects our global ecosystem. There are a lot of alarmist books coming out...
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The End of Food
by Paul Roberts Publisher Comments Paul Roberts, best-selling author of The End of Oil, turns his attention to the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic needs is failing dramatically. In this carefully researched, vividly recounted narrative...
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Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence Publisher Comments When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, located in the city center and caught in the war's crossfire. Once Anthony entered Baghdad he discovered that full-scale combat and...
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It's the Sun Not Your Suv
by John Zyrkowski Synopsis Global temperatures have increased since 1880. New data show that solar impacts (radiation and magnetic flux) have increased by the same amount and follow the dips in temperature from 1938 to 1970. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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Geysers of Yellowstone
by T. Scott Bryan Synopsis This revised popular field guide describes in detail each of the more than three hundred geysers in Yellowstone National Park. With updated data, "The Geysers of Yellowstone" is designed as both a reference work and a fine introduction to the nature of...
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Born Under a Bad Sky: Notes from the Dark Side of the Earth (Counterpunch)
by Jeffrey St Clair Publisher Comments Movement reporting on a par with Mailer's Armies of the Night--Peter Linebaugh, author of Magna Carta Manifesto and The Many-Headed Hydra. Hold on tight as you open the pages of Born Under a Bad Sky and follow journalist Jeffrey St. Clair as he leads you...
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Energy for Sustainability: Technology, Planning, Policy
by John Randolph Publisher Comments Energy for Sustainability is the first undergraduate textbook on renewable energy and energy efficiency with a unique focus on the community scale. Written by two of the foremost experts in the field, it is a pedagogically complete treatment of energy...
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The Findhorn Garden Story
by The Findhorn Community Publisher Comments Newly updated to showcase color photographs, this spiritual classic presents the history and philosophy of Scotland’s Findhorn Community. Findhorn was founded more than 40 years ago in far northeast Scotland on windswept and barren sand dunes that...
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Student Projects in Environmental Science
by Stuart Harrad Publisher Comments Research projects are among the core components of many undergraduate and Masters degrees within environmental science and physical geography, and students increasingly undertake courses in quantitative research methodology before starting on their own...
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Food and the Mid-Level Farm: Renewing an Agriculture of the Middle (Food, Health, and the Environment)
by Thomas A. (edt) Lyson Publisher Comments Agriculture in the United States today increasingly operates in two separate spheres: large, corporate-connected commodity production and distribution systems and small-scale farms that market directly to consumers. As a result, midsize family-operated...
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Environmental Life Cycle Costing
by David Hunkeler Publisher Comments Balances Scientific and Economic Points of View to Thoroughly Address Management Issues Responding to the need for clarification and benchmarks, Environmental Life Cycle Costing provides the fundamental basis on which to establish a definitive...
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The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment
by Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich Publisher Comments In humanity's more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we...
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Green House: Eco-Friendly Disposal and Recycling at Home
by Norm Crampton Synopsis Crampton provides informative, comprehensive, and practical information for adopting greener and more Earth-friendly habits by promoting recycling and living a little lighter....
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Farewell, My Subaru Signed
by Doug Fine Publisher Comments Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep him addicted to oil. So he wonders: Is it possible to keep his Netflix and his car, his Wi-Fi and his subwoofers, and still reduce his carbon footprint?...
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Green: Your Place in the New Energy Revolution
by Jane Hoffman Publisher Comments Green illustrates and sheds new light on the gamut of issues associated with renewable energy, a topic whose importance increases exponentially with every temperature record-setting year. Jane and Michael Hoffman use their years of experience to explain...
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Global Warming 101 (Science 101)
by Bruce E. Johansen Publisher Comments The accelerating pace of global warming is provoking anxiety that the Earth is reaching an ominous threshold, a point of no return. Within a decade or two, various feedbacks may take greenhouse warming past any human ability to contain or reverse it...
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The Fragile Edge: Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific
by Julia Whitty Publisher Comments In The Fragile Edge, documentary filmmaker and deep-sea diver Julia Whitty paints a mesmerizing, scientifically rich portrait of teeming coral reefs and sea life in the South Pacific. She takes us literally beneath the surface of the usual travel...
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A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds
by Gary Snyder Publisher Comments In this classic collection of 29 pieces that span half a century, Gary Snyder explores humans’ complex, ever-evolving attitudes toward the environment. He argues that nature is not separate from humanity, but intrinsic to it, and that since...
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Greening Your Home: Sustainable Options for Every System in Your House
by Clayton Bennett Publisher Comments Select Green Systems that Conserve Resources While Matching Your Budget and Lifestyle A vital conservation and money-saving tool, Greening Your Home shows you how to select sustainable green options for every system in your house that match your specific...
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Green Plans: Blueprint for a Sustainable Earth (Our Sustainable Future)
by Huey D Johnson Publisher Comments “Green plans” are the most effective strategies yet developed for moving from industrial environmental deterioration to postindustrial sustainability. In this definitive overview of green plans today, Huey D. Johnson provides a detailed and...
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