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by Bill McKibben  Publisher Comments Divided into three sections, Hope, Human and Wild profiles the efforts of three caring communities to preserve wilderness and reverse environmental devastation. They include the reforestation of McKibben’s home territory, New York’s... (read more)  List Price $15.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Bob Van Der Zwaan Publisher Comments Because international trade drives today's political, economic, and financial infrastructures, its momentum has largely drowned out warnings about the limited resources of the planet. This book raises public awareness about these limited resources with... (read more) Your price $32.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Landers Publisher Comments Fertility in animals directly reflects access to scarce resources, such as food and territory. In humans, the situation is more complex. Patterns of breast feeding, contraception and ideas about age of marriage and desired family size all affect... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price $11.53 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Gary J Taylor Publisher Comments Large and wealthy global companies too often fail to acknowledge environmental responsibility or workers' rights. This book tells the dramatic story of one company--Chiquita Brands International--that decided to change the negative paradigm. Formerly the... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Carolyn Merchant Publisher Comments By exploring the stages of ecological transformation that took place in New England as European settlers took control of the land, Carolyn Merchant develops a fresh approach to environmental history. Her analysis of how human communities are related to... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ginette Hemley Publisher Comments For more than two decades, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known as CITES, has been one of the largest and most effective conservation agreements in the world. By regulating international commerce in... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Alexander E Farrell Publisher Comments As environmental challenges grow larger in scale and implications, it is increasingly important to apply the best scientific knowledge in the decisionmaking process. Editors Farrell and Jger present environmental assessments as the bridge between the... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price $24.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by H H Shugart Publisher Comments A noted ecologist presents important ecological concepts through entertaining animal parables. He tells the stories of particular birds and mammals and what their fates reveal about the interactions between environmental change and the extinctions or... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $14.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by John Kirkby Publisher Comments A collection of the most accessible and authoritative readings on all the principal areas of sustainable development, providing the basic course material needed in all the relevant subjects, including economics, environmental studies, geography, politics,... (read more) List Price $48.25 Your price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Edward J. Kormondy and J. Frank McCormick Review The state of the science of ecology emerges in 33 essays written by outstanding practitioners of the discipline on five continents. For each country historical aspects contributing to the development of the field are enumerated, followed by accounts of... (read more) List Price $185.00 Your price $9.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Donella H Meadows Publisher Comments In "The Global Citizen," Donella Meadows challenges us to view the world as an interconnected system for which we are all responsible. This collection of the best of Meadows's environmental writings demonstrates her rare ability to discuss complex issues... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Patti H. Clayton Publisher Comments "The most extraordinary animal rescue effort ever undertaken, " the 1988 rescue of gray whales near Barrow, Alaska, serves as a touchstone for critical comparison in Clayton's introductory overview of three major traditions of environmental philosophy... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $5.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jane Dirks Edmunds Synopsis This gracefully written story shows all that is lost when we destroy ancient stands of trees -- as revealed through a 60-year study of the flora and fauna in an Oregon Coast Range forest that is selectively logged and finally clear-cut.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $18.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Lester W Milbrath Publisher Comments This book provides a penetrating analysis of how we have come to this point, of why science and technology will fail to solve these problems, and of how we as a society must change in order to avoid ecological catastrophe. The scope is broad, the urgency... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Kirsten M Silvius Publisher Comments This book reviews wildlife management and conservation in Central and South America. The book discusses the threats to biodiversity in this area including habitat fragmentation, development, ranching, tourism as well as hunting. The book contains... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $24.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Alan Wild Publisher Comments This introductory text aims to help students understand the behaviour of soils in both the man-made and the natural environment.... (read more) List Price $43.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Diane Gow Mcdilda Publisher Comments 365 Ways to Live Green is the Answer to everyone's question: But what can I do? Broken down into 365 easy-to-do tips, readers will learn how to: Create biodegradable home cleaning products Choose the right plants to create a smart yard Find the hidden... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price $5.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ted Schettler Publisher Comments Winner of the Will Solimene Award of Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers AssociationGenerations at Risk presents compelling evidence that human exposure to some toxic chemicals can have lifelong and even... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Richard Heinberg Publisher Comments Heinberg describes a unique accord whereby nations would voluntarily reduce their oil production and oil imports according to a consistent, sensible formula, thereby enabling energy transition to be planned and supported over the long term while... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $11.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Yvonne Baskin Publisher Comments "We do not question that flesh and bone and leaf litter will decay to dust, that seeds will sprout season after season and find renewed nourishment in the soil, that rivers can flow endlessly without running dry, that we can breathe a lifetime without... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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