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Traditionally thought of as the last great unspoiled territory on Earth, the Arctic is in reality home to some of the most contaminated people and animals on the planet. Awarded a major grant to conduct an exhaustive study of the deteriorating environment of the Arctic by the Pew Charitable Trusts (the first time Pew has given such a grant to a journalist), Los Angeles Times environmental reporter Marla Cone traveled across the Arctic, from Greenland...
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"Nothing is as elemental, as essential to human life, as the air we breathe. Yet around the world, in rich countries and poor ones, it is quietly poisoning us. Air pollution prematurely kills seven million people every year, including more than one hundred thousand Americans. It is strongly linked to strokes, heart attacks, many kinds of cancer, dementia, and premature birth, among other ailments. In Choked, Beth Gardiner travels the world to tell...
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Counterpoint
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c2009
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English
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This book--the testimony of the authors' experience--exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.
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There have been many developments in the field of light pollution over the last few years, and this second edition of 'Light Pollution-Responses and Remedies' will introduce them in detail. Examples include the appearance of anti-light pollution legislation in various countries, new departures in lighting design, human health implications, and the growing realization among the general public that lighting is not always a good thing.
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Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world. Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air, the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales...
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Crown Publishers
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c2012
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IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 21
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Full Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." It's the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and-unknown to those who lived there-tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium.It's...
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.
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"Future Proof Your Home: A Cost-Effective Blueprint for Climate-Ready Living" is your essential guide to transforming your home into a resilient, sustainable haven prepared for the challenges of a changing climate. This ebook offers practical, budget-friendly strategies to enhance your home's energy efficiency, reduce your environmental footprint, and increase its value. Whether you're a homeowner, renter, or just beginning to explore green living,...
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The threats of Climate Change to society are much more dire than typically portrayed, up to and including the demise of modern civilization as we know it due to the world's eventual inability to feed a growing population. Meeting the climate change community 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal will require major emission reductions from both electricity generation and transportation sectors.
Business-as-usual such as adding some renewable electricity...
17) The appeal
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Doubleday
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2008
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IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
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Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting candidate to run for Supreme Court judge when a Mississippi rules agains one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into the towns water supply causing a cancer cluster.
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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
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From roaring oceans to trickling streams, water covers seventy percent of our planet! But did you know that less than one percent of Earth's water is usable by humans? Most water on Earth is salt water. It can't be used for drinking, bathing, or growing plants. We need freshwater. Yet about two-thirds of Earth's freshwater is frozen solid at the North and South Poles. And the water we can access-from lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, or underground...
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IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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When the lake in one of Fogville's parks suddenly becomes polluted and starts to boil, Echo the bat and his human friends, the Bat Pack, venture into the sewers to find the monster that may be causing the problem.
20) Genocidio silencioso: Desechos, químicos peligrosos y pesticidas prohibidos en Colombia y el mundo
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Esta obra da cuenta de la regulación internacional de algunos de los agentes tóxicos más poderosos creados por la sociedad humana: los desechos, químicos peligrosos y contaminantes orgánicos persistentes (pesticidas prohibidos).
Este análisis investigativo evidencia una serie de casos de contaminación ambiental y afectaciones a la salud que pasa por el crimen corporativo, la política internacional, el modelo económico y alimentario, y pone...
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