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Publication Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
148 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Description
Washington's biodiversity is at risk and under increasing pressure from our growing population, development, and climate change. In this strategy, the Council sets forth a bold set of actions designed to turn the tide-to marshal our collective efforts toward a common purpose and increase attention in key areas.
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Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.
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Series
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xvi, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Ace your environmental science class and get smart about the environment. Environmental Science For Dummies is a straightforward guide to the interrelationships of the natural world and the role that humans play in the environment. This book tracks to a typical introductory environmental science curriculum at the college level - and is great as a supplement or study guide for AP Environmental Science, too. Uncover fascinating facts about the earth's...
7) The grab
Publication Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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).
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Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
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.
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Publication Date
c2013
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xix, 243 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
What is nature worth? The answer to this question-- which traditionally has been framed in environmental terms-- is revolutionizing the way we do business. Tercek and Adams argue that nature is not only the foundation of human well-being, but also the smartest commercial investment any business or government can make. The forests, floodplains, and oyster reefs often seen simply as raw materials or as obstacles to be cleared in the name of progress...
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Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xii, 337 pages : graphs ; 24 cm
Description
Throughout history, the only way for humanity to grow was by degrading the Earth: chopping down forests, fouling the air and water, and endlessly digging out resources. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, the reigning argument has been that taking better care of the planet means radically changing course: reducing our consumption, tightening our belts, learning to share and reuse, restraining growth. Is that argument correct? Absolutely not. In More...
19) Dessert island
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Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Description
Monkey is stuck on an island made of desserts, and Fox on one made of dirt and rocks, but as time passes, fortunes change and they learn about sharing and caring.
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Frank Einstein volume 5
Publication Date
2017.
Physical Desc
152 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Boy genius and inventor Frank Einstein and his robot pals Klink (intelligent) and Klank (sort-of intelligent) study the science of ecology and conservation as they try to stop classmate and archrival T. Edison and his loggers from destroying the Midville Forest Preserve.
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