Nature : Environmental Conservation & Protection

There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. CROW PLANET reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Rather, even in the suburbs and cities where we live we are surrounded by wild life such as crows, and through observing them we can enhance our appreciation of the world's natural order. CROW PLANET richly weaves Haupt's own "crow stories" as well as scientific and scholarly research and the history and mythology of crows, culminating in a book that is sure to make readers see the world around them in a very different way. more...

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Provocative, personal, and inspirational, The Green Collar Economy is not a dire warning but rather a substantive and viable plan for solving the biggest issues facing the country—the failing economy and our devastated environment. From a distance, it appears that these two problems are separate, but when we look closer, the connection becomes unmistakable. In The Green Collar Economy , acclaimed activist and political advisor Van Jones delivers a real solution that both rescues our economy and saves the environment. The economy is built on and powered almost exclusively by oil, natural gas, and coal—all fast-diminishing nonrenewable resources. As supplies disappear, the price of energy climbs and nearly everything becomes more expensive. With costs and unemployment soaring, the economy stalls. Not only that, when we burn these fuels, the greenhouse gases they create overheat the atmosphere. As the headlines make clear, total climate chaos looms over us. The bottom line: we cannot continue with business as usual. We cannot drill and burn our way out of these dual dilemmas. Instead, Van Jones illustrates how we can invent and invest our way out of the pollution-based grey economy and into the healthy new green economy. Built by a broad coalition deeply rooted in the lives and struggles of ordinary people, this path has the practical benefit of both cutting energy prices and generating enough work to pull the U.S. economy out of its present death spiral. Rachel Carson's 1963 landmark book Silent Spring was the pivotal ecological examination of the last century. Now, rising above the impenetrable debate over the environment and the economy, Van Jones's The Green Collar Economy delivers a timely and essential call to action for this new century. more...

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This volume is intended as an introductory textbook for students of enviromental science, biology and ecology courses. It addresses first principles and current day concerns, to provide students with a full grounding in the subject. more...

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Together, We Can Make a Difference. Today’s environmental problems may seem too overwhelming for one person to tackle . . . but you don’t have to do it alone. Now you have partners—50 of them. 50 Simple Things, the revolutionary 1990 bestseller, is back in a completely revised, updated edition . . . and it’s just as innovative and groundbreaking as the original. The authors have teamed up with 50 of America’s top environmental groups, including The Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation, and Rainforest Action Network. Each group has chosen one issue and provided a simple, step-by-step program that will empower you and your family to become citizen activists in the fight to save the Earth. It’s easy to get started. Just pick one!. Fight global warming “one city at a time” with the Sierra Club’s Cool Cities Campaign. Roll up your sleeves and save an endangered species with the Wilderness Society. Protect coral reefs and create a marine reserve with Seacology. Get your congregation excited about protecting God’s creations with Interfaith Power and Light. Invite songbirds into your neighborhood with the National Audubon Society. All it takes is a little effort. When we work together, we can work miracles! Get started now!. John Javna and the Earthworks Group wrote the original 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth in 1989. Sophie and Jessie Javna, who were not yet born when the first edition made its debut, are now high school students. They’re excited to be writing their first book, one they hope will benefit people in the generations to come. more...

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In weiten Gebieten Mitteleuropas ist Ackerbau auf ertragsschwachen Standorten nur mit ffentlicher Frderung kostendeckend. Diese ist fr die nhere Zukunft gesichert, langfristig aber ungewiss. Eine groflchige Aufgabe des Ackerbaus wre aus zahlreichen Grnden problematisch. Ausgehend von einer historischen Betrachtung untersucht dieses Buch Perspektiven eines extensiven, multifunktionellen Ackerbaus, der Naturschutz und Erholungseignung in sein Zielbndel integriert. Anbautechnik, Fruchtfolgen sowie Wirkungen auf Bodenfruchtbarkeit, Wasserhaushalt und Artenvielfalt werden vorgestellt. Detailliert ermittelt werden sodann die gesellschaftlichen Kosten dieses Landnutzungssystems, die sich im Vergleich mit anderen als gering erweisen. Der Erholungswert wird mittels Zahlungsbereitschaftsanalysen erhoben. Die Gegenberstellung von Kosten und Nutzen, die Akzeptanz von Seiten der Landwirtschaft sowie weitere wichtige Aspekte sprechen dafr, dem extensiven Ackerbau einen Platz im Spektrum knftiger Landnutzungen einzurumen. more...

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