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The inspiring story of a young Swedish schoolgirl who sparked a worldwide revolution. When she was just fifteen years old, Greta Thunberg knew she wanted to change the world. With a hand-painted sign that read "School strike for the climate" in Swedish, Greta sat alone on the steps of the Swedish parliament to call for stronger action on climate change. Her one-person strike would soon spark a worldwide movement. This exciting story details the defining...
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (327 pages)
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English
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The collected wisdom of some of the world's most influential environmental movers and shakers is brought together in this one book. The chosen gurus consists both of "thinkers"--Those who have set the agenda, and of "doers"--those business people who made the green cause their mission long before it became so prominent. The book covers a broad range of environmental issues as they apply to business, including the economic viability of choosing green...
3) Claimed
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Lydia Susi is passionate about protecting wolves in their natural habitat. When a hotel chain develops a tract of land next to the preserve, Lydia is one of the most vocal opponents of the project--and becomes a target. One night, a shadowy figure threatens Lydia's life in the forest, and a new hire at the Wolf Study Project comes from out of nowhere to save her. Daniel Joseph is both mysterious, and someone she intrinsically wants to trust. But...
4) Sweetgrass
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English
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Sweetgrass is a historical tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass -- named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area -- is in trouble. Bulldozers are leveling surrounding properties, and the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues to hold their disintegrating family together. For some of the Blakelys, the prospect of selling Sweetgrass is bittersweet...
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Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In Gorgeously Green, Sophie offers a simple eight-step program that is an easy and fun way to begin living an earth-friendly life. Each chapter covers topics from beauty to fitness, shopping to your kitchen--even your transportation. Whether it's finding the right lipstick, making dinner, buying gifts, or picking out a hot new outfit, finally, there is a book that tackles your daily eco-challenges with a take-charge plan. Just consider Sophie your...
6) Night moves
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2014.
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DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
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Series
Southern discomfort volume 7
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
Description
Bridget Pickwick-Buchanan has two goals: coming to terms with being a widow at age thirty-three, and finding an eco-friendly developer to buy her family's large estate. When she meets J.C. Dirk, she feels she has found her white knight, but the things she doesn't know about him could mean the end of everything and could break her heart.
11) Berani
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Perspectives of two Indonesian middle-schoolers and a caged orangutan entwine. Wealthy Malia faces the consequences of disobediently circulating an anti-palm-oil petition at her school, resulting in suspensions for herself, her best friend, and her teacher. Ari, fortunate to be plucked from his impoverished village to attend school and compete in chess tournaments, helps the uncle who is hosting him but worries about Ginger Juice, the orangutan his...
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Publisher
[HarperCollins]
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 421, 26 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke returns from war to find his beloved southwestern desert threatened by industrial development. Joining with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D., Hayduke is ready to fight the power. They (the Monkey Wrench Gang) take on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are...
16) Chasing midnight
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Series
Doc Ford novels volume 19
Language
English
Description
Sneaking an underwater look at a notorious Russian black marketeer's fancy yacht, Doc Ford emerges to discover that the marketeer's private island has been taken over by environmental extremists who threaten to kill a hostage every hour until their demands are met.
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Keith Woodhouse explores the political and intellectual history of the radical environmental movement--a movement founded by activists who grew disenchanted with the strategies of the mainstream environmental movement. While mainstream environmentalists (Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society, etc.) emphasized lobbying and working within the political system, groups like Earth First! increasingly championed a more radical approach both tactically and...
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