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Author: Paula Johanson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2009-08-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1435853113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHelps teens become proactive about nonrenewable resources by presenting facts and tips.
Author: Jeanne Nagle
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1435856023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines conservation and recycling as a way to sustain the world's resources, and includes information on bioproducts and making positive consumer choices.
Author: Judy Monroe Peterson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2009-08-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1615311459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces young readers to what living green means and how they can make good choices in using biodegradable products to reduce their impact on the environment.
Author: Janey Levy
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2009-08-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1435853148
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides information on conservation and recycling as a way to sustain the world's resources.
Author: Paula Johanson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2009-08-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1435856120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll people want their time and effort to be valued. Anyone wants to trade his or her time and effort for fair value. That's what fair trade is aboutmaking fair deals locally, nationally, and internationally. This compelling book engages students in the issues of fair trade, helping them to make greener choices to support the ecology and sustain the environment and communities of people. Readers learn about fair business standards and about the ways they can support fair trade, not only in the products that they purchase but in fair trade ideas that can help communities and nations. In this book, students discover that a business that relies on fair trade will earn reliable profits over a longer time than one that serves only its own interests. They will also learn how just one person can make a difference in fair trade practices.
Author: Stephanie Watson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2009-08-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1615311440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccording to the EPA, the 300 million people who live in the United States throw away about 250 million tons of garbage each year. Through this informative and interesting book, students learn about the three Rsreduce, reuse, and recycleand the steps they can take to conserve Earth's natural resources. They learn about landfills, how landfills are important to the recycling process, and what can be done to reduce waste. Students also discover how some of the items they use every day can be transformed into new products. This engrossing book provides some great ideas about how readers can reuse and recycle at home and at school.
Author: Nicholas Faulkner
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2018-07-15
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 1508181578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis captivating book teaches readers that renewable energy is energy captured from the sun, wind, water, Earth's own heat, and biomass. Further though, it examines the issues related to consumption in general and steers readers, in a practical way, toward being more conservation-minded. Readers learn how to eco-energize at school and make green choices at home. The book also includes a captivating "10 Great Questions to Ask a Science Teacher" and a "Myths and Facts" section to help readers become proactive on the issue.
Author: Gianluca Brunori
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2020-07-29
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1839821582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily farms represent important components of food systems and rural areas. The aim of the book is to develop a conceptual framework guiding further research and policy design to enhance food systems' capability to sustainably meet societal expectations, with a valorisation of the role of family farming.
Author: Chris Magwood
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1550926454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesign your own sustainable home Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no systematic guide to help potential builders work through the complete process of imagining, planning, designing, and building their ideal, sustainable home. Essential Sustainable Home Design walks potential homebuilders through the process starting with key concepts, principles, and a project vision that will guide the house to completion. Coverage includes: How to clarify your ideas and create a practical pathway to achieving your dream A criteria matrix to guide design, material, and systems decisions Creating a strong, integrated design team and working with professionals and code officials to keep the project on track from start to finish. Key building science concepts that make for a high-performance, durable building Primer on building logistics, material sourcing, and protocols to ensure that the initial vision for the project comes to fruition. One-page summaries and ratings of popular sustainable building materials and system options. Ideal for owner-builders and sustainable building contractors working with clients aiming to design and build a sustainable home. Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario. He is co-founder and director the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living and co-editor of the Sustainable Building Essentials series. Chris is the author of Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction, Essential Hempcrete Construction, Straw Bale Details, More Straw Bale Building , and Making Better Buildings .
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Resources
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 1632
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