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Nature and Science February 2017
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The Guide to Electric, Hybrid & Fuel-Efficient Cars : 85 vehicles reviewed, plus everything you need to know about going electric
by Daniel Breton
Passionate about sustainable development? Introducing the world's first guide to electric cars! In the first edition of what promises to be the new bestseller in the world of cars, our authors explain the latest on electric vehicles. Speaking to amateurs and more seasoned enthusiasts alike, our two experts answer all your questions: how do you recharge and service an electric vehicle? Are electric cars built for North American winters? Can you even drive on electricity every day of the week? Do you really save money when you go electric? Do electric vehicles have the speed you need? Would a hydrogen car be a wiser choice? Are the batteries in electric cars harmful to the environment--are they dangerous like the oil companies say?
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The unknown universe : a new exploration of time, space, and cosmology
by Stuart Clark
A groundbreaking guide to the universe and how the latest deep-space discoveries are challenging what is known today explores how the 2013 Big Bang afterglow map released by the European Space Agency changes what we understand about everything from gravity and dark matter to black holes and what happened before the Big Bang.
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The Right to be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting her Culture, the Arctic, and the whole planet
by Sheila Watt-Cloutier
The Right to Be Cold is a human story of resilience, commitment, and survival told from the unique vantage point of an Inuk woman who, in spite of many obstacles, rose from humble beginnings in the Arctic community of Kuujjuaq, Quebec--where she was raised by a single parent and grandmother and travelled by dog team in a traditional, ice-based Inuit hunting culture--to become one of the most influential and decorated environmental, cultural, and human rights advocates in the world. The Right to Be Cold explores the parallels between safeguarding the Arctic and the survival of Inuit culture--and ultimately the world--in the face of past, present, and future environmental degradation.
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| The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth KolbertIn its 4.54-billion-year history, Earth has experienced five mass extinctions -- and humans are on course to cause a sixth, according to New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe. Traveling the world to talk to scientists, Kolbert describes the extinction events that ended previous geological epochs, all caused by natural phenomena ranging from impact events to glaciation. Her conclusion? Our species will destroy itself and everything else, thanks to a convergence of anthropogenic causes: global climate change (resulting from high concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere), ocean acidification, and a loss of biodiversity in direct proportion to an exponential increase in the human population. For other books that tackle humanity's impending destruction, try Fred Guterl's The Fate of the Species or Annalee Newitz's Scatter, Adapt, and Remember. |
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| Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change by Seamus McGrawAlthough it's frequently presented as a future concern, climate change is happening now and already affects people in measurable ways. Steering clear of partisan politics, journalist Seamus McGraw provides an accessible overview of climate science and then profiles a diverse group of individuals -- including farmers, fishermen, and outdoor enthusiasts -- as they deal with extreme weather, severe droughts, and other threats to their lives and livelihoods. |
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The new wild : why invasive species will be nature's salvation
by Fred Pearce
A long-time veteran environmental journalist embarks on a revealing journey to rediscover what conservation in the 21st-century should be about, searching for ways to help nature regenerate during an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage.
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This changes everything : capitalism vs. the climate
by Naomi Klein
The best-selling author of The Shock Doctor explains why the environmental crisis challenges us to abandon "free market" ideologies and remake political systems, arguing that a massive reduction of greenhouse emissions may offer a best chance for correcting economic challenges.
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