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The People's Republic of Chemicals by William J. Kelly
epub |eng, eng | 2014-10-03 | Author:William J. Kelly

Chapter 12: Tweets for the Wheezy Who exactly did these Americans think they were—an imperial truth patrol, meddlers of the Zuckerberg age? In summer 2009, China’s government was seething at ...
( Category: Asian May 6,2015 )
A Sand County Almanac by Leopold Aldo; Charles W. Schwartz
mobi |eng | 1966-12-31 | Author:Leopold, Aldo; Charles W. Schwartz [Leopold, Aldo; Charles W. Schwartz]

The sign says, ‘You are entering the Green River Soil Conservation District.’ In smaller type is a list of who is cooperating; the letters are too small to be read ...
( Category: Conservation April 23,2015 )
Sea of Slaughter by Farley Mowat
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-09-11 | Author:Farley Mowat

Although the execution of the grey whale took place along much of the Atlantic seaboard of what is now the United States, by far the bloodiest destruction was committed in ...
( Category: Wildlife April 5,2015 )
The Once and Future World by J.B. MacKinnon
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-09-24 | Author:J.B. MacKinnon

* Vegetarianism was in fashion in 1620s Netherlands, and one Snyders scholar has argued that this may have influenced the artist’s sympathetic portrayal of fish, which he often shows twisted ...
( Category: Ecology April 5,2015 )
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Montgomery Ben
epub |eng | 2014-03-31 | Author:Montgomery, Ben [Montgomery, Ben]

Mary Snow’s story about Emma ran in Sports Illustrated on August 15—the day Emma would face death—under a black-and-white photograph of her on the trail. The headline was: PAT ON ...
( Category: Women March 22,2015 )
Rat Island by William Stolzenburg
epub |eng | 2011-03-20 | Author:William Stolzenburg

SURFBOARDS AND BIRKENSTOCKS Within two years of Bill Wood’s arrival, Croll and Tershy’s team had gathered two more linchpins to their Baja campaign. Brad Keitt had come to the team ...
( Category: Wildlife March 21,2015 )
Life at the Zoo by Phillip T. Robinson
epub |eng | 2011-12-22 | Author:Phillip T. Robinson

Tapeworm life cycle in a zoo bear Wild animals frequently recover from a wide variety of infections and injuries during their lifetimes, although any serious injury can make an individual ...
( Category: Zoology March 21,2015 )
Wandering Home by Bill McKibben
epub |eng | 2005-03-20 | Author:Bill McKibben [McKibben, Bill]

This idea of a reconciliation between the wild and the pastoral is not something I’ve just worked out. In the last decade or so, conservationists have become more and more ...
( Category: General March 21,2015 )
The Energy of Slaves by Andrew Nikiforuk
epub |eng | 2012-08-03 | Author:Andrew Nikiforuk

9. Peak Science “[The blame for the future plight of civilization] must rest on scientific men, equally with others, for being incapable of accepting the responsibility for the profound social ...
( Category: Conservation March 5,2015 )
Why Geology Matters by Macdougall Doug
epub |eng | | Author:Macdougall, Doug

CHAPTER EIGHT Cold Times The ice ages near the end of the Proterozoic eon were undoubtedly the most severe glacial periods ever to affect our planet. But these frigid intervals ...
( Category: Conservation March 3,2015 )
Enviro-Capitalists by Terry L. Anderson
epub |eng | 2007-12-28 | Author:Terry L. Anderson [Anderson, Terry L.]

The Skyline pilot effort, negotiated between a willing seller and buyer, can demonstrate the energy, environmental, and economic benefits associated with transfers from out-of-stream to instream flows in the Columbia ...
( Category: Economic Policy March 3,2015 )
Sew & Stow by Betty Oppenheimer
epub, pdf |eng | 2008-02-14 | Author:Betty Oppenheimer

BINDING AND FINISHING Round all four corners of the backing, and fold back and pin all pocket pleats away from the edges. Bind the periphery of the seed packet roll ...
( Category: Sewing February 15,2015 )
Friends & Foes
|eng | 2005-05-27 | Author:Friends & Foes

( Category: International & World Politics February 8,2015 )
Sheepish by Catherine Friend
epub |eng | 2011-03-16 | Author:Catherine Friend

Turquoise Treasure I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am gen- uinely sorry for the poor browns. —WINSTON CHURCHILL Sherry from Colorado ...
( Category: Midwest January 29,2015 )
Seeds of Hope by Jane Goodall
epub |eng | 2014-03-31 | Author:Jane Goodall

And Now “Superweeds” Monsanto has also created GE crops (soy, corn, canola, alfalfa, and sugar beet) that are tolerant of its own brand of herbicide, Roundup, now the most widely ...
( Category: Primatology January 29,2015 )

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