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| Addicted to Energy: A Venture Capitalist's Perspective on How to Save Our Economy and Our Climate |
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 Elton B. Sherwin Jr.
Addicted to Energy outlines practical steps that individuals, businesses, and governments can take to lower their energy consumption. Using graphs and charts, the book presents complex topics in simple, understandable, and sometimes amusing ways. |
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| Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs |
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 Jonathan Koomey PhD
Written for entrepreneurs and investors, this book describes how to profit from tackling climate change, one of this century?s greatest challenges. Industry expert Dr. Jonathan Koomey acts as your company?s scientific advisor, summarizing the business implications of the climate problem for both new and existing ventures. Koomey helps you effectively allocate scarce time and resources to the most promising opportunities, drawing upon his more than 25 years of experience in analyzing and implementing climate solutions. |
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| The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century |
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 Dickson D. Despommier
Imagine a world where every city has its own local food source grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of light is wasted, and where a simple elevator ride can transport you to nature?s grocery store ? imagine the world of the vertical farm. When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big - he thought up. In The Vertical Farm, he passionately explains the incredible impact of urban agriculture and how it will change the face of this planet for future generations. |
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| Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills |
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 Abigail R. Gehring
Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills?the kind employed by our forefathers?and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide. Countless readers have turned to Back to Basics for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. |
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| Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners |
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 Ernest Ashworth
Seed to Seed is a complete seed-saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. This book contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques for caging or hand-pollination, and also the proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds. |
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| Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces |
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 Gayla Trail
Your patio, balcony, rooftop, front stoop, boulevard, windowsill, planter box, or fire escape is a potential fresh food garden waiting to happen. In Grow Great Grub, Gayla Trail, the founder of the leading online gardening community (YouGrowGirl.com), shows you how to grow your own delicious, affordable, organic edibles virtually anywhere. |
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