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Publisher
Arizona State University
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
133 pages
Description
This volume in The Rightful Place of Science series explores citizen science, the movement to reshape the relationship between science and the public. By not only participating in scientific projects but actively helping to decide what research questions are asked and how that research is conducted, ordinary citizens are transforming how science benefits society.
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Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
c2007
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xix, 201 p. ; 21 cm.
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"With wit and authority, authors Rogers and Kostigen provide hundreds of solutions for all areas of your life, pinpointing the smallest changes that have the biggest impact on the health of our precious planet, such as: If everyone in the United States refused their ATM receipts, it would save a roll of paper more than two billion feet long. If everyone in America turned off the tap while brushing their teeth, the daily savings could add up to more...
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Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
80 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 x 29 cm.
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Shows young readers how a citizen scientist learns about butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs. Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. You can put your nose to a monarch pupa or listen for raucous frog calls. You can tally woodpeckers or sweep the grass for ladybugs. This book, full of engaging...
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Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
220 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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Not Too Late brings strong climate voices from around the world to address the political, scientific, social, and emotional dimensions of the most urgent issue human beings have ever faced. Featuring the voices of Indigenous activists, climate scientists, artists, and longtime organizers Not Too Late is an invitation to everyone to understand the issue more deeply, participate more boldly, and imagine the future more creatively.
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
368 pages
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"Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the tactics that we've been told can slow climate change. But most of these recommendations are a result of a multi-pronged marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals. Fossil fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think "guns don't kill people, people kill people")...
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"Twenty-eight exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). All of the projects use most of these skills but some require you to use more of certain skills than others. A handy icon alongside each project shows you which of the five STEAM skills are emphasized."--Amazon.com.
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Sustainability advocate and activist Hannah Testa takes on the plastics crisis in this moving, personal piece. Here, Testa explores the harmful impact of single-use plastics, revisits the three Rs - reduce, reuse, and recycle - and even adds two more: refuse and raise awareness.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
285 pages ; 24 cm
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Citing tens of thousands of missing persons, unidentified remains, and unsolved crimes in America, an introduction to amateur crime solving reveals how everyday concerned citizens can access online resources to help solve cold cases.
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HarperOne
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xi, 256 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Author Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the endangered zones of the planet. Despite the recent prominence of 'green' issues in the news, the direct relationship between our actions and the earth is too often ignored. But the seemingly insignificant things we do every day have the power to literally alter the landscape in the ongoing battle to resuscitate the planet. Kostigen...
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
The irrepressible Olivia participates in environmentally responsible initiatives with her family, but she must devise a clever solution to the problem of her brother needing a nightlight in order to keep everyone in the family happy.
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
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You can make a difference, no matter how old you are! These kids are helping to save honeybees, teaching people the importance of clean air and water, raising money to help endangered birds, and writing petitions to raise awareness of climate change. You should meet these kids who are saving the planet!
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"An engaging, accessible citizen's guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate-and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action. Dozens of kids in Montgomery County, Maryland, agitated until their school board committed to electric school buses. Mothers in Colorado turned up in front of an obscure state panel to fight for clean air. If you think the only thing you can do to...
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Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill., map ; 26 cm.
Description
Discusses a variety of environmental issues, with suggestions for things that organizations, governments, and individuals can do to help, covering topics such as energy efficiency, climate change, recycling, and population growth.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the inhabitants of Titfield, who endeavor to prove that their single-track railway is the only form of transport for the village. The villains of the piece are two unsavory characters who have introduced a smart brand new single-decker bus to Titfield. Crump and Pearce, owners of the bus company, are determined to cease the running of the Titfield train, by fair means or foul.
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