Summary: The first season of this series examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DESVelte, Toby J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4083 VELFriedman, Thomas L.
Summary: New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman brings his unique point of view to the red hot topic of global climate change. Here he proposes a national plan for going green that will not only benefit the earth, but also make America's economy stronger and its borders more secure.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 320.58 FRISummary: Manny is the best handyman in the town of Sheet Rock Hills. In fact he is the best handyman in the whole tri-county area. Like any handyman, Manny depends on his tools. Manny's tools are a noisy and fussy bunch that makes life for Manny a little hectic. But with each job, Manny and his tools learn valuable lessons about teamwork, friendship and community.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV HANSandalow, David.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 320 SandaOwen, David
Summary: Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban areas are "anti-green," New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that sustainability is achieved in areas like New York City, while open space, backyard compost heaps, locavorism and high-tech gadgetry like solar panels and triple-paned windows are formulas for wasteful sprawl and green-washed consumerism.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 OWEHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale, Frankie Flip Phone is joined by other tossed-out devices eager to become famous musicians in the town of Bremen, but they soon visit a repair shop and discover hackers trying to shut down the internet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2023