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American Indian studies series (East Lansing, Mich.) Cambridge core science series Complete new releases curriculum library 2006 Dave Dempsey environmental studies series Disasters up close For dummies Librarian special (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Physical science collection (New York, N.Y.) Superpower India Understanding electronicsSummary: Although the encroachment of technology into the natural world is always a legitimate concern, it is also worth examining the many ways in which electronic systems help improve environmental research as well as weather and climate monitoring. This program features two case studies that illustrate the helpful roles electronics can play in life science and meteorology. An in-depth look at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Nelson, Darby.
Contents: Landscapes. Lake magic ; Limnos I : Walden Pond, Massachusetts ; Deep heart's core ; August epiphany ; Agassiz's gift ; On seeing ; Hastening slowly -- Lakescapes. Edges ; Lady Daphnia's world ; Limnos II : Fox Lake, Illinois ; Discovering Eden ; Lake Agassiz's child ; Seeking hard bottom -- Mindscapes. Blue-green nemesis ; Limnos III : Lake Mendota, Wisconsin ; diamond's dot ; Limnos IV :...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.48 NELSummary: This program, narrated by Catholic priest, ecologist, and author, Paul Collins, presents a well-rounded, intellectual discussion of the Judeo-Christian elevation of humankind at the expense of nature and the environment. Beginning with Plato and his emphasis on the spiritual, theologians and ecologists trace the philosophy as it veers toward increasingly anthropocentric ideas. The Bible's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Gilio-Whitaker, Dina
Summary: "Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 GILEnelow, Wendy S.
Summary: Language is extremely important throughout your job search. The specific words and phrases you use as you write your resumes and letters, as well as communicate during job interviews, can make the critical difference between being hired or rejected for the job.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Impact Publications 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650 ENEAhn, Eddie
Summary: "A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations" --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 AHN, EDDIE AHNSummary: "For the Anishinaabeg people, who span a vast geographic region from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond, stories are vessels of knowledge. They are bagijiganan, offerings of the possibilities within Anishinaabeg life. Existing along a broad narrative spectrum, from aadizookaanag (traditional or sacred narratives) to dibaajimowinan (histories and news)--as well as everything in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.8 CENDeitche, Scott M.
Summary: This book examines all aspects of green careers, beginning with an overview discussing green jobs from environmental, economic, and political perspectives. The core of the book is comprised of chapters that describe specific types of green jobs and career paths. --from publisher description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Praeger 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.72 DEIWoods, Michael
Summary: Describes environmental disasters, including oil spills, chemical leaks, toxic pollution, and nuclear accidents, and discusses how they impact people, wildlife, and the environment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.702 WOOSummary: Perfumes, aerosols, plastic on television sets-for some people, these everyday chemicals may create health problems ranging from headaches, to breathing difficulties, to loss of consciousness. This program examines the medical and political dimensions of Environmental Illness (EI)-the controversial and mysterious condition whose victims cannot tolerate common chemicals of modern life. Clinical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Ryker, Lori
Summary: From the Publisher: Off the Grid Homes looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to photovoltaic (PV) systems, to gray-water systems and more. Diagrams and clear explanations of technologies...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2007
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 720.47 RYKSax, Leonard.
Summary: Shares stories of girls who look confident and strong on the outside, but are fragile within, explaining why girls are at risk and providing parents with tools to raise healthy girls who become confident women.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2010
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.230 SAXCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.23082 SAXCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parent SaxPeterson, Christy
Summary: "A historical look at the launch of Earth Day and a look at the global environmental movement that has sprung from it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 394.262 PETShapton, Leanne.
Summary: A collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreation swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped her life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAPTON, LEANNE SHAClifton-Mogg, Caroline.
Contents: Creating an inspirational space -- The elements. Furniture & space -- Storage & shelving -- Task lighting -- Decoration -- The spaces. Home offices -- Shared spaces -- Sewing, craft & artists' rooms -- Spaces for children & teens.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ryland Peters & Small 2011
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult, Call number: 747 CLISummary: India is the planet's biggest producer of over 22 different cash crops, making its agricultural economy the second largest in the world. Why then does most of its rural population live below subsistence level, relying on foreign NGOs for aid? This program looks at reasons why working villagers remain in poverty, including government policies that direct funding away from development and towards...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Genetic science holds the keys to life itself. How should this knowledge be used? Enhanced by outstanding 3-D computer animations and microscopic imaging, this engaging program featuring Dr. Cary Fowler, author of Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity, takes a balanced look at the biotechnological revolution. Among the numerous topics surveyed are genetic engineering,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video looks at urgent environmental concerns facing planet Earth and what people can do to repair the degradation humans have caused. Air and water pollution, the effects of pollution on health and the environment, deforestation and loss of wetlands, ozone depletion and global warming, and the negative impact of agriculture, construction, and recreation/tourism are discussed. The program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Ant, Adam.
Contents: Friend or foe -- Something girls -- Place in the country -- Desperate but not serious -- Here comes the grump -- Hello, I love you -- Goody two shoes -- Crackpot history and the right to lie -- Made of money -- Cajun twisters -- Try this for sighs -- Man called Marco.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: SONY 1982
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ANTFoo Fighters (Musical group)
Contents: This is a call -- I'll stick around -- Big me -- Alone + easy target -- Good grief -- Floaty -- Weenie beenie -- Oh, George -- For all the cows -- X-static -- Wattershed -- Exhausted.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Roswell Records 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK FOOSummary: As appalling and unacceptable as domestic violence is, it often goes unaddressed-especially when inflicted upon those least likely to speak up. This program sheds light on abuse of the elderly with real-world, unscripted case studies. Norman, in his late seventies, suffers frequent beatings at the hands of his two adult sons, but refrains from pressing charges for fear of more severe abuse....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: With advances in technology and medicine have come specific strategies for boosting sports performance-and no one is more qualified to explain those methods than professional athletes and their coaches. This program visits the training facilities of eight sports figures from around the world to highlight their expertise and personal experiences in improving performance. Viewers learn about...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Myracle, Jared.
Summary: Explains to parents the common core educational standards, meant to ensure a similar level of preparedness for all students regardless of background or region, including what has changed in the classroom and the new math and English standards. --Publishers description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 MYRVreeland, Susan.
Contents: Mimi with a watering can -- Winter of abandon -- Cradle song -- Olympia's look -- Yellow jacket -- Of these stones -- Flower for Ginette -- In the absence of memory -- Adventures of Bernardo and Salvatore, or, The Cure,: A tale -- Things he did't know -- Uncommon clay -- Respond -- Crayon, 1955 -- At least five hundred words, with sincerity and honesty -- Gifts -- Their Lady Tristeza --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005