Rusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLSummary: Gasoline refinery fire belches black smoke (in New Orleans)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1957
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Spiro, Ruth
Summary: "Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of global warming and shows how we can use green energy to help combat climate change."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SPICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE SPIRapp, Valerie.
Summary: Describes the mixture of gases that make up air, the different ways in which air becomes polluted, and the various efforts being made around the world to clean it up.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7392 RAPSummary: Deca-dence is humanity's last hope, isn't it? Natsume repairs and lives in the mobile fortress, but her dream is to fight the Gadoll outside. When she finally has a chance, her mentor and the machine she calls home hold secrets that stand in her way.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME DECSummary: Is global warming human-driven? Can its effects be accurately measured? What are its long-term consequences? According to Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a renowned British space scientist, the only way to answer those questions is through rigorous observation. In this program, Dr. Aderin-Pocock describes her work with the Aeolus satellite project. Named after the "keeper of the winds" in ancient...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Guilty Chimneys: documentary about the environmental effects of air pollution
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1954
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Summary: Taking viewers deep inside a devastated landscape, this program examines physical forces directly tied to flooding in Bangladesh as well as the broader causes of such disasters, including climate change. It also explores the social, economic, and environmental impact of intense flooding through the personal accounts of people living by major rivers and on Bangladesh's char lands, areas built up...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Guilty Chimneys: documentary about the environmental effects of air pollution
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1954
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Summary: This episode of NOVA follows internationally renowned photojournalist James Balog as he documents the effects of climate change. Setting up time-lapse cameras in more than two dozen glacial locations around the world, Balog compiled data as his cameras shot once every hour during daylight. His archive of over 300,000 images taken over a two-year period is one of the most comprehensive...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: With the same humor and humanity he exuded in the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore - former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize-winner - spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid car to inventing a new, hotter "brand name" for global warming. In this TEDTalk Gore is "easygoing, knowledgeable, and funny," says...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: With extraordinary footage shot during and after Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila, this program looks at the causes and effects of the violent weather event in Bangladesh. Viewers learn how cyclones take shape and develop, witness scenes of Aila striking coastal areas, and explore the social, economic, and ecological consequences through expert commentary and first-hand accounts. The film returns to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Guilty Chimneys: documentary about the environmental effects of air pollution
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1954
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Summary: As the world’s top two carbon emitters, China and the U.S. face significant challenges reducing emissions while keeping up with a growing demand for more energy. Is there potential for cooperation between both Pacific Rim nations on this important issue, or is each country seeking its own distinct solutions? This program explores the collaborative efforts of American and Chinese academics and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: From serving as the 45th U.S. Vice President to winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Al Gore has always been committed to environmental stewardship. But in his 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth, Gore found a way to focus attention on climate change in a way no one had before. Following up two years later with this cautionary TEDTalk, Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Guilty Chimneys: documentary about the environmental effects of air pollution
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1954
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Summary: Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but what would it take to safely and efficiently make the transition from fossil fuels? In this program from the Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda takes a look at two ways to use the Sun's energy to extract hydrogen; meets with Stan and Iris Ovshinsky, inventors of a hydrogen storage method involving a solid metal alloy; and makes a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Pushing his body through epic cold-water swims, Lewis Gordon Pugh experienced first-hand the extremes of temperature brought on by global climate change. But after he swam the North Pole, Pugh vowed never to take another frigid dip. Then he heard of Lake Imja in the Himalayas, created by recent glacial melting, and Lake Pumori, a high-altitude body of water on Mt. Everest. As Pugh explains in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Guilty Chimneys: environmental effects of coal in home heating (air pollution)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1954
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Summary: Guilty Chimneys: documentary about the environmental effects of air pollution
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1954