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Aquatic Pollution. An Introductory Text. Second Edition.
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Aquatic Pollution. An Introductory Text. Second Edition.

by Laws, Edward A., 1945- .

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John Wiley & Sons [c1993]. series: Environmental Science and Technology. Soft Cover. viii, [1], 611 p., maps, charts, index, 25.5 cm. Series Preface by Jerald A. Schnoor & Alexander Zehnder. Contents include Photosynthesis; Physical Factors Affecting Production; Cultural Eutrophication-- Case Studies; Urban Runoff; Sewage Treatment; Pathogens in Natural Waters; Toxicology; Industrial Pollution; Pesticides; Thermal Pollution and Power Plants; Metals; Oil Pollution; Radioactivity; Acid Deposition; Groundwater Pollution; Plastics in the Sea. Pictorial paper covers; not a single mark; VG+. 37545.
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Aunt Carrie's War against Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant.
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Aunt Carrie's War against Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant.

by Dickerson, Carrie Barefoot (1917- ) & Patricia Lemon.

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Tulsa, Okla., Council Oak Publishing [1995]. Hard Cover. 349 p., index, photos. "Here is Aunt Carrie's fascinating account of a nine-year battle in hearing rooms, the news media, and sometimes even the streets, to stop Black Fox's construction. Before it was over, this war would cost her and her husband Robert their entire savings, their nursing home, and almost the family farm. ...In telling her story for the first time, Carrie brings a message of hope. In her quiet way, she also issues a call for awareness and responsible action, which is, she believes, every citizen's responsibility." Sticky label remains on dj; near fine. stock#20861.
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The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of...
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The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

by Brower, Michael & Warren Leon. Strasser, Susan.

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Three Rivers Press, NY [c1999]. "First Edition". First Edition. Soft Cover. xii, 292 p., index, charts, 20.5 cm. Contents include The Real Impacts of Household Consumption; Priorities for Personal Action; Avoiding High-Impact Activities; Seven Rules for Responsible Consumption; What You Can Ask Government To Do; epilogue by Susan Strasser; Resources for Environmentally Concerned Citizens. Paper; ink owner name; VG. 38612.
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The Control of Nature.

by McPhee, John, b. 1931.

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NY, Farrar Straus Giroux [1989]. ‘Second printing'. Hard Cover. Three essays: Atchafalaya; Cooling the Lava; Los Angeles against the Mountains. McPhee's interest ‘had first been sparked when he went into the Atchafalaya-- the largest river swamp in North America-- and had learned that virtually all of its waters were metered and rationed by a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' project called Old River Control. …In Iceland, in 1973, an island split open without warning and huge volumes of lava began moving in the direction of… Iceland's premier fishing port… On the big island of Hawaii, one of the world's two most eruptive hot spots, people are not unmindful of the Icelandic example. …Some of the more expensive real… Read More
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Controversies in Environmental Policy. Edited by Sheldon Kamieniecki, Robert O'Brien, and...
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Controversies in Environmental Policy. Edited by Sheldon Kamieniecki, Robert O'Brien, and Michael Clarke.

by Kamieniecki, Sheldon & O'Brien, Robert, 1946- and Clarke, Michael, 1946- , editors.

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Albany, State University of New York Press, c1986. Soft Cover. vi, 322 p., index, 22.5 cm. Series: SUNY series in environmental public policy. Examines the underlying value systems of the proponents of government-dominated solutions and those favoring private enterprise to solve environmental problems. Stock#37379. Vg/ paper.
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Encounters with the Archdruid.: [Narratives about a conservationist and three of his natural enemies]

by McPhee, John, b. 1931.

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'The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses-- an [Atlantic] coastal island, a Western mountain range, and the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Four men are involved: Charles Park, a mineral engineer... Charles Fraser, a resort developer who regards all conservationists as druids ('religious figures who sacrifice people and worship trees'), Floyd Dominy, a builder of enormous dams, and David Brower, the most militant conservationist in the world.' Soft Cover. 245 pages; 21 cm. Very Good. Stock#25845/h.
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Energy and the Future [by] Allen L. Hammond, William D. Metz [and] Thomas H. Maugh II
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Energy and the Future [by] Allen L. Hammond, William D. Metz [and] Thomas H. Maugh II

by Hammond, Allen L., and Metz, William D., and Maugh, Thomas H.,

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Washington, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1973. Soft Cover. xii, 184 p. illus. 25 cm. Series: AAAS miscellaneous publication 73-7 "Part of the material in this book originally appeared as a series in the Research news section of Science." Stock# 37,382. Good+/ paper, covers scuffed.
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Environmental Economics [by] Thomas D. Crocker [and] A. J. Rogers III.
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Environmental Economics [by] Thomas D. Crocker [and] A. J. Rogers III.

by Crocker, Thomas D. and Rogers, A. J. (Augustus James), 1929-

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Hinsdale, Ill., Dryden Press [c1971]. Soft Cover. vii, 150 p. illus. 23 cm. "This is the first book in which totally reclaimed paper has been used." Bibliography: p. 147-150. Stock# 40,104. Vg/ paper.
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Environment and Man

by Wagner, Richard H.

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N.Y., Norton, 1971. Hard Cover. xiii, 491 p., illus., 24 cm. This was the first systematic attempt to address the whole spectrum of environmental issues from polution to radiation, food supplies, and population. Stock# 32,106.Good+, some underlining/ dj good+.
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Guatemala National Energy Master Plan. Environmental Assessment.

by Goodland, R. & G. Tillman. Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion (INDE), Guatemala.

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Millbrook, N.Y., Cary Arboretum of the New York Botanical Garden, December 1975. Soft Cover. 2 p.l., 124 p., tables, maps, photos; typescript; 23 cm. Goodland, ecologist, and Tillman, wildlife biologist at the Arboretum, prepared this for the Instituto Nacional de Electrificación. Contents include Preface by Howard S. Irwin; Description of Proposed Power Projects (hydro, thermal, geothermal, nuclear); Human Ecology; Multiple Use of Reservoirs; Watershed Management & Water Quality; National Park & Conservation of Wildlife; Literature Cited, 117-124. Energy and environment in a Central American context. Academic paperback; VG. Stock#24866.
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Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America / Richard Nelson
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Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America / Richard Nelson

by Nelson, Richard K

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New York, Alfred A. Knopf, New York , 1997. Hard Cover. Bxvi, 389 p., illus., index, 25 cm. Bibliography p. [364]-376. Cultural anthropologist Richard Nelson, who has worked among hunting peoples of the Arctic, offers a richly detailed account of North America's native deer species and how they have accomodated to the loss of wilderness. Stock# 37,595. Vg/ dj vg.
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How To Care for Works of Art on Paper.

How To Care for Works of Art on Paper.

by Dolloff, Frncis W. & Roy L. Perkinson.

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Contents: The History of Papermaking, The Enemies of Paper, Matting and Framing, A Note on Restoration, Materials and Services, Programs in Art Conservation, Bibliography. 48 pages, illus.; 22 cm.; Very Good. Stock#ofc0184.
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In Search of Environmental Excellence. Moving beyond Blame.

by Piasecki, Bruce, 1955- , & Peter Asmus. Cousteau, Jean-Michel.

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N.Y., Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 1990. Soft Cover. 203 p.; 23.5 cm. Foreword by Jean-Michel Cousteau. "Offers a resource proposing practical solutions to today's most pressing environmental concerns." Stock#30280x. Vg/ wrappers.
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It

An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It

by Gore, Al

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Rodale / Melcher [c2006]. Soft Cover. 327 p., color illus.; 23 cm. White paper covers, sticker remains; good+. ISBN 1594865671. stock#46674.
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The Life and Adventures of John Muir.

The Life and Adventures of John Muir.

by Clarke, James Mitchell.

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"Muir's interest and pleasure in the whole of nature, his delight in intellectual as well as physical adventure, and the extraordinary range of his activities, give Muir's life a seldom-equalled richness and variety of experience-- lived with humor and love." x, 326 pages, illus., endpaper map; color pictorial dust jacket slightly worn; ink inscription on front flyleaf; "Handbound 1979 No. 31" written inside front cover; Very Good. Stock#ofc0601.
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Man's Impact On The Enviornment

by Detwyler, Thomas R.

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N.Y., McGraw-Hill, 1971. Soft Cover. xiii, 731 p. A collection of 52 articles intended to give a broad view of enviornmental studies for the student as well as the informed layman. Stock #26871. Vg/academic paperback.
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Manuscript Letter Book of Willard Kent.

by New England Water Works Association. Kent, Willard C., 1851-1924.

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Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, New England Water Works Association, 1913-1921. Hardcover. Manuscript letter book, 1000, [7] sheets; 31 cm. Copies of letters sent by Willard C. Kent (1851-1924), architect and civil engineer of Woonsocket and Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, who conducted business as Secretary of the Association from his Rhode Island home. These copies of his letters are in a "Tokio" Letter Copying Book. Discoveries by Koch and Pasteur on health hazards caused by bacteria led to actions to provide a supply of clean healthy water in municipalities throughout America. In the years covered by these letters, there was a strong active organization of New England water engineers and large-scale projects in Boston, Providence, and other cities to secure safe water. Very Good. Stock#OB988 oversize.
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The Miner's Canary: Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction / Niles Eldredge

by Eldredge, Niles

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London, Virgin, 1992. Hard Cover. xviii, 250 p., index, 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235). First pub. N.Y., 1991. Stock# 35,548. Fine. dj fine.
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Only One Earth. The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet.

Only One Earth. The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet.

by Ward, Barbara Mary (Lady Jackson), 1914-1981, & Dubos, René Jules, 1901-1982. Strong, Maurice F.

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W.W. Norton, NY [c1972]. 'First Edition' but BOMC. This book marks the beginning of awareness of environmental peril. Contents include Committee of Corresponding Consultants; The Planet's Unity (The World We Inherit; An Unintended Order); The Unities of Science (Energy and Matter; The Alphabet of Time; A Delicate Balance); The Problems of High Technology (The Discontinuities of Development; The Price of Pollution; Man's Use and Abuse of the Land; The Balance of Resources); The Developing Regions (Profile of Development; Policies for Growth; Problems of Human Settlements); A Planetary Order (The Shared Biosphere; Coexistence in the Technosphere; Strategies for Survival). "An Unofficial Report Commissioned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Prepared with the Assistance of a 152-Member Committee of Corresponding Consultants in 58 Countries." Hard Cover. xxv, 225 pages, index; 21.5 cm. Pictorial dj; minor wear; VG. stock#883.
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Population/ Resources/ Environment. Issues in Human Ecology.

by Ehrlich, Paul R. & Anne H. Ehrlich.

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San Francisco, W. H. Freeman, 1970. Hard Cover. 6 p.l., 383 p., tables, graphs; 26.5 cm. "The first comprehensive, detailed analysis of the worldwide crisis of overpopulation and the resulting demands on food, resources, and the environment." Vg/ dj tattered along top and bottom edges with corresponding tears. 101903.
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