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2016.
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This report summarizes the results of a 2016 survey designed to gather perceptions of people actively involved in oil and gas development that uses hydraulic fracturing in the United States from a diverse range of sectors and interests. The primary objective of the survey was to help understand policy issues and debates surrounding this issue.
23) Beach-Trash Art
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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On a trip to the beach with friends, Nadia and Nadir are surprised to see so much trash around. They work as a team to come up with a fun way to help clean the beach.
24) Gabby and Gator
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Gabby and Gator are a human and an alligator who live on the fringes of society, never seeming to fit in anywhere. When they meet, however, they quickly become friends and learn the value of accepting others for who they are.
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"When the residents of Leadville, Colorado awoke the morning of February 23, 1983, it was to the Arkansas River gushing blood red with toxic mine waste headed straight to a pump station supplying public water. The event sparked a Superfund cleanup that drew national attention at the same time the mining industry abandoned the people it had supported with employment for more than a century.
That volatile formula catapulted the town into a modern-day...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
This report summarizes the results of a 2015 survey designed to gather perceptions of people actively involved in oil and gas development that uses hydraulic fracturing in the United States from a diverse range of sectors and interests. The primary objective of the survey was to help understand policy issues and debates surrounding this issue.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Local level political activity in Colorado related to oil and gas development peaked in the late summer of 2014. This report examines the varied local political activity with two primary goals. The first goal is to describe the variety of political activity at the local level. The second goal is to explain the relationship between the level of oil and gas production in a local jurisdiction and the related local political activity. Political activities...
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"The Mess That We Made explores the environmental impact of trash and plastic on the ocean and marine life, and it inspires kids to do their part to combat pollution. Simple, rhythmic wording builds to a crescendo ("This is the mess that we made. These are the fish that swim in the mess that we made.") and the vibrant digital artwork captures the disaster that is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Children can imagine themselves as one of the four multi-ethnic...
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Pub. Date
c2022.
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"When we work together, we humans can do incredible things. We share the responsibility to address climate change and our changing planet. It is critical that we act collectively to protect our beautiful, fragile world...Celebrating the amazing things people can do, it’s an inspiring message of hope."--publisher's website.
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Orca issues volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
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"This nonfiction book for teens outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action and honors the efforts of the millions of people from around the world working tirelessly to help the planet."--
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Pub. Date
c2009
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This book gives you all the information you need to understand sustainability in the context of pet ownership and arms you with the know-how to make the best choices for your pet and the planet. It explains the environmental consequences of pet ownership and offers alternatives to the everyday choices any pet-owning family makes, from choosing pet food and buying pet equipment and toys to disposing of pet waste and avoiding household toxins. Thoroughly...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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It’s 20 August 2018, late summer in Stockholm, and it feels incredibly hot in the city. The TV news reports rising temperatures, and there have been numerous fires throughout Sweden. Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg decides she can’t wait any longer: politicians have to do something to save the environment. Instead of returning to school, Greta takes a placard and goes on strike in front of Sweden’s parliament building.
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"Called "one of the nation's most effective communicators on climate change" by The New York Times, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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From the email marketing director of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the co-founder of Run for Something comes an essential and inspiring guide that encourages and educates young progressives to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operatives. Youve been depressed since the night of November 8, 2016. You wore black to work the next morning. You berated yourself for your complacency during...
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[2022]
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"If a disaster forces you to shelter in place, do you think you have everything you need to safely and comfortably stay put in your home? If the answer is no, The Disaster-Ready Home will help you create a safe, well-stocked place to weather out any emergency. Survival expert and bestselling author Creek Stewart gives you a step-by-step emergency preparedness plan to meet your food, water, heat, and sanitation needs during any disaster. Including...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"When Lissa Yellow Bird was released from prison in 2009, she found her home, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, transformed by the Bakken oil boom. In her absence, the landscape had been altered beyond recognition, her tribal government swayed by corporate interests, and her community burdened by a surge in violence and addiction. Three years later, when Lissa learned that a young white oil worker, Kristopher 'KC' Clarke, had disappeared...