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This volume profiles over 80 environmental activists, highlighting the different reasons for each individual's deep involvement in environmental concerns and the different elements involved in the environmental debate as a whole.

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This accessible volume provides readers whether students new to the field or just interested members of the lay public with the essential ideas of the new science of nanotechnology using a minimum of jargon and mathematics.

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An accessible guide to modern and evolving farming practices to help combat climate change.

Since the beginning of human history, people have depended on the natural resources of Earth for the basics of survival: food, water, energy, and shelter. As civilizations advanced, their needs became greater and their impact on the natural world grew more intrusive.