Environmental

The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue....

The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with....

Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions....

From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....

In Wasteland, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on a shocking journey inside the waste industry—the secretive multi-billion dollar world that underpins the modern economy, quietly profiting from what we leave behind....

Size your solar water pumping system with this step-by-step guide to defining, and building your solar water pumping project....

"Conquer the EPA 608 Exam: Your Comprehensive Guide to Refrigerant Handling Certification" is an essential resource for technicians in the ...

In 1907 Irish immigrant William Mulholland conceived and built one of the greatest civil engineering feats in history: the aqueduct that carried water 223 miles....

This comprehensively researched book reveals the truth behind climate change and the role internal combustion engines and Big Oil had in affecting it....

Bold is a radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth....

Conquer the NABCEP Energy Storage Installation Professional Exam (ESIP): Your Guide to Renewable Energy Storage Solutions is a comprehensive ...

The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado’s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland....

In Fashionopolis, Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recycling - even lab-grown materials....

It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere—including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming....

In this book, authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world....

In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste....

In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars....

In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: “Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it.” Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem....

Burn looks beyond renewable biomass or carbon capture energy systems to offer a bigger and bolder vision for the next phase of human progress, moving carbon from wasted sources into soils and agricultural systems to rebalance the carbon, nitrogen, and related cycles....

Conquer the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification Exam: Your Guide to a Career Managing and Treating Wastewater is an in-depth guide ...

In an era where unpredictability is the only certainty, these essential guides are combined for those determined to be prepared for anything. This collection is not just about survival; it's about thriving in the face of the unknown.

When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action....

Acclaimed as "extraordinary" (The New York Times) and "a classic" (Los Angeles Times), The Big Necessity is on its way to removing the taboo on bodily waste - something common to all and as natural as breathing....

Edward Humes investigates trash - what's in it; how much we pay for it; how we manage to create so much of it....

Let There Be Water illustrates how Israel can serve as a model for the United States and countries everywhere by showing how to blunt the worst of the coming water calamities....

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