The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift10 reviews Andres R. Edwards New Society Publishers, 2005 A Sustainable Framework + Excellent reference + Great Intro to Sustainability The Sustainability Revolution provides a broad portrait of a paradigm shift, as the sub title claims. Although I checked this out of the library, this is a book to own and refer to especially if you are interested in furthering sustainable best practices or even wondering what they are. ...             Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy ... Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, ... National Academies Press, 2001 Report from the Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. Softcover.             2006 Saving Planet Earth from Global Warming and Climate Change: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint and Lowering ... U.S. Government Progressive Management, 2006 This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM provides vital information for anyone concerned about saving Planet Earth from the ongoing crisis of global warming and climate change, which is causing the sea level to rise, glaciers to melt, coastlines to be destroyed, and ecosystems to be damaged. You can make a difference! There are smart tips to protect the Earth – in the home, in ...             21st Century Complete Guide to Congressional Science, Space, Energy, Environment, and Research Laws and ... World Spaceflight News Progressive Management, 2003 This up-to-date and comprehensive CD-ROM provides extensive coverage of the work of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science on the following major subjects: * NASA * Aerospace and Aeronautics * Space Shuttle * International Space Station * National Science Foundation * Energy * Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism * Homeland Security * Critical Infrastructure * National ...             The Survival Imperative: Using Space to Protect Earth3 reviews William E. Burrows Forge Books, 2006 Should be required reading for everyone! + The Moon as insurance policy + Will Humanity Survive? I can't believe I'm the first person to review this book here, since it has been out for several months. It is an important book that should be read by everybody with an interest in the future of humankind -- though unfortunately, it probably won't be. It's likely to be ignored by people who ...             Paths to a Green World: The Political Economy of the Global Environment2 reviews Jennifer Clapp, Peter Dauvergne The MIT Press, 2005 Basis for dialogue Many people are working diligently on environmental issues, but they often disagree because they don't see the world the same way. The authors classify those who are serious about building sustainability into four worldviews -- market liberals, institutionalists, bioenvironmentalists, and social ...             Cosmos159 reviews Carl Sagan read what you can of it, but READ it! + This book should be required reading for anyone living on Earth. + A monumental achievement still relevant today + I'll be very quick ... + Masterpiece             The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space: Apogee Books Space Series 12 (Apogee Books Space Series)16 reviews Gerard K. O'Neill Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc., 2000 The Classic! + Memory update + High Frontier + Almost 30 years older...but not wiser + A review of reviews             Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space6 reviews Wiley, 1996 a very mixed bag + Good book + A great book about what could be done. + excellent reading, but a little far fetched + An uplifting, optimistic view of our future in space             Planning for Sustainability: Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities Stephen Wheeler Routledge, 2004 Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people, and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices. Planning for ...             Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet6 reviews Peter Hoffmann The MIT Press, 2002 Hydrogen storage is a central issue surrounding adaptation into hydrogen as tomorrow's energy + Important and Exciting Information + Hydrogen power now!! Hydrogen storage is a central issue surrounding adaptation into hydrogen as tomorrow's energy. Internal Combustion Engines burning hydrogen seem like the popular future. Toyota's Rav 4 prototype uses a metal hydride to carry hydrogen in solid form. Hydrogen extracting micro plant under the hood ...             Hydrogen as Fuel CRC, 2002 There continues to be widespread interest in the applications of hydrogen as a clean fuel and its potential for local electricity production and use in transport. Recent years have seen a variety of breakthroughs in our understanding of the nature, structure, and biosynthesis of hydrogenases. This book is a timely description of these developments, taking a lucid, multidisciplinary approach. ...             Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization40 reviews Robert Zubrin Tarcher, 2000 The single most authoritative book on the potential human future in space + Zubrin's got it goin on. + Great balance + A detailed technical manifesto             Biodiversity (Papers from the 1st National Forum on Biodiversity, September 1986, Washington, D.C.)2 reviews National Academy of Sciences, 1996 First Class Service + May have changed my life I don't know anything about the book or E. O. Wilson. But the service I received from the vendor was first class, it arrived on-time and I saved a ton of money on this book.             Colonies in Space5 reviews T.A. Heppenheimer Warner Books, 1980 New America + one of the best + very good book + outlines the technical blueprints for space colony construct + An overview of possible human settlements in space             Cosmos: Carl Sagan (7 DVD Set)219 reviews Robert H. Goddard Cosmos Studios, 2002 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVD's + Cosmos, Always a Thrilling Adventure + Simply Superb, the film, the text and the music. 10 stars !! + One of life's most see + Cosmos Video Collection             Global Warming: The Complete Briefing12 reviews John Houghton Cambridge University Press, 2004 Here is the review I made on this book for class - Umass Boston. + Global Warming + Yes, It Really Is A Good Complete Briefing on Global Warming + Excellent resource if you want to know the facts on global warming and climate change             Global Warming: The Signs and the Science10 reviews Artist Not Provided PBS (Direct), 2006 Alternative to "An Inconvenient Truth" As a science teacher who specializes in the natural sciences, the topic of Global Warming is (finally) becoming an acceptable topic to introduce. Resistance has usually come from parents who see the teaching of Global Warming as linked to a political statement. Viewing of the film "An ...             World Atlas of Coral Reefs7 reviews Mark D. Spalding, Edmund P. Green, ... University of California Press, 2001 Beautiful + A Great Resource for Divers + excellent + Beautiful             The Principles of Sustainability1 review Simon Dresner Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2002 What we always need to know about Sustainability This book is a must for anyone that is interested in Sustainability. It takes the reader through all the history and tries to give as much neccessary background information as possible to get the big picture on each historical event and milestone. Allthough the author sometimes becomes a bit too ...