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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

by Bill Gates ...

Narrated by Bill Gates, Wil Wheaton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and
... Read more
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Not the End of the World

How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

by Hannah Ritchie ...

Narrated by Hannah Ritchie, Ph.D. ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider
... Read more
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The Elements of Power

A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth

by Nicolas Niarchos ...

Narrated by Nicolas Niarchos ...

Unabridged

15 hours 17 min

**“A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics . . . Niarchos has produced an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times best-selling author of Empire of Pain and Say NothingEpic, shocking, and deeply reported, The Elements of Power tells the story of ... Read more

$36.00 CAD

**“A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics . . . Niarchos has produced an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times best-selling author of Empire of Pain and Say NothingEpic, shocking, and deeply reported, The Elements of Power tells the story of
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The Great Plant-Based Con

Why eating a plants-only diet won't improve your health or save the planet

by Jayne Buxton ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

19 hours 24 min

'The most incredible book' Delia Smith'Persuasive, entertaining and well researched' Sunday TimesPlant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets altogether.But what if the pervasive message that the ... Read more

$52.99 CAD

'The most incredible book' Delia Smith'Persuasive, entertaining and well researched' Sunday TimesPlant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets altogether.But what if the pervasive message that the
... Read more
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Wasser ohne Kalk - Geräte schützen, Kosten senken

Physikalische Wasserentkalkung für dein Haus: Nachhaltig & chemiefrei.

by Thomas Löhnert ...

Narrated by Zubenelgenubi (AI) ...

Unabridged

50 min

Ist Kalk im Wasser Ihr ständiger Ärgernis? Mit "Wasser ohne Kalk" entdecken Sie die clevere physikalische Wasserentkalkung für Ihr Haus. Schützen Sie Ihre wertvollen Geräte dauerhaft, senken Sie Ihre Energiekosten und genießen Sie ein leichteres Leben – ganz ohne Chemie und Salz. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie mit einer nachhaltigen Wasserenthärtung ohne Salz Ihr Zuhause revolutionieren. ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Ist Kalk im Wasser Ihr ständiger Ärgernis? Mit "Wasser ohne Kalk" entdecken Sie die clevere physikalische Wasserentkalkung für Ihr Haus. Schützen Sie Ihre wertvollen Geräte dauerhaft, senken Sie Ihre Energiekosten und genießen Sie ein leichteres Leben – ganz ohne Chemie und Salz. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie mit einer nachhaltigen Wasserenthärtung ohne Salz Ihr Zuhause revolutionieren.
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Environmental Science

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

37 min

The environment is an amazing gift of nature to the mankind. It consists of many small and big organisms, which reside together in this environment. They follow a proper food chain and live together. In past few decades, after the development of mankind and the different techniques, the humans have developed in every field. This development is a positive aspect but there came a time when these ... Read more

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The environment is an amazing gift of nature to the mankind. It consists of many small and big organisms, which reside together in this environment. They follow a proper food chain and live together. In past few decades, after the development of mankind and the different techniques, the humans have developed in every field. This development is a positive aspect but there came a time when these
... Read more
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The World is Blue

How Our Fate and The Ocean’s Are One

by Sylvia A. Earle ...

Narrated by Sheree Wichard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just fifty years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a planet teetering on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis.In recent decades we've learned more about the ocean than in all previous human history combined. ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just fifty years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a planet teetering on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis.In recent decades we've learned more about the ocean than in all previous human history combined.
... Read more
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AI Chat GPT Elections 2024

by Michael Mathiesen ...

Narrated by Michael Mathiesen ...

Unabridged

2 hours 52 min

AI Chat GPT Elections 2024 - Orac for President is a journey through Human-AI collaboration and is a futuristic book that explores the possibilities and challenges of a world where AI language models can collaborate with humans to create meaningful dialogues on complex issues such as politics and social justice. This book is a compilation of conversations between a human and Orac, an intelligent ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

AI Chat GPT Elections 2024 - Orac for President is a journey through Human-AI collaboration and is a futuristic book that explores the possibilities and challenges of a world where AI language models can collaborate with humans to create meaningful dialogues on complex issues such as politics and social justice. This book is a compilation of conversations between a human and Orac, an intelligent
... Read more
Audiobook

A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

Everyone's Guide to the Science of Climate Change

by Steven Earle ...

Narrated by Mike Puttonen ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

I love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity.— JAMES HANSEN, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth InstituteWhat's natural, what's caused by humans, and why climate change is a disaster for allA Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

I love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity.— JAMES HANSEN, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth InstituteWhat's natural, what's caused by humans, and why climate change is a disaster for allA Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's
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Audiobook

Role of AI in Solving Climate Challenges, The

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 45 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Role of AI in Solving Climate Challenges explores the powerful potential of artificial intelligence to address some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. This book examines how AI is being used in a variety of ways—from optimizing energy use in buildings and transportation to enhancing climate modeling and improving agricultural ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Role of AI in Solving Climate Challenges explores the powerful potential of artificial intelligence to address some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. This book examines how AI is being used in a variety of ways—from optimizing energy use in buildings and transportation to enhancing climate modeling and improving agricultural
... Read more
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Unions for a Cooler World: Bridging the Gap

by Janette Hancock ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Experience the compelling journey of an essential alliance as this enlightening book unveils the powerful and influential role of trade unions in addressing the pressing issue of global warming. Dive into a thought-provoking narrative that sheds light on an often-overlooked connection between trade unions and the fight against climate change.Delve into ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Experience the compelling journey of an essential alliance as this enlightening book unveils the powerful and influential role of trade unions in addressing the pressing issue of global warming. Dive into a thought-provoking narrative that sheds light on an often-overlooked connection between trade unions and the fight against climate change.Delve into
... Read more
Audiobook

Back to Earth

What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet—And Our Mission to Protect It

by Nicole Stott ...

Narrated by Nicole Stott ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

**Inspired by insights gained in spaceflight, a NASA astronaut offers key lessons to empower Earthbound readers to fight climate change."A must read for anyone who cares about this planet—which should be all of us.” ―Astronaut Scott Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Endurance**When Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space, she realized how interconnected we are and knew she had to help ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

**Inspired by insights gained in spaceflight, a NASA astronaut offers key lessons to empower Earthbound readers to fight climate change."A must read for anyone who cares about this planet—which should be all of us.” ―Astronaut Scott Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Endurance**When Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space, she realized how interconnected we are and knew she had to help
... Read more
Audiobook

Trapped Underground Survival Stories: Mining Disasters, Cave Rescues, Buried Alive, Rescue Missions

by Amazing True Stories ...

Narrated by AI Voice Frederick Surrey ...

Unabridged

1 hour

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Experience heart-pounding true survival stories of miners, spelunkers, and ordinary people who faced death in the darkest depths beneath Earth's surface. This gripping collection chronicles harrowing underground disasters and miraculous rescue missions that captivated the world, including the Chilean miners who survived 69 days trapped half a mile ... Read more

$2.75 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Experience heart-pounding true survival stories of miners, spelunkers, and ordinary people who faced death in the darkest depths beneath Earth's surface. This gripping collection chronicles harrowing underground disasters and miraculous rescue missions that captivated the world, including the Chilean miners who survived 69 days trapped half a mile
... Read more
Audiobook

Blue Horizons: Balancing Seas and Dreams

by Bryan Montoya ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As awe-inspiring as it is delicate, the marine world faces a pressing issue. Ocean acidification, a consequence of rising carbon dioxide levels, whispers of a grim fate for marine ecosystems. In this book, we embark on an insightful journey to unravel the immense challenges posed by this natural phenomenon. Dive deep into the interconnected web of ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As awe-inspiring as it is delicate, the marine world faces a pressing issue. Ocean acidification, a consequence of rising carbon dioxide levels, whispers of a grim fate for marine ecosystems. In this book, we embark on an insightful journey to unravel the immense challenges posed by this natural phenomenon. Dive deep into the interconnected web of
... Read more
Audiobook

Livestock's Carbon Footprint: Unveiling the Connection

by Elton Ayers ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, the intricate link between livestock ranching and global warming is brought to light. Dive deep into the realm of environmental consequences as you explore uncharted connections. Discover how certain practices within the livestock industry may be contributing to our planet's warming. Delve into the delicate balance ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, the intricate link between livestock ranching and global warming is brought to light. Dive deep into the realm of environmental consequences as you explore uncharted connections. Discover how certain practices within the livestock industry may be contributing to our planet's warming. Delve into the delicate balance
... Read more
Audiobook

Circular Economy, The

Designing Products That Leave No Waste

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Circular Economy explores the concept of designing products and systems that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This book delves into how businesses, industries, and governments can embrace the principles of the circular economy to create products that can be reused, recycled, or upcycled. It challenges the traditional linear "take, ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Circular Economy explores the concept of designing products and systems that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This book delves into how businesses, industries, and governments can embrace the principles of the circular economy to create products that can be reused, recycled, or upcycled. It challenges the traditional linear "take,
... Read more
Audiobook

Unveiling Earth's Palette: Awakening through Art

by Lorraine Barnett ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this captivating exploration, embark on a vivid journey where colors, brushstrokes, and imagination intertwine effortlessly with the urgent theme of our time. Discover an enlightening collection of diverse artistic expressions, capturing the essence of a changing world. From breathtaking murals that carry visual whispers of melting ice caps to ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this captivating exploration, embark on a vivid journey where colors, brushstrokes, and imagination intertwine effortlessly with the urgent theme of our time. Discover an enlightening collection of diverse artistic expressions, capturing the essence of a changing world. From breathtaking murals that carry visual whispers of melting ice caps to
... Read more
Audiobook

Eco-Friendly Fashion

How Technology Is Making Clothing Greener

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Eco-Friendly Fashion explores the transformative role of technology in creating more sustainable and environmentally conscious clothing. This book dives into how innovations in textiles, production processes, and recycling are helping to reduce the fashion industry’s carbon footprint and waste. From fabric made from recycled plastic bottles to the use ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Eco-Friendly Fashion explores the transformative role of technology in creating more sustainable and environmentally conscious clothing. This book dives into how innovations in textiles, production processes, and recycling are helping to reduce the fashion industry’s carbon footprint and waste. From fabric made from recycled plastic bottles to the use
... Read more
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We React to Everything

A Guide to Avoid Toxic Triggers, Manage Chronic Inflammation, and Embrace Healthy Living

by Sharon L Kiesel ...

Narrated by AI Voice Kiesel ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Do you feel like your body is constantly at war with the world around you? Do you seem powerless, overwhelmed and isolated by reactions you can’t control?If so, welcome to the world of Hista-Maniacs – a term the author created that portrays the immune system as an overzealous knight defending his sickly castle. For those battling Mast Cell Activation ... Read more

$22.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Do you feel like your body is constantly at war with the world around you? Do you seem powerless, overwhelmed and isolated by reactions you can’t control?If so, welcome to the world of Hista-Maniacs – a term the author created that portrays the immune system as an overzealous knight defending his sickly castle. For those battling Mast Cell Activation
... Read more
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A Poison Like No Other

How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies

by Matt Simon ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

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 A Poison Like No Other, Matt Simon reveals a whole new dimension to the plastic crisis. Dealing with discarded plastic is bad enough, but when it starts to break down, the ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

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 A Poison Like No Other, Matt Simon reveals a whole new dimension to the plastic crisis. Dealing with discarded plastic is bad enough, but when it starts to break down, the
... Read more
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Carbon Capture

by Howard J. Herzog ...

Narrated by Al Kessel ...

Unabridged

4 hours 8 min

The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2), and these CO2 emissions are a major driver of climate change. Carbon capture offers a path to climate change mitigation that has received relatively little attention. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Howard Herzog offers a concise guide to carbon capture, covering basic information as well as the larger context ... Read more

$17.63 CAD

The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2), and these CO2 emissions are a major driver of climate change. Carbon capture offers a path to climate change mitigation that has received relatively little attention. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Howard Herzog offers a concise guide to carbon capture, covering basic information as well as the larger context
... Read more
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Sand, Snow, and Stardust

How US Military Engineers Conquered Extreme Environments

by Gretchen Heefner ...

Narrated by Holly Adams ...

Unabridged

11 hours

Deserts, the Arctic, outer space—these extreme environments are often seen as inhospitable places at the edges of our maps. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, spurred by the diverse and unfamiliar regions the US military had navigated during World War II, the United States defense establishment took a keen interest in these places, dispatching troops to the Aleutian Islands, North Africa, the ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

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Deserts, the Arctic, outer space—these extreme environments are often seen as inhospitable places at the edges of our maps. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, spurred by the diverse and unfamiliar regions the US military had navigated during World War II, the United States defense establishment took a keen interest in these places, dispatching troops to the Aleutian Islands, North Africa, the
... Read more
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The Conundrum

How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse

by David Owen ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car is a dangerous fantasy. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross-purposes to our true goal: living sustainably ... Read more

$23.06 CAD

Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car is a dangerous fantasy. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross-purposes to our true goal: living sustainably
... Read more
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River Notes

Drought and the Twilight of the American West ― A Natural and Human History of the Colorado

by Wade Davis ...

Narrated by Wade Davis ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

From bestselling author, long-time former National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Wade Davis comes the story of America's Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is."Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, ... Read more

$17.63 CAD

From bestselling author, long-time former National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Wade Davis comes the story of America's Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is."Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams,
... Read more

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