Understanding that the natural world beneath our feet is the point at which civilization meets the natural world is critical to the success of restoration and prevention efforts to reduce contaminant impacts and improve the global environment because of one simple fact – contaminants do not respect country borders. Contaminants often begin their destructive journey immediately after being released and can affect the entire planet if the release is in just the right amount, at just the righ...

CULTURE SHOCK: “Dave was in traction from a near-fatal highway accident, when Jim Camp, the Nurse Practitioner, and Petit Kahamba invited me to go fishing. We snaked through the jungle down to a crater lake, stepped into a wooden dugout, and then the men threw lit dynamite which exploded into the water. I was stunned. Fish floated up to the surface and were netted for a feast. Things in Africa were not the norm as one should expect!”

Serwa Twumasi was chopping onions when the first shot clipped her jaw.In the ruins beneath Nippur, archaeologist Neorah Masri uncovers Sumerian tablets that shouldn't exist — a warning, encoded in the world's first written language, about a force humanity chose to forget. In Stockholm, Washington, and Lagos, the architects of climate collapse are dying in ways that look like accidents. And in the quantum gap between ancient prophecy and modern physics, something is waking up.

This book provides a critical understanding of the challenges that exist in protecting the local and global environment through compliance efforts using existing environmental regulations. The best compliance measures with the most useful regulations from over 50 countries are surveyed and are combined with science-based quantitative analysis of geology, hydrogeology, and the chemistry of contaminants from anthropogenic sources. The results are presented as a model that establishes a means...

Get ready to embark on a journey into China's beloved bears. In "Panda Paradise," join us as we dive into the vibrant city of Chengdu, where the atmosphere is filled with anticipation, and the scent of Sichuan pepper and bamboo wafts through the air.Discover the wonders of the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, a sanctuary where these gentle giants roam freely, and witness their playful antics up close. With stunning real-life photographs, jump into the fascinating lives of giant ...

Join Ling Ling, a young lamb, as he ventures far from the safety of the green pastures and beyond the Great Wall in search of adventure.Leaving home for the first time, Ling Ling is sure to have a variety of new experiences that he never thought possible. Along the way, he'll even make some new friends, including the first animal of the Chinese zodiac, the Rat.

A ridiculously, silly tale of how one sandwich was destined to become king of his people.

Environmental laws and regulations are extremely complex and difficult to understand. In order to comply with them, they need to be explained in layperson’s terms. This handbook identifies many changes in regulations and recommends ways to apply and implement them. Containing the latest environmental information, this volume addresses environmental compliance with water and provides a historical perspective to help follow the logical growth and increased complexity of water regulations thr...

Environmental laws and regulations are extremely complex and difficult to understand. In order to comply with them, they need to be explained in layperson’s terms. The handbook identifies many changes in regulations and recommends ways to apply and implement them. Containing the latest environmental information, this third volume addresses environmental compliance with land and provides a historical perspective to help follow the logical growth and increased complexity of land regulations ...

This textbook provides readers with the fundamentals and the intent of environmental regulations so that compliance can be greatly improved and streamlined. Through numerous examples and case studies, it explains concepts from how environmental laws are applied and work to why pollution prevention and sustainability are critical for the future of all life on Earth. It is organized to accommodate different needs of students with different backgrounds and career choices. It is also useful fo...

This book explains the role of geology as the basis of sustainability. It discusses how humans have altered natural balances and the unique dimensions that geology brings to understanding sustainability. Focused on humans’ activities in shaping urban areas, this book helps readers identify natural geologic risks created, identify human actions that reduce or increase those risks, or create new risks with unintended negative environmental consequences. It provides sustainability-oriented so...

Liberty Is Not a Spectator Sport.Self-government only works when citizens show up.The Founders did not design a nation of spectators. They built a Republic that depends on informed, engaged, and responsible people who understand both their rights and their duties. The Constitution outlines the structure of our government. The Bill of Rights protects our freedoms. But neither document preserves liberty on its own.Freedom requires participation.