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At the Wilderness Edge: The Rise of the Antidevelopment Movement on Canada's West Coast (Volume 11)

McGill-Queen, 2019

Vancouver prides itself on being a green city, and the west coast is known for its active environmental protest culture. But the roots of this mentality reach far beyond the founding of organizations such as Greenpeace. Small campaigns led by local community groups from the 1960s onward left a lasting impact on the region. At the...

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python

Green Tea, 2002

Benjamin Crowell, in "The Assayer", book reviews and discussion for the free-information renaissance
...There's ... emphasis on teaching computer science not just as a technical trade but as a mental discipline.

Guido van Rossum, creator of...

Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking

Auerbach Publications, 2011

Since I wrote The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC Press, 2009), I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with thousands of information technology (IT) professionals around the world, both in person and virtually via different venues. Even as that last book was being printed, the ideas to be found in this new book were coming...

Industrial Organic Chemicals

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

An essential introduction to the organic chemicals industry—in the context of globalization, advances in technology, and environmental concerns

Providing 95 percent of the 500 billion pounds of organic chemicals produced in the world, the petroleum and natural gas industries are responsible for products that ensure our...

Pinnacle Studio 10 for Windows : Visual QuickStart Guide

Peachpit Press, 2005

Pinnacle Studio 10 is the latest version of the industry leading home video editing tool aimed at the Windows consumer market. In Pinnacle Studio 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, veteran journalist and teacher Jan Ozer tackles Pinnacle Studio version 10 in classic and popular QuickStart style--with step-by-step instructions, plenty of...

Alkane Functionalization

John Wiley & Sons, 2019

Presents state-of-the-art information concerning the syntheses of valuable functionalized organic compounds from alkanes, with a focus on simple, mild, and green catalytic processes

Alkane Functionalization offers a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art of catalytic functionalization of...

Green Tech: How to Plan and Implement Sustainable IT Solutions

AMACOM, 2009

“Green” is a feel-good term. It has positive, earth-friendly connotations, often without much specificity—perfect for marketing purposes. Sustainability, on the other hand, is something we can measure and manage. We are sustainable when our use of resources does not permanently deplete or damage our supply, including natural...

Build the Ultimate Home Theater PC

John Wiley & Sons, 2005

The best of both worlds—now THIS is entertainment

You love tinkering with technology. The digital lifestyle is your lifestyle. So building your own Home Theater PC just might be as entertaining as using it. In these pages, a couple of fellow tinkerers explain the components and subsystems of a Home Theater PC and help you choose and pur-...

Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building

MIT Press, 2006

This is the story of a small building in Ohio that was one of the first, if not the first, substantially green or high-performance buildings on a college campus. It spans the decade between 1995 and 2005. In that time, Americans impeached a president, balanced the federal budget and then unbalanced it again, witnessed the largest corporate...

Google Speaks: Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

In many ways, Google is the prototype of a successful twenty-first-century company. It uses technology in new ways to make information universally accessible; promotes a corporate culture that encourages creativity among its employees; and takes its role as a corporate citizen very seriously, investing in green initiatives and developing the...

Oxidative Stress and Age-Related Neurodegeneration (Oxidative Stress and Disease)

CRC Press, 2005

Despite the progress being made by researchers, Alzheimer’s disease, along with other age-related neurodegenerative disorders, continues to exact a tremendous toll on our society. However, we are beginning to see a relationship that ties degenerative disorders to oxidative stress and lifestyle, suggesting the possibility for prevention...

Wind Energy Meteorology: Atmospheric Physics for Wind Power Generation (Green Energy and Technology)

Springer, 2012

This book is intended to give an introduction into the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from the wind, onshore and offshore. It is to provide reliable meteorological information for the planning and running of this important kind of renewable energy. This includes the derivation of wind laws and wind profile...

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