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Duncan and Neill is a leading authority on defamation law and other
related types of action, and as such is an essential edition to the
legal library of all practitioners specialising in this area, as
well as students/academics and generalists who require a clear
overview of the subject. It is a concise and comprehensive work on
defamation, but also covers privacy, misuse of private information,
malicious falsehood, harassment and data protection. Previous
editions have been cited frequently by first instance and appellate
courts. The new fifth edition will cover developments in the law
and practice of the areas covered in the book since the last
edition, including: * The latest law and practice on the
determination of 'meaning', and the approach of the courts to
publications on social media following the Supreme Court decision
in Stocker v Stocker * What the 'serious harm' test means in light
of the Supreme Court decision in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd *
How the 'public interest' defence looks after the Supreme Court
decision in Serafin v Malkiewicz * Developments in cases with an
international element, including on jurisdiction and the 'libel
tourism' provision * Up-to-date guide to practice and procedure,
following the effective abolition of jury trial for defamation
cases and the creation of the 'Media and Communications' List *
Covers key developments in related causes of action, eg claims for
misuse of private information and for harassment, and the data
protection regime as it applies to publication cases
Faced with climate change, many counsel "going green," encouraging
us to buy organic food or a "clean" car, for example. But can we
rely on consumerism to provide a solution to the very problems it
has helped cause? Heather Rogers travels from Paraguay to
Indonesia, via the Hudson Valley, Detroit, and Germany's Black
Forest, to investigate green capitalism, and argues for solutions
that are not mere palliatives or distractions, but ways of engaging
with how we live and the kind of world we want to live in. A new
afterword considers various ways in which national development
might be freed from its dependence on economic growth, allowing for
a decent standard of living without exhausting the planet's
resources.
These volumes provide a series of informative interviews with
school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the
world. The 2-volume set showcases the resilience, creativity, and
best practices from successful school librarians from Europe, Asia,
Africa, Australia, and North and South America. The librarians
interviewed come from all different schools and schools systems,
from a tiny recently built school library in a rural village in
Africa to an ultra-modern library in Sweden. Featuring 37
interviews with successful school librarians from across the globe,
the volumes let us hear the stories from countries around the
world. They tell about their creative and innovative school library
projects, their unconventional reading programs, and their best
practices and experiences in addressing the challenges of
supporting basic literacy. A wide selection of methodologies and
approaches are discussed, offering a global "voyage" through topics
important in school librarianship. The 2-volume set also addresses
recent advancements in information and communication technologies
(ICTs) and the shift toward inquiry-based learning that impacts
school libraries worldwide. The books are packed with information
that can be used by school librarians, teachers, school
administrators and others in a variety of ways. Readers can borrow
best practices from the experiences presented in the book, and the
volumes can also serve as a strong voice for practicing school
librarians and the profession, through expanding the opportunities
for professional sharing in the international school library
community.
A strange twist of fate alters Naomi's world after she is abandoned
by her mother and adopted by a mining family in the South Wales
valleys. Suspense, drama, clairvoyance and illicit affairs are ever
present in the main character's life. It seems that a deliberate
effort has been made to conceal her true identity but despite being
led a merry dance she is determined to find out about the mystery
that surrounds her birthmother's secret past.
In "Green Gone Wrong "environmental writer Heather Rogers blasts
through the marketing buzz of big corporations and asks a simple
question: Do today's much-touted "green" products--carbon offsets,
organic food, biofuels, and eco-friendly cars and homes--really
work? Implicit in efforts to go green is the promise that global
warming can be stopped by swapping out dirty goods for "clean"
ones. But can earth-friendly products really save the planet?
This far-reaching, riveting narrative explores how the most readily
available solutions to environmental crisis may be disastrously off
the mark. Rogers travels the world tracking how the conversion from
a "petro" to a "green" society affects the most fundamental aspects
of life--food, shelter, and transportation. Reporting from some of
the most remote places on earth, Rogers uncovers shocking results
that include massive clear-cutting, destruction of native
ecosystems, and grinding poverty. Relying simply on market forces,
people with good intentions wanting to just "do something" to help
the planet are left feeling confused and powerless.
"
Green Gone Wrong "reveals a fuller story, taking the reader into
forests, fields, factories, and boardrooms around the world to draw
out the unintended consequences, inherent obstacles, and successes
of eco-friendly consumption. What do the labels "USDA Certified
Organic" and "Fair Trade" really mean on a vast South American
export-driven organic farm? A superlow-energy "eco-village" in
Germany's Black Forest demonstrates that green homes dramatically
shrink energy use, so why aren't we using this technology in
America? The decisions made in Detroit's executive suites have kept
Americans driving gas-guzzling automobiles for decades, even as
U.S. automakers have European models that clock twice the mpg. Why
won't they sell these cars domestically? And what does carbon
offsetting really mean when projects can so easily fail? In one
case thousands of trees planted in drought-plagued Southern India
withered and died, releasing any CO2 they were meant to neutralize.
Expertly reported, this gripping expose pieces together a global
picture of what's happening in the name of today's
environmentalism. "Green Gone Wrong "speaks to anyone interested in
climate change and the future of the natural world, as well as
those who want to act but are caught not knowing who, or what, to
believe to protect the planet. Rogers casts a sober eye on what's
working and what's not, fearlessly pushing ahead the debate over
how to protect the planet.
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