Industrial Ecology is perhaps the first serious attempt to go beyond general statements regarding the desirability of 'clean technology' and to assess realistically and quantitatively the range of practicable possibilities for reducing materials extraction, consumption and waste.This major new book examines strategic options for reducing wastes and pollution and increasing the productivity of materials. Using an industrial ecology perspective, the authors analyse thirteen generic cases of material, beginning with four families of metals (aluminium, chromium, copper and zinc), several families of chemicals (phosphates and fluorine; suphur-based, nitrogen-based and chlorine-based), silicon and several different types of waste. Opportunities for creating 'industrial ecosystems' by deliberate design are discussed as well as the use of low-value by-products as feed stocks for useful products. In addition to surveying the technological possibilities, the authors also consider the public interest, institutional barriers and the range of possible alternatives that might be applicable. Environmental scientists, economists, practitioners and policy makers will welcome Industrial Ecology's integrated approach and the emphasis which it places on resource productivity, materials cycle optimization and waste minimization.

Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia. Each person's story, unique and unfiltered, articulates the hardship of living in these majestic mountains amid the daily desecration of the land by the coal industry because of America's insistence on cheap energy. Developed as an alternative to strip mining, mountaintop removal mining consists of blasting away the tops of mountains, dumping waste into the valleys, and retrieving the exposed coal. This process buries streams, pollutes wells and waterways, and alters fragile ecologies in the region. The people who live, work, and raise families in central Appalachia face not only the physical destruction of their land but also the loss of their culture and health in a society dominated by the consequences of mountaintop removal. Included here are oral histories from Jean Ritchie, "the mother of folk," who doesn't let her eighty-six years slow down her fighting spirit; Judy Bonds, a tough-talking coal-miner's daughter; Kathy Mattea, the beloved country singer who believes cooperation is the key to winning the battle; Jack Spadaro, the heroic whistle-blower who has risked everything to share his insider knowledge of federal mining agencies; Larry Bush, who doesn't back down even when speeding coal trucks are used to intimidate him; Denise Giardina, a celebrated writer who ran for governor to bring attention to the issue; and many more. The book features both well-known activists and people rarely in the media. Each oral history is prefaced with a biographical essay that vividly establishes the interview settings and the subjects' connections to their region. Written and edited by native sons of the mountains, this compelling book captures a fever-pitch moment in the movement against mountaintop removal. Silas House and Jason Howard are experts on the history of resistance in Appalachia, the legacy of exploitation of the region's natural resources, and area's unique culture and landscape. This lyrical and informative text provides a critical perspective on a powerful industry. The cumulative effect of these stories is stunning and powerful. Something's Rising will long stand as a testament to the social and ecological consequences of energy at any cost and will be especially welcomed by readers of Appalachian studies, environmental science, and by all who value the mountain's majesty -- our national heritage.

Nick Willing writes and directs this British horror starring Olivia Williams and Matthew Modine. When renovations expert Meg Hamilton (Williams) and her husband Alex (Modine) decide to relocate their family to their newly-purchased country house on the wild Yorkshire Moors, Meg becomes increasingly worried as members of her restoration team begin leaving the project. After their first night in the house, Meg's daughter Penny (Antonia Clarke) claims she has seen a ghostly figure in her room and, later, when Meg discovers a secret attic room housing a mysterious painting depicting the murder of the former lady of the manor, she starts to think that Penny's suspicions of the house being haunted could be true...

Snowflake is adopted from a pet shop by Julie and her mother. Arriving home, Snowflake is introduced to the father, a cat named Goldie and a dog named Ralph. Snowflake ignores warnings from Goldie about leaving the yard and gets chased by a dog. Snowflake learns the value of listening to your parents who are wiser and give you advice because they love you

The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and international titles in a single resource. Its International Law component features works of some of the great legal theorists, including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf, Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Columbia University Law LibraryLP3C001570019220101The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926Garden City; New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922ix 1] p., 1 L., 612 p. 24 cmUnited States

In my opinion there is much available today in more open scientific circles that fulfill the statement by President Smith that ..".time will level all things." In recent years, while we moved from the twentieth century and into the twenty first century, there have been a good number of scholarly works that have come to bear on these controversial subjects. What follows is a treatise that is intended to demonstrate what the Lord has revealed in his sacred scriptures and how it correlates with or opposes secular scientific theory and philosophy. I will first relate what the Lord has revealed to us through his sacred scriptures. Then, I will review the scientific presentations of recent date that show that time has moved towards a leveling of all things and that there need not be vain attempts made to stretch the word of the Lord in order to have it conform to false scientific theories and philosophy. The sacred scriptures are true If you find anything or things in this treatise that don't square with the revelations and truths of the Lord, feel free to disregard them. But of course, I hope that you will give the entire treatise a chance before any premature judgments. Although most of what I have included in this treatise is supported by extensive scriptures and by scientific observations, there are a few theories that you might find new and innovative. I appreciate your time and attention.