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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on two CD-ROMs presents an incredible collection of important documents, reports, and publications from the federal government about the science of global warming and climate change. There is speculation that ocean currents could change in a way that actually triggers a new ice age, or at least significant localized cooling, in some parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There is extraordinary material from the federal… More >>
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America fighting two wars, the worst economy since the Great Depression, the growing climate crisis and a failing health care system, combine to make the 2008 presidential elections the most important in U.S. history. Who better than America’s future, its kids, to pick who they think will lead America to a better tomorrow?Praise for KIDS TALK POLITICS: “Move over ‘Sixty Minutes’, there’s a new kid on the block-literally.”CitizenTube – Official Political Blog YouTube”Kids g… More >>
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In this groundbreaking, global analysis of the relationship between climate change and human health, Hans Baer and Merrill Singer inventory and critically analyze the diversity of significant and sometimes devastating health implications of global warming. Using a range of theoretical tools from anthropology, medicine, and environmental sciences, they present ecosyndemics as a new paradigm for understanding the relationship between environmental change and disease. … More >>