Main Title |
Eco-pioneers : practical visionaries solving today's environmental problems / |
Author |
Lerner, Steve.
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Publisher |
MIT Press, |
Year Published |
1997 |
OCLC Number |
36656387 |
ISBN |
0262122073 |
Subjects |
Environmental degradation--United States--Case studies ;
Sustainable development--United States--Case studies ;
Environmental engineers--United States--Biography ;
Environmentalists--United States--Biography
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
GE150.L47 1997 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
11/01/2002 |
ESAM |
GE150.L47 1997 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
05/22/1998 |
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Collation |
xii, 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. {399}-414) and index. |
Contents Notes |
The search for low-impact building materials and techniques / Pliny Fisk III -- Bringing native plants back to the American lawn / Lorrie Otto -- Greenhouse treatment of municipal sewage / John Todd -- The new frugality movement promotes living better by consuming less / Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez -- Environmental solutions to innner-city problems / Scott Bernstein -- A utility company switches from nuclear power to energy conservation, renewable energy, and electric vehicles / S. David Freeman -- Breeding naturally colored organic cotton eliminates the need for toxic dyes and pesticides / Sally Fox -- Mining the discard supply / Daniel Knapp -- Returning to selective forestry after the failure of clearcutting / Walton Smith -- Transforming hazardous wastes into useful industrial materials / Christopher Nagel and William Haney III -- Urban rooftop agriculture / Paul Mankiewicz -- Transforming Chattanooga into an environmental city / David Crockett -- Redesigning buildings and building materials for environmentally intelligent architecture / William McDonough -- Moving out of the flood plain and designing an environmentally sustainable community / New Pattonsburg, Missouri -- Promoting ecologically sustainable businesses in west coast temperate rain forests / Alana Probst -- Students swap protests for practical work building an ecologically sustainable campus / Daniel Einstein and David Eagan -- Western cattle rancher experiments with sustainable techniques / Jack Turnell -- The mothers of East Los Angeles conserve water, protect the neighborhood, and create jobs / Juana Beatriz Gutierrez -- Sustainable agriculture takes root among family farmers in Iowa / Ron Rosmann -- Zunis launch a sustainable action plan to manage tribal resources / James Enote -- Saving the seed : rescuing important foods and medicinal crops from extinction / Kenny Ausubel -- Cleaning up and reusing abandoned and contaminated industrial sites / Eco-Justice Activists -- Helping families
minimize environmental impact one household at a time / David Gershon -- Two approaches to restoring trashed urban rivers / Thomas Schueler and Robert Boone -- A green priest preaches about the need to protect God's creation / The Reverend Jeffrey Gollih
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Place Published |
Cambridge, Mass. : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1997. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
97008333 |
Merged OCLC records |
38351214; 1001370445; 1001999128 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20021101150843 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03394cam 2200349 a 45020 |