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"Welcome to our green city! You'll find flowers, trees, animals... and wind turbines, electric cars, and solar panels, too. In this city, a utopian imagination of what a sustainable community could look like, neighbours from diverse backgrounds come together to care for their surroundings and one another. As readers are invited on a journey through the city, they learn about what makes it environmentally friendly, from electric transportation to green...
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Niagara Falls is in need of a savior. In the 1940s, prominent businessman JOSEPH MALVISTI made a decision that resulted in decades of widespread environmental devastation in this long-defiled corner of New York State. Joseph writes a series of deathbed confessionary letters in an attempt to atone for his and his sons' conduct. He also unveils an ambitious plan to bankroll a self-sustaining eco-city on the shores of the Niagara River. But the construction...
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A magnificent saga of two proud and powerful families-one British, one African-and their battle over Kenya's destiny in the twentieth century.
In 1917, Dr. Grace Treverton arrives in Kenya, determined to bring modern medicine to the African natives. Her brother, Sir Valentine Treverton, has his own dream for the British protectorate: to establish an agricultural empire to rival any in England. The aspirations of the wealthy Trevertons collide with...
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The term "Green City" has many different meanings to different people. There is no universal solution that can be applied to every city. Adaptable, responsive, and innovative solutions that differ from one place to another enable Green Cities to emerge in various forms and enable us to recognize the variation and dynamism of cities. Green Development considers how to improve and manage the overall quality and health of water, air, and land in urban...
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Founded in 1998 by the late culinary luminary, author, chef, and entrepreneur Abby Mandel, the Green City Market is the venerable year-round farmers market held in Chicago's Lincoln Park. Since its inception, the Green City Market has grown into one of the most popular destinations for finding organic and sustainable produce and products throughout the Midwest's extensive farm-to-table culinary movement.
The Green City Market Cookbook is the first...
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