Newsweek: Why DDT bugs will not stop Some critics have accused the environmentalists of the current bed bug plague, arguing that the prohibition 1972 DDT is a major cause. But there is virtually no demand, including the pest control industry, to bring back DDT use against bedbugs and widespread agreement that, aside environmental concerns, would not work. Bugs – Pest Control – DDT – Environmentalism – United States
Global warming threat – Vets in the Polar Bear Wild – BBC animals
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Simon Says Let’s Stop Climate Change! $19.99 Featuring the “It’s A Jungle Out There!”® gang by Denis Thomopoulos, “Simon Says ‘Let’s Stop Climate Change!’” is an animated adventure that teaches and empowers kids on this important environmental issue. Topics covered include Global Warming, the Greenhouse Effect, the Food Chain, Carbon Footprints, and eco habits like the “Three Rs” (Reducing, Reusing, Recycling), Composting, and Carbon Offset… |
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The God Species: Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans $15.99 We humans are the God species, both the creators and destroyers of life on this planet. As we enter a new geological era – the Anthropocene – our collective power now overwhelms and dominates the major forces of nature. But from the water cycle to the circulation of nitrogen and carbon through the entire Earth system, we are coming dangerously close to destroying the planetary life-support systems… |
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Waiting for Ice $10.84 Based on the true story of an orphaned cub. Far north in the Arctic Ocean on Wrangel Island, an orphaned polar ear cub struggles to find food. Without a mother to feed her, this young female must fend for herself. Due to rising global temperatures, food is hard to find because the pack ice that the bears rely on for hunting is late in coming…. |
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On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear $10.46 A Q&A with Richard Ellis Question: First things first: why polar bears? Richard Ellis: Polar bears are probably the most charismatic mammals on earth. They are beautiful, powerful, popular, misunderstood–and seriously endangered. After all the other books Iâve written, this seems like the book I was born to write. Question: You begin the book with your own intimate enc… |
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