CATS Citizen's Guide
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Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Transportation |
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Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Transportation |
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Author | : Lawrence B. Slobodkin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2003-05-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0190289996 |
The earth is continuously changing and evolving yet it is unclear how environmental changes will affect us in years to come. What changes are inevitable? What changes, if any, are beneficial? And what can we do as citizens of this planet to protect it and our future generations? Larry Slobodkin, one of the leading pioneers of modern ecology, offers compelling answers to these questions in A Citizen's Guide to Ecology. He provides many insights into ecology and the processes that keep the world functioning. This important guide introduces observations that underlie arguments about all aspects of the natural environment--including both global and local issues. To clarify difficult concepts, Slobodkin uses lake, ocean, and terrestrial ecosystems to explain ecological energy flows and relationships on a global scale. The book presents a clear and current understanding of the ecological world, and how individual citizens can participate in practical decisions on ecological issues. It tackles such issues as global warming, ecology and health, organic farming, species extinction and adaptation, and endangered species. An excellent introduction and overview, A Citizen's Guide to Ecology helps us to understand what steps we as humans can take to keep our planet habitable for generations to come. "This beautifully written book brings together careful observation, personal reflection, and theoretical understanding to explain the major environmental problems that confront us. Dr. Slobodkin's superb and sweeping work invites us to contemplate a great many facts and a few large values to motivate a clear and compelling response to losses of biodiversity, the problem of invasive species, global warming, and other environmental concerns."--Mark Sagoff, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland
Author | : David Grimm |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2014-04-08 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : 1610391349 |
Dogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are family members and surrogate children. A little over a century ago, pets didn't warrant the meager legal status of property. Now, they have more rights and protections than any other animal in the country. Some say they're even on the verge of becoming legal persons. How did we get here -- and what happens next? In this fascinating exploration of the changing status of dogs and cats in society, pet lover and award-winning journalist David Grimm explores the rich and surprising history of our favorite companion animals. He treks the long and often torturous path from their wild origins to their dark days in the middle ages to their current standing as the most valued animals on Earth. As he travels across the country -- riding along with Los Angeles detectives as they investigate animal cruelty cases, touring the devastation of New Orleans in search of the orphaned pets of Hurricane Katrina, and coming face-to-face with wolves and feral cats -- Grimm reveals the changing social attitudes that have turned pets into family members, and the remarkable laws and court cases that have elevated them to quasi citizens. The journey to citizenship isn't a smooth one, however. As Grimm finds, there's plenty of opposition to the rising status of cats and dogs. From scientists and farmers worried that our affection for pets could spill over to livestock and lab rats to philosophers who say the only way to save society is to wipe cats and dogs from the face of the earth, the battle lines are being drawn. We are entering a new age of pets -- one that is fundamentally transforming our relationship with these animals and reshaping the very fabric of society. For pet lovers or anyone interested in how we decide who gets to be a "person" in today's world, Citizen Canine is a must read. It is a pet book like no other.
Author | : Jon Stewart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 9780713998948 |
American democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which is why so many other nations are eager for it to be imposed on them. But just what exactly is it? Jon Stewart and his fellow patriots from the Emmy-winning The Daily Show finally deliver the answer. They offer their insights into a unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes, and exploring the reasons why concepts like 'One man, one vote', 'Government by the people', and 'Every vote counts' have become such popular urban myths. Includes such favourites as Ancient Rome: The First Republicans; The Founding Fathers: Young, Gifted and White; The President: King of Democracy; The Supreme Court: 18 Legs, Four Tits, One Mission; Running for Office: What Are You Thinking?; The Media: Can It Be Stopped?; The Future of Democracy: The Constitutional Robocracy and You
Author | : John Zerilli |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2021-02-23 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0262361310 |
A concise but informative overview of AI ethics and policy. Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, has generated a staggering amount of hype in the past several years. Is it the game-changer it's been cracked up to be? If so, how is it changing the game? How is it likely to affect us as customers, tenants, aspiring home-owners, students, educators, patients, clients, prison inmates, members of ethnic and sexual minorities, voters in liberal democracies? This book offers a concise overview of moral, political, legal and economic implications of AI. It covers the basics of AI's latest permutation, machine learning, and considers issues including transparency, bias, liability, privacy, and regulation.
Author | : Shanto Iyengar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Mass media |
ISBN | : 9780393664874 |
Provides crucial context for important recent developments
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political corruption |
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Author | : Gareth Branwyn |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books (CA) |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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In one of the most complete handbooks to mass communication ever, cyber-culture expert Gareth Branwyn guides the wired and soon-to-be wired through the use of public access television, film, video, the Internet, and more. This groundbreaking, comprehensive guide is full of easy-to-follow instructions, hands-on information, practical hints, and case studies. 2-color throughout.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Electronic government information |
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Author | : Steve Symms |
Publisher | : Jameson Books (IL) |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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