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The big picture reflections on science, humanity, and a quickly changing planet

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ISBN: 9781926685441 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 192668544X (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (222 p.)
Publisher: Vancouver : David Suzuki Foundation ; Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, c2009.

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.17 Includes index. Multi-User. A collection of columns published under the title Science matters.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Blinded by Science: Research and the perils of ignorance -- 2. Smarter Than Your Average Planet: Interconnections in the biosphere -- 3. Getting to Know the Joneses: Protecting the diversity of life on Earth -- 4. Putting Mother Nature on the Payroll: Natural services and economics -- 5. Hot Hot Heat: Global warming and climate change -- 6. You Can't Get There from Here: Car culture and global transportation -- 7. Jellyfish - It's What's for Dinner: Feeding the planet in the twenty-first century -- 8. True Cost of Gadgets: Technology and the culture of consumerism -- 9. Lights, Camera, Sound Bite: Social change and the media -- 10. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Public policy for a sustainable planet.
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