Find clarity on everyday green-living dilemmas to maximize your sustainability Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How much better for the planet are electric cars? What saves more water - using the dishwasher or washing up by hand? We all want to do the right thing for the planet, but with so many factors at play, it can be difficult to work out which is the greenest way. With answers to more than 140 everyday green-living questions, Is It Really Green? cuts through the confusion and gives you the facts. Get to the heart of each eco-conundrum, interrogate your instincts, and make informed decisions to reduce your ecological footprint.
Links emerging Romantic ideas about the role of the writer to the ambivalence of the concept of popular sovereignty, connecting theories about the role of the intellectual or the writer to the developing contestation of the concept of the majesty of the people during the 1790s.
Focusing on the writing of John Thelwall, Thomas Paine, Helen Maria Williams, William Godwin, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Wordsworth, Georgina Green examines how theories about the role of the intellectual or the writer were developed as part of the 1790s' contestation of the concept of the majesty of the people.
We study how household concerns about their future financial situation may affect the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We use a representative survey of UK households to compute the MPC from a hypothetical transfer of £500. We find that household expectations play a key role in determining differences in MPCs across households: households concerned about not being able to make ends meet have a 20% higher MPC than other households. Our findings suggest that policies targeted to vulnerable and financially distressed households may prove more effective in stimulating demand than providing stimulus payments to all households.
The heart of the Amazon, the most biologically diverse forest on the planet which is also home to several indigenous tribes, sits on Ecuador's largest undeveloped oil reserves. The government of Ecuador has made an unprecedented proposal: Ecuador will not allow extraction of the oil fields if the world community can create a compensation trust to fund Ecuador's sustainable development into the future. Yasuni Green Gold documents and celebrates Ecuador's beauty and is a message to the world to close the region to the black gold of oil exploration.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with shamrocks, spuds and shillelaghs. This unit focuses on developing skills in the following subjects: Phonics, Word Study, Reading, Research, Brainstorming, Creative Writing, Mathematics, Printing and Writing.
Jack takes his toy fox everywhere even to the local swimming pond. When the fox floats off to the other side of the pond, Mum swims to save it. Will she succeed? (Letter-sounds featured: j v w x) Jack's Fox is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5.
Intended for weekend golfers and international golfing tourists, this work helps you pick the best 'courses to play, the most comfortable accommodation and the finest restaurants to dine in Ireland.
Organised by colour, On the Pulse offers a vibrant selection of classic and contemporary dishes using everything from chickpeas, puy lentils and peas to more unusual pulses such as adzuki, soya and edamame beans. Georgina shows you how to embrace this often-overlooked, rich and nutrient-dense legumes, guiding you through the varieties, their health benefits, and how best to use them so that you can cook with confidence. With recipes such as Green Falafel with Harissa Yogurt, Vietnamese Meatballs with Edamame Beans, Broad Bean Pappardelle with Pancetta, and Chocolate, Bean and Almond Cake, this is an inspirational collection that cannot fail to get you excited about cooking with pulses.
AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4'S THE GREAT COOKBOOK CHALLENGE 'A culinary masterpiece' Olia Hercules, author of Home Food Sun-kissed, simple, and delicious recipes bursting with the delights of the Mediterranean cooking from award-winning food writer, Georgina Hayden. Throughout TAVERNA you'll be treated to the full, delicious melting pot of Greek Cypriot food and flavours, including: Simple Mediterranean salads Classic ingredients like feta, a squeeze of lemon and fresh oregano Cinnamon-infused stews Orange-blossom scented pastries Georgina takes the best of traditional Cypriot cooking and makes it relevant to modern home cooks. From simple vegan fast-day dishes to feasts for the family, there is something delicious for every mood and moment. These delicious recipes relive sun-kissed Mediterranean holidays and simple taverna-style meals. 'Taverna... brings a touch of Cypriot sunshine into your kitchen' Good Housekeeping 'This spectacular book is filled with comforting, delicious recipes' Jamie Oliver
Written by an amateur gardener for amateurs, Rose Kingsley's 1908 work shares her practical experience cultivating roses with those interested in cultivating their own.
Share and enjoy the excitement of Christmas with your class! Activities included focus on these skills: Reading, Word Building, Mathematics, Creative, Phonics, and Brainstorming.
Judith Wright (1915-2000) remains a giant figure within Australian art, culture, and politics. Her 1946 collection of poetry, The Moving Image, revolutionized Australian poetry. She helped to establish the modern Australian environmental movement and was a key player in early campaigns for Aboriginal land rights. A friend and confidante of artists, writers, scholars, activists, and policy makers, she remains an inspiration to many. And yet, as Georgina Arnott is able to show in this major new work, the biographical picture we have had of this renowned poet-activist has been very much a partial one. This book presents a more human figure than we have previously seen, and concentrates on Wright's younger years. New material allows us to hear-directly, thrillingly-the feisty voice of a young Judith Wright, and forces us to reconsider the woman we thought we knew. *** "Thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, 'The Unknown Judith Wright' is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Literary Studies collections in general, and supplemental studies reading lists in the subject areas of: Australian History, Art, Poetry, Gender Studies, Literary Criticism, and Biographies." --Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch: January 2017 Subject: Australian History, Art, Poetry, Gender Studies, Literary Criticism, Biography]
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