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  [T]axing Greenhouse Gases - An...

  Lex Fullarton

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  Lex Fullarton takes a closer look at the three pillars of the sustainable development framework known as the Triple Bottom Line (TBL).  The concept of the TBL is that for a project to be sustainable it must not simply be profitable in economic terms, but it must also benefit society and enhance the natural environment.
  
  In the 21st century, the greatest threat to Earth’s natural environment and the population of the planet is the rise of greenhouse gas emissions caused from burning fossil fuel as an energy source.  The rise of GHG emissions has resulted in a rise in the ambient air temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and is resulting in a significant change in climatic conditions on Earth.
  
  Fullarton scrutinizes the problem of getting industry and governments to understand the significance of creating harmony within the TBL. One of the main problems is that partisan politics tends to fragment the factors of the TBL rather than bring them together. Fullarton takes a strong stand in suggesting that taxation systems, which have traditionally been viewed primarily as a means of raising government finance, can be effectively applied to influence industrial and consumer attitudes towards transiting away from polluting fossil-fuel energy sources towards non-polluting renewable energy use.

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  Elephant Slaves & Pampered...

  Louise E. Robbins

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  This lively history “adds a new dimension to our understanding of 18th-century France” by exploring the Parisian fashion of importing exotic animals (American Historical Review). 
   
  In 1775, a visitor to Laurent Spinacuta’s Grande Ménagerie at the annual winter fair in Paris would have seen two tigers, several kinds of monkeys, an armadillo, an ocelot, and a condor—in all, forty-two live animals. In the streets of the city, one could observe performing elephants and a fighting polar bear. Those looking for unusual pets could purchase parrots, flying squirrels, and capuchin monkeys. The royal menagerie at Versailles displayed lions, cranes, an elephant, a rhinoceros, and a zebra, which in 1760 became a major court attraction. 
   
  For Enlightenment-era Parisians, exotic animals piqued scientific curiosity and conveyed social status. Their variety and accessibility were a boon for naturalists like Buffon, author of Histoire naturelle. Louis XVI use his menagerie to demonstrate his power, while critics saw his caged animals as metaphors of slavery and oppression.  
   
  In her engaging account, Robbins considers nearly every aspect of France’s obsession with exotic fauna, from the animals’ transportation and care to the inner workings of the oiseleurs’ (birdsellers’) guild. Based on wide-ranging research, Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots offers a major contribution to the history of human-animal relations, eighteenth-century culture, and French colonialism.

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  The Knowledge - How to Rebuild...

  Lewis Dartnell

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  How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch? 
  If our technological society collapsed tomorrow, perhaps from a viral pandemic or catastrophic asteroid impact, what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What crucial knowledge would they need to survive in the immediate aftermath and to rebuild civilization as quickly as possible—a guide for rebooting the world? 
  Human knowledge is collective, distributed across the population. It has built on itself for centuries, becoming vast and increasingly specialized. Most of us are ignorant about the fundamental principles of the civilization that supports us, happily utilizing the latest—or even the most basic—technology without having the slightest idea of why it works or how it came to be. If you had to go back to absolute basics, like some sort of postcataclysmic Robinson Crusoe, would you know how to re-create an internal combustion engine, put together a microscope, get metals out of rock, accurately tell time, weave fibers into clothing, or even how to produce food for yourself? 
  Regarded as one of the brightest young scientists of his generation, Lewis Dartnell proposes that the key to preserving civilization in an apocalyptic scenario is to provide a quickstart guide, adapted to cataclysmic circumstances. The Knowledge describes many of the modern technologies we employ, but first it explains the fundamentals upon which they are built. Every piece of technology rests on an enormous support network of other technologies, all interlinked and mutually dependent. You can't hope to build a radio, for example, without understanding how to acquire the raw materials it requires, as well as generate the electricity needed to run it. But Dartnell doesn't just provide specific information for starting over; he also reveals the greatest invention of them all—the phenomenal knowledge-generating machine that is the scientific method itself. This would allow survivors to learn technological advances not explicitly explored in The Knowledge as well as things we have yet to discover. 
  The Knowledge is a brilliantly original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world as well as a thought experiment about the very idea of scientific knowledge itself.

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  432 Hz Music for Sound Healing -...

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  There are some vibrations that have a strong impact on the soul and can soothe the spirit, reminding the body of its primordial state. This is particularly the case with solfeggio frequencies, which have a long tradition and can help to regenerate our health at all levels.Each track is a unique jewel tuned to 432 Hz Solfeggio that combines neuroscience and stellar musicianship with the intention to create beautiful music that nourishes our soul. The recordings resonate and activate our DNA and innate healing intelligence, the music deepens your connection with Source. Within seconds, your brainwaves shift into the alpha and theta states, which enhance healing, meditation and spiritual practice of all kinds.All you need to feel the effects are good headphones or speakers. The aural world's solfeggio frequencies immediately resonate in your brain, connecting you to the universe's healing powers.©℗®™ 2022 Solfeggio Sound Healing Center / mindMAGIXX / Total running time: 10 hours +---Please note: The audio sample contains ALL tracks from this audio book.

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  Dividend Investment - A Simple...

  Alex Nolan

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  Dividend investing is investing in a longstanding company that has a lot of surplus with their profits. It is not as simple as that, though. The company is always one that puts some of their profits back into the investors and gives them a percentage of a portion of the profits. If that sounds like another name for a small number, it’s not. Companies that make billions of dollars in profits each year end up paying their investors millions when it comes to dividend investing.  
  Whether you are a beginner or you are already investing, this book is meant for you. There is a lot of information contained here that will be able to help you get the help that you need with it. Read on to learn everything about choosing an investment opportunity, how yields work and even how to balance your portfolio. Once you have finished reading the book, you will have a clear idea of what dividend investing is, what it means to you and how it can help you out. You may even be able to consider yourself a pro at dividend investing after you have read the book and learned everything that I have to offer about dividend investing.  
  If you’re ready to stop spinning your wheels, work less, make more money, and reinvent life for yourself as a rich person with plenty of time for yourself, then you need to scroll back up to the top and buy this book now!

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  Starting A Business For...

  Giovanni Rigters

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  If you have a great idea, why not turn it into a lucrative career path? Starting your own business is possible, and this book will give you all of the tools and advice necessary! You will learn how to craft your idea from its beginning stages into a business that is successful and functional. By following these steps, you can make sure that you are putting all of your time and effort into the business correctly. No matter what your dreams are or what you envision for your business, it is possible if you are willing to put in the work. This book makes it easy for you—serving as a guideline to follow so you always know what to do next.

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