From Field To Town
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A Field Philosopher S Guide To Fracking How One Texas Town Stood Up To Big Oil And Gas
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Author : Adam Briggle
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2015-10-19
A Field Philosopher S Guide To Fracking How One Texas Town Stood Up To Big Oil And Gas written by Adam Briggle and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-19 with Science categories.
From the front lines of the fracking debate, a “field philosopher” explores one of our most divisive technologies. When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years later he would successfully lead a citizens' initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton—the first Texas town to challenge the oil and gas industry. On his journey to learn about fracking and its effects, he leaped from the ivory tower into the fray. In beautifully narrated chapters, Briggle brings us to town hall debates and neighborhood meetings where citizens wrestle with issues few fully understand. Is fracking safe? How does it affect the local economy? Why are bakeries prohibited in neighborhoods while gas wells are permitted next to playgrounds? In his quest for answers Briggle meets people like Cathy McMullen. Her neighbors’ cows asphyxiated after drinking fracking fluids, and her orchard was razed to make way for a pipeline. Cathy did not consent to drilling, but those who profited lived far out of harm’s way. Briggle's first instinct was to think about fracking—deeply. Drawing on philosophers from Socrates to Kant, but also on conversations with engineers, legislators, and industry representatives, he develops a simple theory to evaluate fracking: we should give those at risk to harm a stake in the decisions we make, and we should monitor for and correct any problems that arise. Finding this regulatory process short-circuited, with government and industry alike turning a blind eye to symptoms like earthquakes and nosebleeds, Briggle decides to take action. Though our field philosopher is initially out of his element—joining fierce activists like "Texas Sharon," once called the "worst enemy" of the oil and gas industry—his story culminates in an underdog victory for Denton, now nationally recognized as a beacon for citizens' rights at the epicenter of the fracking revolution.
A Field Guide To The Clarens Village Conservancy
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Author : Rodney Moffett
language : en
Publisher: UJ Press
Release Date : 2018-12-01
A Field Guide To The Clarens Village Conservancy written by Rodney Moffett and has been published by UJ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-01 with Nature categories.
With the scenic village of Clarens located on the western edge of the Maloti-Drakensberg, the Clarens Village Conservancy offers a taste of biodiversity quite special to this region: it forms an area of overlap between western arid elements, moist eastern elements, Afromontane elements, and Drakensberg alpine elements. As such, there is a treat for adventurers around every corner in this rugged environment. Thanks to active and well-managed civic organisations such as the Clarens Village Conservancy, this natural heritage will not go unappreciated. We are truly privileged to live and work in this environment, and hope that this Field Guide will inspire many visitors to come to marvel at our mountains and its treasures.
Open Field Farming In Medieval Europe
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Author : Warren Ault
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Open Field Farming In Medieval Europe written by Warren Ault and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Business & Economics categories.
This book presents a detailed account of the co-operative practice of agriculture in medieval England, shedding much light on how medieval villagers governed their own affairs. During this period co-operation was essential in ploughing, sowing and reaping, with communal control of the pasturing of the fallow and stubble. These practices were set out in customary by-laws which were agreed to by common consent and villages themselves were greatly involved with their enactment and enforcement. In the course of time, many of the by-laws were put into writing. Professor Ault has travelled extensively throughout England collecting and researching these agrarian ordinances and translating them into modern English. Since it was first published in 1972 this analysis has provided new insight into the organizational structure and governance of medieval villages in England and is essential reading for all those interested in the history of the Middle Ages.
Hard Luck
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Author : Steve Springer
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2011-04-01
Hard Luck written by Steve Springer and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali—twice, Frazier—twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy, and pain. And tragedy. Like the man he fought during two highly controversial fight cards in 1970 and '72—Muhammad Ali—boxing great Jerry Quarry was to suffer gravely. He died at age fifty-three, mind and body ravaged by Dementia Pugilistica. In Hard Luck, “Irish” Jerry Quarry comes to life—from his Grapes of Wrath days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of being the World's Most Popular Fighter in '68, '69, '70, and '71. The story of Jerry Quarry is one of the richest in the annals of boxing, and through painstaking research and exclusive access to the Quarry family and its archives, Steve Springer and Blake Chavez have captured it all.
Comparative Philology Of The Old And New Worlds In Relation To Archaic Speech
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Author : Robert Philips Greg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
Comparative Philology Of The Old And New Worlds In Relation To Archaic Speech written by Robert Philips Greg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Grammar, Comparative and general categories.
History From A D 705 To 1883 Of Preston In The County Of Lancaster
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Author : Atticus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
History From A D 705 To 1883 Of Preston In The County Of Lancaster written by Atticus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Preston (Lancashire, England) categories.
Hidden History Of Mystic Stonington
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Author : Gail B. MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-23
Hidden History Of Mystic Stonington written by Gail B. MacDonald and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-23 with History categories.
Mystic and Stonington are quintessential seacoast villages with colorful and diverse histories that extend well beyond the wharves and former sea captains' homes. Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants and women also wove the unique story of this New England coastline. Now known for bucolic landscapes and tourist attractions, Mystic was once a workaday village that hosted thousands during annual Peace Meetings and provided groundbreaking education to deaf children. Stonington village teemed with railroad and steamship workers and passengers and was home to a women's college. Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald peels back the layers of these southeastern Connecticut coastal communities, revealing a rich history that is sometimes surprising and always intriguing.
Rural Households In Emerging Societies
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Author : Margaret Haswell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-17
Rural Households In Emerging Societies written by Margaret Haswell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-17 with Social Science categories.
The constantly changing circumstances of rural life in sub-Saharan Africa have brought with them both successes and failures. The essays in this volume examine the various pressures and inducements to changing resource-use patterns faced by rural households, and explore the two-way causal relationship between technology and technological change on the one hand and other key elements of rural change - demographic, environmental, economic, social, and political - on the other. Contemporary approaches to the introduction of technical innovations are examined, and new approaches are proposed. Through case studies of particular communities, the wide-ranging impacts of past experiences are assessed, and the causes and consequences of indigenous initiatives are explored.
The Public Statutes Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Enacted Nov 19 1881
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Author : Massachusetts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
The Public Statutes Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Enacted Nov 19 1881 written by Massachusetts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Law categories.
The Johns Hopkins University Studies In Historical And Political Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Johns Hopkins University Studies In Historical And Political Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Social sciences categories.