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Titolo: Le energie rinnovabili

Autore: Andrea Lattanzi Barcelò

Narratore: Elena De Bertolis

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 7 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-17-16

Editore: Area 51 Short

Categoria: Science & Technology, Environment

Riepilogo Editore:

Il mondo moderno dipende ancora pesantemente dal carbone, dal petrolio e dal gas naturale per procurarsi l'energia di cui ha bisogno. I carburanti fossili non sono però rinnovabili. Questo significa che queste fonti di energia tenderanno a esaurirsi, diventando sempre più costose e più difficili da reperire. Ai ritmi di consumo attuali, il carbone potrebbe durare ancora un secolo e il metano forse due.

Dall'altra parte, abbiamo le energie rinnovabili, come quella solare o quella eolica, che si ricreano senza sosta, non inquinano e non possono finire mai. Proprio perché costituiscono un'alternativa all'uso dei combustibili fossili vengono chiamate anche "energie alternative". Il termine si riferisce in genere a fonti diverse da quelle tradizionali e che hanno un impatto ambientale molto basso.

In questo breve viaggio nel mondo delle energie rinnovabili vedremo i vantaggi e gli svantaggi dell'energia solare, eolica, geotermina, idroelettrica, delle biomasse e dell'idrogeno.

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Title: Healing the Blue Planet

Author: Bane Singh

Narrator: Risa Pappas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-16

Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

What ails Mother Earth? The answer can be found in the propensities of man, her most gifted, but alas, also her most prodigal son. The world today may look to be the oyster to modern man, with his faculties of creativity, inventiveness, and enterprise. But looks are deceptive. Man has harnessed science and technology and also the new science of economics to bring about unprecedented prosperity, growth, and amenities of life. All this, however, has come at a grievous cost to nature - in the anthropogenic maladies that we, in our reckless quest for "progress" and comfort, have inflicted on the mother planet.

Climate change and global warming; rampant exploitation of non-renewable fossil fuels belching out greenhouse gases; retreating glaciers; growing water, air, and noise pollution; ocean acidification; ozone depletion; dwindling forests; imperiled biodiversity; and the growing menace of e-waste - all are stark symptoms of the seemingly inexorable degradation that human activities have wrought on the once-pristine environment of this living planet.

We do not seem to learn from the fearsome records of myriad disasters and the five great extinctions that had stricken the earth in the past. What is worse, we seem to be heading mindlessly toward our collective doom of a sixth extinction, this time threatening to be caused by human-induced climate change. Time is running out, but all is still not lost. Initiatives have already been launched by conscientious world bodies, conferences, and protocols to fight the hydra-headed monster of environmental pollution.

What is needed is a broad-based general will - an "informed consent" by us, the conscious earthlings - to heal our beloved blue planet. The symptoms, the diagnostics and the line of cure, are all presented in this volume of engaging and comprehensive analysis by an ecologist who has embraced "Save the Earth" as his mission in life.

Members Reviews:

HEALING is what the BLUE PLANET NEEDS

Many years ago I wondered what it was exactly that caused so much enviromental destruction and pollution on a world wide scale. Individual causes didn't indicate an explaination sufficient to include the overall spreading of the damage on a world wide scale. When I read Healing of the Blue Planet it all became crystal clear to me. What a wonderful educational gift of enlightenment to give to your children or your family and friends. It is so spot on and an inspriation to everyone who reads it.Healing The Blue Planet

A Truly Arresting Read!

I just bought this book the other day, as it really leaped out at me from the shelf. I've just been glued to the front cover for the past week or so. The art is just so brilliant that I couldn't bring myself to look away. I could stare at those jolly fish all day long. In fact, I have. I haven't actually got around to opening the book up and reading the rest of it yet, but I'm sure that's pretty good as well.

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Title: Call of the Whippoorwill

Subtitle: A Fading Summer Song

Author: Scott Clem

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-16

Publisher: Michael Scott Clem

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Call of the Whippoorwill takes a detailed look at the Eastern Whippoorwill. In this book, you will learn all about the bird, its habitat, ecology, feeding and mating habits, egg incubation, care of its young, and possible explanations behind the decreasing numbers of the species in the eastern United States. The book also explores the prominence of the whippoorwill in legends and popular culture.

This book is dedicated to the memory of my big brother, Duane Clem, who told me all about the whippoorwill when we were kids, and sparked my longstanding interest in the bird. A portion of the revenue generated from the sale of this book will be donated in Duane's memory to Second Nature Wildlife Rehabilitation near Thompsonville, Illinois, for which Duane participated in numerous fundraising efforts.

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Title: Staying Cool Has Hidden Costs for Birds

Author: Susan Milius

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-07-16

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

In the short-term, ways to beat the heat are cool. But for desert birds, even simple panting or flying into the shade can have some sneaky long-term costs. When male southern yellow-billed hornbills pant, theyre less able to snap up food. The hornbills are one of several bird species face hidden costs of trying not to overheat.

"Staying Cool Has Hidden Costs for Birds" is from the September 17, 2016 issue of Science News.

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Titolo: Storia della vita sulla Terra

Sottotitolo: Dalle derive dei continenti agli ultimi arrivati

Autore: Raffaele Sardella

Narratore: Jacopo Venturiero

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 3 hrs and 56 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 09-06-16

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Valutazioni: 4 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: Science & Technology, Environment

Riepilogo Editore:

Sin dalla comparsa dellavita sulla Terra, circa 3,6 miliardi di anni fa, è esistita una stretta connessione fra le trasformazioni del pianeta e l'evoluzione degli organismi viventi che hanno popolato i continenti. In alcuni momenti la vita è stata anche sul punto di scomparire dalla Terra, ma a queste fasi di cosiddette crisi biologiche ne sono seguite altre di esplosione evolutiva e diffusione di specie nuove.

Il volume ripercorre le tappe principali di questa lunga storia: dalla diffusione degli organismi pluricellulari nei mari alla conquista delle terre emerse da parte delle piante, dal dominio dei rettili fino all'avvento delle faune moderne e di "Homo sapiens".

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Title: The Next Must-Have Smartphone Feature

Author: Elizabeth Woyke

Narrator: Joe Knezevich

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-16

Publisher: MIT Technology Review

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Smartphones can tell you when to depart for the airport to make your flight, provide voice-guided directions on the way there, and route around traffic jams. But if you wanted to get audio directions to a specific counter at the airport, youd be out of luck. That requires a phone to understand its position in great detail, all on its own - even when it is deep inside a building, beyond the reach of GPS signals. Even the most sophisticated phones cant do that.

"The Next Must-Have Smartphone Feature" is from the September/October issue of Technology Review.

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Title: Planets Are People Too

Subtitle: Starring the Sun

Author: G. McGill

Narrator: G. McGill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-29-16

Publisher: First Edition Design Publishing

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Gravity plays hardball in this solar satire, forcing the system to orbital bankruptcy. As the Sun & Planets scramble in dark energy chaos, they plot & plan new galactic endeavors to settle this suctioning debt collection. Who is going to pony up? Will it be you and me? How about the dark White House?

The Author is Earth in the shape of a human, deeply inspired to express her need for a healthy transition. She became a healthcare provider in 2004, where her inspiration transpired from learning & witnessing the similarities of planets & people. Both get sick when dehydrated. Both throw-up toxins. Neither are blown-up safely. For these reasons & more, she decided to write. And this is why Planets are People Too - Starring the Sun.

Members Reviews:

Like a dream

Looking back and recollecting the book is like trying to remember a dream! Fast and furious writing that challenges your imagination while anchoring your thoughts with familiar metaphors.

Awesome, Creative Writing

Awesome, Creative Writing!! Loved the ebook and the amazing Audio Book!!! Don't miss out on this galactic Thriller that is now being played out in the Stars as you read!

It's a "Star Party"

This is really funny and scary too. I couldn't put the audio down!!!!!!!!!! :)

Don't miss the "Magenta City"

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Title: Tech Investors Face Peril in Search for the Next Big Thing

Author: Nanette Byrnes

Narrator: Joe Knezevich

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-16

Publisher: MIT Technology Review

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Be careful. We are likely nearing the end of the recent boom in innovation, and tech investors are overreaching, says Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Elad Gil. Gil, whos spent years in key posts at Twitter and Google, and whos currently invested in or advising private companies including AirBnB, Square, and Stripe, argues that as they search for the next technology wave, investors have begun to apply lofty software-company-level valuations to industries that are traditionally less profitable and more asset-intensive, and that also have vastly different business cycles and distribution.

"Tech Investors Face Peril in Search for the Next Big Thing" is from techreview.com, published on July 8, 2016.

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Title: Quantum Fragility May Help Guide Birds

Author: Emily Conover

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-16

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Harnessing the weirdness of the quantum world is difficult - fragile quantum properties quickly degrade under typical conditions. But such fragility could help migrating birds find their way. Some scientists think birds navigate with quantum-mechanical compasses, and the new study suggests quantum fragility would enhance birds sense of direction.

"Quantum Fragility May Help Guide Birds" is from the July 23, 2016 issue of Science News.

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Title: The Water Battery

Subtitle: Bridging the Fossil Fuel Past with the Clean Energy Future

Author: Christopher Kinkaid

Narrator: Christopher Kinkaid

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-16

Publisher: Solardyne LLC

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

The Water Battery is a technology which bridges the gap between clean energy technology, and the fossil-fuel world. The Water Battery is an industrial-strength battery technology allowing variable clean energy sources like solar and wind to be stored safely, then tapped on-demand to power electrical loads 24/7. The Water Battery is the missing link for industrially storing and retrieving electrical energy first produced from variable clean energy sources such as solar, PV, and wind.

This audiobook explores the role of energy and empire through from the ancient Greeks through modern times. The Water Battery technology is described based on technology developed by Michael Faraday in 1839.

Explore the historical significance and the modern imperative of converting conventional heat-engines driven by coal and nuclear fission into clean, renewable, and sustainable solar Water Battery technology.

Members Reviews:

Interesting and perhaps now an idea of its time.

I had a bit of a problem with the recording some words disappeared, I'm not sure why but it only marginally affected my enjoyment, more telling was my frustration at not catching every word the author had to say!