Author: Benedictine Sisters of Erie Pennsylvalnia
Publisher: Earth Force, Inc.
Keywords: benedictine, communities, audit, environmental, earth, listening
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 1997-04-21
eBookDB-ID: B0014LGC3I

This book is relevant to an audience far greater than the 300+ Benedictine monasteries and their large associated communities in urban and rural Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Indeed, adaptations are being planned for African Muslim communities and for Buddhist communities in Asia. Throughout their history the Benedictines have had a close connection with land and its stewardship. As written in the Preface: "For Benedictines, an environmental audit is not a fad. It is not a social nicety. It is certainly not an option. It is simply a contemporary manifestation of an ancient commitmen

Authors:Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje, A
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: new, era, challenges, meeting, visual, arts, portrait
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833037935
ISBN-13: 9780833037930

The third in a series that examines the state of the arts in America, this analysis shows, in addition to lines around the block for special exhibits, well-paid superstar artists, flourishing university visual arts programs, and a global expansion of collectors, developments in the visual arts also tell a story of rapid, even seismic change, systemic imbalances, and dislocation. Using the performing arts as a comparison, this book shows that the visual arts appear better suited to the changing consumption and life styles of American consumers. Their visual character, for example, makes them ea

Authors:John Gordon, IV, Peter A. Wilson, John Birkler, S
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: america, leveraging
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 0833039229
ISBN-13: 9780833039224

As the United States seeks ways to stretch its defense dollars, pursue the Global War on Terrorism, and meet other national-security challenges, it is highly likely that policymakers will increase their reliance on aircraft carriers, using them more often and in more situations than they have in the past, especially if the vessels have the additional capabilities to respond appropriately.The current and expected use of aircraft carriers led the United States Navy in fall 2004 to commission RAND to explore new and nontraditional ways that the United States might be able to employ aircraft carri

Authors:Russell W. Glenn, Jody Jacobs, Brian Nichiporuk,
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: training, strategy, america, operations, urban, proven, inevitable, preparing
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 0833038710
ISBN-13: 9780833038715

Because future military operations are likely to include actions in densely populated, built-up areas, joint and service training initiatives over the past decade have increasingly reflected an interest in preparing for such contingencies. To assist the military community in better orchestrating its resources to improve forcewide readiness for urban operations, RAND was asked to develop a joint urban training strategy for the period 2005-2011.This report presents that strategy and describes the process used to develop it. The study identifies areas in need of redress and proposes ways in which

Author: Personal Democracy Forum
Publisher: Personal Democracy Press
Keywords: america, rebooting
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN-10: 0981750907
ISBN-13: 9780981750903

it’s time to reboot america. When the Framers met in Philadelphia in 1787, they bravely conjured a new form of self-government. But they couldn t have imagined a mass society with instantaneous, many-to-many communications or many of the other innovations of modernity. So, replacing that quill pen with a mouse, imagine that you have to power to redesign American democracy for the Internet Age. What would you do? This anthology offers forty-four essays, some large and sweeping, others more specific, that respond to this challenge. They are infused with the hopes of reenergizing, reorga

Author: Arjun Makhijani
Publisher: RDR Books
Keywords: free, policy, energy, nuclear, carbon, roadmap
Number of Pages: 257
Published: 2007-11-15
ISBN-10: 157143173X
ISBN-13: 9781571431738

In a world confronting global climate change, political turmoil, weapons proliferation, nuclear power safety and waste disposal issues, the United States, argues Makhijani, must assume a key role in moving towards a zero-CO2 emissions energy economy. At the same time, he says, America also needs to take a lead in reducing the world’s reliance on nuclear power.This piercing study shows how our needs can best be met by alternative sources such as wind, solar, hydrogen, biomass, microalgae, geothermal, and wave power energy."Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free" is an invaluable reference for anyon

Author: WHO
Publisher: WHO
Keywords: alcohol, related, harm, reduce, interventions, effectiveness, cost–effectiveness, evidence
Number of Pages: 127
Published: 2009-12-31
ISBN-10: 9289041757
ISBN-13: 9789289041751

The WHO European Region has the highest proportion of total ill health and premature death caused by alcohol in the world. The effectiveness of alcohol policies in reducing this harm has been evaluated mainly in North America and northern Europe, but the general principles are applicable across societies and countries. The evidence summarized in this publication can therefore be applied by policy-makers in every country in the Region to tackle alcohol-related harm. It reviews what is known and not known about the health, social and economic impact of alcohol, education and information campaig