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Beyond Carbon Neutral: How We Fix the Climate Crisis Now details, step-by-step, what we need to do right now to avert disaster, showing that there is still hope for solving climate change. This award-winning book hopes to instill the passion and clarity for overcoming such a major problem. Author Dr. Samuel M. Goodman provides a tool to help you gain the understanding needed to advocate for a future free of this looming catastrophe in this thought-provoking work. Beyond Carbon Neutral speaks to everyone concerned about climate change.

The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics. And a shift from thinking about climate change as a “me” problem to a “we” problem. The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next.

Forty-eight percent of American households perform at least some automotive maintenance on their own, women accounting for one third of this $34 billion automotive DIY market. For new or would-be hobby mechanics, this how-to guide is perfect for getting your feet wet and learning how to jump into the art of knuckle busting and wrench turning. Not everyone has a shop, garage, or even a driveway for do-it-yourself repairs, this audiobook makes it easy for anyone trying to save money or start a side hustle.

Let It Shine is a fully revised and expanded edition of A Golden Thread, Perlin's classic history of solar technology, detailing the past forty years of technological developments driving today's solar renaissance. This unique and compelling compendium of humankind's solar ideas tells the fascinating story of how our predecessors throughout time, again and again, have applied the sun to better their lives-and how we can too.

In Sacred Brotherhood, Warren and Ari Levenbaum share how Law Tigers — the nation’s premier motorcycle injury program — got started, hit the road running, and has been serving lawyers and their clients, allowing them to enjoy life to the fullest. Inside, you’ll learn about the early years, the culture of motorcyclists, how the Law Tigers program operates, and how you can benefit by joining this band of brothers.

We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest buildings in the world—reveals the advancements in engineering, design, and data science that have led to this worldwide boom.

A brilliant research mathematician reveals math to be a creative art form on par with painting, poetry, and sculpture, and rejects the standard anxiety-producing teaching methods used in most schools today. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike, altering the way we think about math forever.

More than ever, organizations must balance a rapidly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape against the need to fulfill business requirements on an enterprise level. To help them measure and manage their cybersecurity risk in this larger context, NIST has convened stakeholders to develop the NIST cybersecurity framework (CSF), which helps organizations understand their cybersecurity risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts) and how to reduce those risks with customized measures.

When veteran flight attendant Steven Slater told off his startled passengers and slid down the emergency escape slide of a JetBlue airplane on a sunny summer's day at New York's Kennedy Airport in 2010, he said good-bye to the world as he knew it. Overnight, Slater became a media sensation and working class hero. Now, for the first time, Slater writes in his own words about what really happened that fateful day at JFK and shares his experiences of the surreal whirlwind that is overnight celebrity. But behind the splashy headlines, Slater fought battles no one knew anything about.

Estoy seguro de que ya has escuchado que "Metaverso es el futuro" o "Debes invertir en Metaverso", porque va a ser enorme. Aunque la mayor parte de eso puede ser cierto, tienes que saber lo que estás haciendo si quieres ser parte de lo que llamamos "El Nuevo Mundo del Metaverso".

This audiobook is for seniors who want to learn to use the iPhone 13 Pro Max but can't get started. Many times, seniors receive the gift of an iPhone, but are not shown how to use it. Although the Apple iPhone 13 is intended to be intuitive, it can still be very difficult for an average user, not less a senior, to understand how to use it without requesting help. Having a book created with this in mind that covers everything seniors need to know about the iPhone 13 to get started is a great asset to have.

Guidance for securing networks continues to evolve as new vulnerabilities are exploited by adversaries, new security features are implemented, and new methods of securing devices are identified. All networks are at risk of compromise, especially if devices are not properly configured and maintained. This report presents best practices for overall network security and protection of individual network devices, and will assist administrators in preventing an adversary from exploiting their network.

Conhecer as propriedades reológicas e como a camada lamosa (lama fluida) se comporta poderá possibilitar a navegação de navios cujas dimensões teoricamente estariam restritivas à navegação, possibilitando melhor aproveitamento operacional e aumento da janela operacional de um porto, minimizando os custos com dragagens de manutenção ou aprofundamento. Apresentar os principais aspectos para avaliação dos parâmetros operacionais, em especial, observa-se a lama fluida no contexto de "profundidade náutica".

Dieses Hörbuch möchte Ihnen die wichtigsten Grundlagen der Fachkunde in der Elektrotechnik näherbringen. Es richtet sich in erster Linie an Berufstätige und in der Ausbildung befindliche Hörerinnen und Hörer aus der Elektrotechnik und setzt damit ein gewisses Grundwissen der Elektrotechnik voraus. Sie erhalten einen fundierten Überblick zu den für alle Elektrotechnikerinnen und Elektrotechniker wichtigsten Themen.

Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents—Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima—Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power, both for military and peaceful purposes, while offering a vivid account of how individuals and governments make decisions under extraordinary circumstances.

Abstract ransomware is a type of malicious attack where attackers encrypt an organization’s data and demand payment to restore access. Attackers may also steal an organization’s information and demand an additional payment in return for not disclosing the information to authorities, competitors, or the public. This ransomware profile identifies the Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1 security objectives that support identifying, protecting against, detecting, responding to, and recovering from ransomware events. The profile can be used as a guide to managing the risk of ransomware.

Digital connections permeate our lives - and so do data breaches. Given that we must be online for basic communication, finance, healthcare, and more, it is remarkable how difficult it is to secure our personal information. Despite the passage of many data security laws, data breaches are increasing at a record pace. In Breached!, Daniel Solove and Woodrow Hartzog, two of the world’s leading experts on privacy and data security issues, argue that the law fails because, ironically, it focuses too much on the breach itself.

Sin duda conocerás la sensación de sentirse abrumado por la cantidad de información que recibes a diario. Esto ocurre porque, si bien recibimos un caudal de información casi ilimitado procedente de numerosas fuentes, nuestra capacidad para procesar tal volumen es limitada. Se produce pues la sobrecarga de información. La sobrecarga de información, también conocida como infoxicación o ansiedad por la información, es la dificultad para comprender un problema y tomar decisiones de manera efectiva cuando uno tiene demasiada información sobre ese tema.

Der Zugang zu Mobilität hat nachweislich maßgeblichen Einfluss auf den individuellen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg: Wer mobil ist, findet leichter einen Arbeitsplatz, verdient mehr und ist zufriedener. Unser aktuelles Mobilitätsverhalten führt allerdings zu großen Belastungen von Umwelt und Infrastruktur mit negativen Auswirkungen auf unser aller Lebensqualität.

Numbers. Like the alphabet, they’re one of the most elementary of concepts learned and memorized at a young age; but outside of figuring out tips and taxes, you probably haven’t given much thought to them since then. To a mathematician, every number has its own unique properties and personality - and when studied, played with, and manipulated, numbers can actually be tons of fun.