Engineering Economics

Toyota would like us to think that Mother Nature drives a Prius, Ford wants us to Join the Green Revolution,” and McDonald’s has painted its golden arches green. But are big brands and the celebrities endorsing them really as green as they claim? In The Greenwash Effect, Guy Pearse looks behind the corporate façade in the tradition of Fast Food Nation and No Logo - and what he finds will startle you.

No matter how President Obama spins his proposed government policies, it amounts to the same thing: a power grab. In his new book, best-selling author Christopher Horner reveals an out-of-control administration that wants to impose mandates, raise taxes, and even subjugate our authority to international organizations such as the United Nations.

科技的发展和进步在给人们带来许多好处的同时，也要淘汰一批跟不上时代脚步的人。移动互联网时代已经到来，不改变就会被淘汰……科技的發展和進步在給人們帶來許多好處的同時，也要淘汰一批跟不上時代腳步的人。移動互聯網時代已經到來，不改變就會被淘汰……

这是一本讲小米的前世今生、小米的生态，及小米商业模式的有声书，首次全面揭开小米高速成长之谜。…… 這是一本講小米的前世今生、小米的生態，及小米商業模式的有聲書，首次全面揭開小米高速成長之謎。

Professionals from academia, business, the law, accountancy and administration all need to understand the basics of blockchain - what it is, how it works, and how it will change our lives. Written by leading expert Lucas Cervigni, this is the first accessible but intelligent guide for professional people. The book strikes a balance between a technical perspective of blockchain and the real life encounters that many of us will (or already do) have with it.

Do you want to know what blockchain is? Do you want to know how to use blockchain to benefit you? How to use smart contracts properly? When you download this book , you will learn how to use blockchain to benefit you. You will discover everything you need to know about blockchain. These informative and easy tips will let you know everything you need to know about this hidden economy. You'll be excited to be ahead of the curve and first in to take advantage of blockchain.

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 explains based on science and facts how you can be the solution to the big crises we will face to cover our basic needs (food, water, health). It’s just a question of time before the next economic crisis. In the coming years, we will all directly suffer from climate change in one way or another including our kids and grandkids. The rich get richer, banks steal from us, while so many don’t even have decent food or health care.... There is an alternative system in which you can lead toward a solution to these crises.

In an era of rapid climate change, this vital account of how agriculture can address major issues is an Australian story with global ramifications. Patrice is at the front line of enormous challenges, from water scarcity and land stewardship to food security and the rural-urban divide. The devastation of drought and the crises created by industrial-scale chemically dependent primary production are discussed and alternatives proposed - along with bold ideas for new sources of energy.

Wie überstehen wir diese Krise? Was kann ein einzelner Mensch tun, um sein Leben auch in Krisenzeiten zu bereichern und zu verbessern? Wie wenden wir das Blatt zum Guten, um die maximale Lebensqualität zurückzugewinnen? Dies sind die Fragen, die wir uns alle gerade stellen und mit seinem Hörbuch liefert Bestsellerautor Michael Leister Antworten und simple Lösungsansätze. Freundschaftlich, humorvoll, aber auch gnadenlos ehrlich packt er Lösungen an, anstatt nur über Probleme zu debattieren.

Den fjerde industrielle revolution er mere betydningsfuld og mere omfattende end noget, menneskeheden før har været vidne til. Nye teknologier forener de fysiske, digitale og biologiske verdener og resulterer i kunstig intelligens, 3D-printning, DNA-sekvensering og bærbar teknologi indbygget i tøj eller gadgets. Disse teknologier er først og fremmest designet til at forbedre vores liv, men med dette væld af muligheder kommer også udfordringer og potentielle risikoelementer.

Une demande en forte croissance La demande d'énergie devrait croître de 60% d'ici à 2030 sous l'effet conjugué de la croissance de la population mondiale et de la croissance de la consommation énergétique par habitant. Or c'est précisément la consommation énergétique, largement dominée par les énergies fossiles, pétrole notamment, qui produit le gaz carbonique qui détériore notre environnement. Concilier croissance économique et protection de l'environnement est donc un enjeu majeur des prochaines décennies.

Plastic pollution is the environmental scourge of our age, but how can you make a difference? This accessible guide, written by the campaigner at the forefront of the antiplastic movement, will help you make the small changes that make a big difference, from buying a reusable coffee cup to running a cleanup at your local park or beach.

Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that we’ve been told we can save the planet. But are individuals really to blame for the climate crisis? Seventy-one per cent of global emissions come from the same hundred companies, but fossil-fuel companies have taken no responsibility themselves. Instead, they have waged a thirty-year campaign to blame individuals for climate change. The result has been disastrous for our planet. In The New Climate War, renowned scientist Michael E. Mann argues that all is not lost.

Blockchain is a technology that is already changing the way that our economy works. While it is pretty radical, there are so many applications of this technology in finances, security, banking, and so much more that it will expand exponentially. This audiobook is going to take some time to talk about the blockchain and how it can make a difference for you and your everyday life. Since blockchain is so new but complex, there are many great topics to explore with this technology; we are going to focus on the basics.

In this audiobook, we will look at what virtual reality is, how it started, and how we use it today. We will also look at some of the fields it is disrupting, creating, and destroying. We will discuss the differences between virtual reality and augmented reality, and we will look at the economic drivers behind their development.

For more than 20 years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet - and the champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with stability and justice at its center. In lucid dispatches from the frontlines - from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, to the annual smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, to post-hurricane Puerto Rico, to a Vatican attempting an unprecedented "ecological conversion".

From fatal heatwaves and cruel droughts to devastating floods and fast-depleting water tables, climate change is the greatest disruptor of our time - and it can no longer be ignored. For most of us the odds seem overwhelming and solutions out of reach. Yet, in this forcefully argued book, climate-change practitioner, teacher and investor Mridula Ramesh emphasizes that while the situation is grim, it is not without hope.

Every generation has looked up from the Earth and wondered at the beauty of the moon. 50 years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse - with the whole world watching through their eyes. In this short but wide-ranging book, Oliver Morton explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with the moon. A counterpoint in the sky, it has shaped our understanding of the Earth from Galileo to Apollo. Its gentle light has spoken of love and loneliness; its battered surface of death and the cosmic.

Historically when people think of manufacturing they do not think of green manufacturing because the thought of manufacturing is large companies, putting numerous emissions into the air to manufacture their products; this thought is changing and changing fast. By listening to this audiobook, you as the consumer will realize that you have the power to make companies more eco-friendly through your individual stance; for manufacturers are now realzing that people respect eco-friendly companies.