Philpott Lake, Virginia
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Wilmington District
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 49,81 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Outdoor recreation
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Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Wilmington District
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 49,81 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Outdoor recreation
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Author : Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern
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Page : pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Park buildings
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Author : Tom Philpott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1635573149
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and former farmer Tom Philpott. More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future. In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Wilmington District
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Page : pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Hydraulic structures
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Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Wilmington District
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Page : pages
File Size : 20,1 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Dams
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Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Wilmington District
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Page : pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
Release : 1981
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Author : Library of Congress
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Page : 1668 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
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Page : 322 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Stream measurements
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Author : Geological Survey (U.S.). Water Resources Division
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Page : 824 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Stream measurements
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Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. South Atlantic Division
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Page : 98 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Flood control
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