Fractured Earth

Author : Taylor Brorby
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781324090878

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Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land by Taylor Brorby Pdf

"Brorby has written not only a truly great memoir, but also a frighteningly relevant one that speaks to the many battles we still have left to fight." —Jung Yun, New York Times Book Review From a young, gay environmentalist, a searing coming-of-age memoir set against the arid landscape of rural North Dakota, where homosexuality “seems akin to a ticking bomb.” “I am a child of the American West, a landscape so rich and wide that my culture trembles with terror before its power.” So begins Taylor Brorby’s Boys and Oil, a haunting, bracingly honest memoir about growing up gay amidst the harshness of rural North Dakota, “a place where there is no safety in a ravaged landscape of mining and fracking.” In visceral prose, Brorby recounts his upbringing in the coalfields; his adolescent infatuation with books; and how he felt intrinsically different from other boys. Now an environmentalist, Brorby uses the destruction of large swathes of the West as a metaphor for the terror he experienced as a youth. From an assault outside a bar in an oil boom town to a furtive romance, and from his awakening as an activist to his arrest at the Dakota Access Pipeline, Boys and Oil provides a startling portrait of an America that persists despite well-intentioned legal protections.

Author : Anthony E. Ladd
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813587691

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Fractured Communities by Anthony E. Ladd Pdf

While environmental disputes and conflicts over fossil fuel extraction have grown in recent years, few issues have been as contentious in the twenty-first century as those surrounding the impacts of unconventional natural gas and oil development using hydraulic drilling and fracturing techniques—more commonly known as “fracking”—on local communities. In Fractured Communities, Anthony E. Ladd and other leading environmental sociologists present a set of crucial case studies analyzing the differential risk perceptions, socio-environmental impacts, and mobilization of citizen protest (or quiescence) surrounding unconventional energy development and hydraulic fracking in a number of key U.S. shale regions. Fractured Communities reveals how this contested terrain is expanding, pushing the issue of fracking into the mainstream of the American political arena.

Author : Cale Plamann
Publisher : Mountaindale Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1637660804

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Fractured Earth by Cale Plamann Pdf

Humanity is fractured. The world is burning. Ravenous Orakh have arrived. Dan Thrush has the capability, technology, and magic to stitch society back together, and add a bottleneck for the invasion. Unfortunately, not everyone wants things to resolve quickly. Even as he tries to clean up the mess that spawned in the wake of the Elven invasion, some people challenge him for control of the new world, isolated pockets of humanity fight the aliens, and others have decided to quietly give up. Giving up is a bad idea: Orakh are hunting the survivors like animals, and they aren't exactly known for taking live prisoners. Though reluctant to trust that any but his closest allies, Dan will need to jury rig a force that can beat back the swarm: a combination of new magic, weapons, and fair-weather allies. This isn't the first time he's faced these odds, but it is the first time he's been around long enough to have bitter enemies that want to see him fail. Sometimes the teeth coming at his throat is the only thing reminding Dan of the price for failure.

Author : N. K. Jemisin
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316229302

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The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin Pdf

At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times) This is the way the world ends. . .for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy. Read the first book in the critically acclaimed, three-time Hugo award-winning trilogy by NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin.

Author : Timothy Ford Allen
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781475982657

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Apocalypse's Orphan by Timothy Ford Allen Pdf

Some two hundred miles above Earth, Commander Orlando Iron Wolf is ready to complete his final orbit of the day aboard the International Space Station. As he peers out the window and counts down the minutes until his shift ends, he suddenly sees a blinking light in the distance. Wolf has no idea that what he is seeing is a rogue comet headed straight on a collision course with Earth. Now it is up to him to try to stop it before the planet is destroyed. As NASA frantically moves the Hubble, Wolf is assigned to travel on the Atlantis shuttle to observe the comet. As the world prepares to save as many people as possible, Wolf ignores his foreboding feelings and heads toward the comet, where his mission inevitably fails and he is placed in suspended animation. Now cryogenically frozen, Wolf is watched through the centuries by an onboard computer. When Wolf is finally released from the comet's grip, thousands of years have passed, the earth has been fractured into two nearly identical planets, and humankind has reverted to living amid medieval times. In this exciting science fiction tale, a man must use his newly discovered superpowers and the female voice of a computer to stem the oppressive tide of those who want nothing more than to see him and the future annihilated forever.

Author : Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1486 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : UOM:39015023103743

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Collected reprints by Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Pdf

Author : Stephen R. Goodwin
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015064779328

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Fractured Land, Healing Nations by Stephen R. Goodwin Pdf

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Edinburgh.

Author : Yujing Jiang,Richeng Liu
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783039214730

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Fluid Flow in Fractured Porous Media by Yujing Jiang,Richeng Liu Pdf

The fluid flow in fracture porous media plays a significant role in the assessment of deep underground reservoirs, such as through CO2 sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, and geothermal energy development. Many methods have been employed—from laboratory experimentation to theoretical analysis and numerical simulations—and allowed for many useful conclusions. This Special Issue aims to report on the current advances related to this topic. This collection of 58 papers represents a wide variety of topics, including on granite permeability investigation, grouting, coal mining, roadway, and concrete, to name but a few. We sincerely hope that the papers published in this Special Issue will be an invaluable resource for our readers.

Author : James F. Luhr
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Earth
ISBN : UOM:39076002388507

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Earth by James F. Luhr Pdf

In the best-selling tradition of Smithsonian Animal, this extraordinary survey of our planet provides unrivaled insight into the forces and processes that formed our environment and which continue to influence its evolution. With thousands of breathtaking photographs and unique visual catalogues of the features and phenomena that take place on Earth--such as rocks, minerals, and mountains to tropical rainforests and the different types of clouds--Earth contains the most up-to-date ideas on how our world works, a compelling review on the health of the planet, and unbelievable images of the world's most stunning features.

Author : Robert W. Zimmerman,Adriana Paluszny
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119248026

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Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks by Robert W. Zimmerman,Adriana Paluszny Pdf

FLUID FLOW IN FRACTURED ROCKS "The definitive treatise on the subject for many years to come" (Prof. Ruben Juanes, MIT) Authoritative textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to fluid flow in fractured rocks Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks provides an authoritative introduction to the topic of fluid flow through single rock fractures and fractured rock masses. This book is intended for readers with interests in hydrogeology, hydrology, water resources, structural geology, reservoir engineering, underground waste disposal, or other fields that involve the flow of fluids through fractured rock masses. Classical and established models and data are presented and carefully explained, and recent computational methodologies and results are also covered. Each chapter includes numerous graphs, schematic diagrams and field photographs, an extensive reference list, and a set of problems, thus providing a comprehensive learning experience that is both mathematically rigorous and accessible. Written by two internationally recognized leaders in the field, Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks includes information on: Nucleation and growth of fractures in rock, with a multiscale characterization of their geometric traits Effect of normal and shear stresses on the transmissivity of a rock fracture and mathematics of fluid flow through a single rock fracture Solute transport in rocks, with quantitative descriptions of advection, molecular diffusion, and dispersion Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks is an essential resource for researchers and postgraduate students who are interested in the field of fluid flow through fractured rocks. The text is also highly suitable for professionals working in civil, environmental, and petroleum engineering.

Author : Zhi Dou
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819991877

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Mass Transfer Dynamics of Contaminants in Fractured Media by Zhi Dou Pdf

Author : James R. Varner,George C. Quinn,Marlene Wightman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470097373

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Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics V by James R. Varner,George C. Quinn,Marlene Wightman Pdf

This volume contains papers presented at The Fifth Conference on the Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics Held in Rochester, New York, July 9-13 2006. Chapters include The Fracture Process at the Crack Tip, Fundamental Phenomena, Fractography of Contact Damage in Glasses and Ceramics, Identifying and Understanding Flaws in Ceramics, Fractography of Dental and Biomaterials, Fractography of Components, and Fracture Phenomena in Geology. This text provides a useful one-stop resource for understanding the most important issues in the research and applications of fractography of glasses and ceramics.

Author : N. K. Jemisin
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 031652719X

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The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin Pdf

This collectable boxed set edition includes all three books in N. K. Jemisin's incredible NYT bestselling and three-time Hugo award-winning Broken Earth Trilogy. This complete collection would be a great gift for any occasion and includes The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky. This is the way the world ends for the last time... A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy. The Broken Earth trilogyThe Fifth SeasonThe Obelisk GateThe Stone Sky

Author : N. K. Jemisin
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316229258

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The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin Pdf

Humanity will finally be saved or destroyed in the shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed NYT bestselling trilogy that won the Hugo Award three years in a row. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every orogene child can grow up safe. For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed.

Author : James Thomson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000387939

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Poetical Works ... by James Thomson Pdf