Environmental Science
Environmental science and technology. These days, anyone with access to the World Wide Web will find a plethora of materials that pertain to environmental and conservational sciences. Many ecology-related sites feature news and other materials on such important issues of the day as recycling, energy efficiency, endangered species, and the impact that disasters like earthquakes, tropical storms, and nuclear and toxic waste have had on the environment. Some environmental sites focus on organizations like the Sierra Club and the Earth Island Institute that seek to protect the planet through activism and various programs. This section features various online resources on environmental and conservational sciences.
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| What have been the most significant environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans? Perhaps the longest-lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina was its environmental damage that, in real terms, has mainly to do... |
Live and Let Live, Nature's Message Live and let live is what evolution is all about - not the law of the jungle. |
| Time Running Out to Curb Effects of Deep Sea Pollution, Warns Un · Pace of change outstrips conservation efforts · Water temperature rises as alkalinity falls |
Report: Millions breathe cancer-causing air in India India, one of the most polluted countries in the world, does not even have a standard for many harmful chemicals and gases,... |
| Confronting the Imminent Dangers of Climate Change Ministers may have wet feet before they confront the imminent dangers of climate change. By Peter Preston |
Mass Extinction Rate 'faster Than Dinosaurs' Polar bears and hippos have joined the ranks of threatened species, along with a third of amphibians and a quarter of... |
| New House Revision of ESA Has Environmental Groups Up In Arms Advocacy groups such as the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Foundation oppose California legislator Richard Pombo’s... |
Global Warming Sparks a Scramble for Black Gold Under Retreating Ice Unlike the Antarctic continent spread around the south pole, the Arctic has no formal international treaty to regulate... |
| Pollution Soaring to Crisis Levels in Arctic Scientists plead for action to save poles from 'tipping point' disaster. |
Researchers Pinpoint Mammal Extinction Hotspots · Global map shows areas at risk from human activity · Conservationists urged to take preventive action |
| Green Technology, the Environmentally Friendly Solution Environmental damage is a global concern, and it seems to be getting worse instead of better. But thanks to the ongoing... |
We Must Cut Demand to Solve Energy Crisis Neither the nuclear evangelists nor the renewables enthusiasts can take comfort from my calculations. |
| Since Katrina, the Environment Is Front-Page News Katrina and other recent natural disasters have become grim lessons in the consequences of failing to protect the earth's... |
Global Warming is Dictator's Legacy A bungled attempt to turn swaths of Indonesian peat swamps into rice plantations threatens to increase global warming on a... |
| When Will Pollution Be Taken Seriously? Jackie Ashley: It blights all our lives. But when will pollution be taken seriously? There is a filthy underworld the... |
Jurassic Park Author Pours Cold Water on Global Warming Michael Crichton's new techno thriller fantasises a world free of the pall of greenhouse gases. |
| Global Warming 'will Leave Arctic Ice-free' Global warming is causing the Arctic ice-cap to melt at such an unprecedented rate that by the summer of 2070 it may have... |
Global Warming a Bigger Threat to Poor Global warming threatens to reverse human progress, and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty, according to... |
| Climate Fear As Carbon Levels Soar Scientists bewildered by sharp rise of CO2 in atmosphere for second year running. An unexplained and unprecedented rise in... |
Greenpeace How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists and Visionaries Changed the World. Greenpeace was founded as much by happenstance as... |
| Burning up radioactive waste A new process to deal with nuclear waste is being developed at the US department of energy's research facility at Hanford,... |
Surviving on Nuclear Waste Nuclear waste is both an environmental problem and an economic solution in the countries of east Europe and central Asia.... |
| It's official, global warming does exist, says Bush In an extraordinarily secretive manoeuvre, the Bush administration has subtly altered its position on global warming,... |
Endangered Species: Endangered Animals Require Human Action To Prevent Imminent Extinction As overpopulation and industry encroach on natural habitats, several plant and animal species face possible extinction. |
Ecological & Environmental Learning Services
K-12 teacher professional development, curriculum development and programs in science education, ecology education, environmental science and environmental education. Newsletter articles review K-12 books on ecology and the environment, explain ecology topics and provide suggestions on such topics as field trips and developing an environmental club.
Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Wilderness conservation organization dedicated to protecting Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems through education, outreach, and volunteerism.