Native Village
Earth and Environment Library
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"When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." Oren Lyons, Onondaga NationI |
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Encyclopedia of Earth http://www.eoearth.org/ |
Water and culture Water is an integral part of life, both for survival and cultural expression. http://www.abc.net.au/water/stories/s1598082.htm |
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The Water Walkers |
**Ecological Footprint
Quiz Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires? You're about to find out. http://www.myfootprint.org/ |
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The Galaxy A MUST SEE video with original song, NASA photos and graphics to learn all about our universe. You'll smile! http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf |
Values by U.S. Counties
for 2008 Ozone Standards A chart of each U.S. county's compliance to 2008 ozone limits. http://www.epa.gov/ |
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The Greenest and MEANEST
Cars for our Planet As reported by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) http://autos.aol.com/gallery/smart-car-mini-cooper-greenest-cars-2008 |
**EarthCache Extraordinary outdoor places where you can experience the earth and history first-hand. http://www.earthcache.org/ |
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10,000 Raingardens How to Build a Rain Garden http://www.rainkc.com/home/index.asp |
Encyclopedia of Life
portal |
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**Space Science For
Seven Generations Combines modern space information from NASA and Native American Astronomy knowledge http://www.sharingtheskies.com/ |
Ice Stories Follow the real time events of scientists working in the Arctic and Antarctica http://www.exploratorium.edu/icestories/index.php |
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Indigenous knowledge and
observations of climate change in the Arctic http://www.eoearth.org/ |
Teaching Geoscience with
Visualizations |
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**Go Green Database |
** Catalog Choices Cancel unwanted catalogues and help the planet http://www.catalogchoice.org/ |
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** Tribal Portal Website
To help American Indian communities and supporters locate tribal related information within EPA and other government agencies. http://www.epa.gov/tribalportal |
Mother Earth, A Call to
Consciousness Slideshow from the 24-hour Live Earth Events held at the NMAI http://www.indiancountry.com/motherearth.cfm |
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**Nation Under Siege,
Sea Level Rise at
Our Doorstep http://www.architecture2030.org/pdfs/nation_under_siege_lr.pdf |
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NINE MILE CANYON: Under
Construction Location: Utah Length: 14 min http://www.archaeologychannel.org/c |
Two Worlds Touch |
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Earth Guide |
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Years for the Planet's Future Shows how we can save our planet during the next 5 years http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/ |
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**Children and Nature
Network Building a movement to reconnect children and nature. http://www.cnaturenet.org/ |
Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge Established in 1936 to preserve the 438,000 acre Okefenokee Swamp. http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee/ |
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**Earth Observatory
Natural Hazards: Fires |
Biodiversity Library |
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Energy Policy Act of
2005, Section 1813 Indian Land Rights-of-Way Study A study of issues regarding energy rights-of-way on tribal lands. http://1813.anl.gov/index.cfm |
**PBS for Parents:
Connecting Kids to Nature An online parents' guide with book suggestions and great ways to engage your kids with nature. http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/earthday.html |
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An Underwater Tour of
the Long Island Sound An introduction to the flora, fauna, geology, and habitat of the diverse world under the surface along the New York and Connecticut shoreline. http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/lis_uwtour/ |
Best Global Warming
Articles http://www.bestglobalwarmingarticles.com |
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**The Green Guide The go-to source for green home tips, product reviews, environmental health information, and green-living advice. From National Geographic. http://thegreenguide.com/ |
Green Atlas An adaptable framework for charting nature and culture in hometown environments. http://greenatlas.org/ |
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U.S. Nuclear Plants in
the 21st Century: The Risk of a Lifetime http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/nuclear_safety/us-nuclear-plants-in-the-21st-century.html |
Virtual course ware for
Earth and Environment |
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Endangered Species Program Kid's Corner Features a slideshow, a quiz, resources , and suggestions for how children can help. http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/ |
Global Warming Articles Hundreds of excellent articles about global warming. http://www.bestglobalwarmingarticles.com |
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Google Earth 4 View landforms in three dimensions. http://earth.google.com/earth4.html |
**Birth of an Island Amazing photos of a volcanic island emerging from the sea. http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/maiken.asp |
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Honor the Earth
Videos |
International Polar Year
- 2007-2008 A large scientific programme focused on the Arctic http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ |
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Science from the Poles Includes a number of very informative webcasts that highlight the work of scientists at both the North and South Poles. http://www.exploratorium.edu/poles/index.html |
**SnowCrystals.com Capturing the fleeting beauty of snowflakes . http://www.snowcrystals.com/ |
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Water on the Web: Curricula [pdf] |
Air Quality Movies Deal with such topics as airquality control, how ozone is formed, and a special presentation for children on ozone. http://www.airnow.gov |
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Journey Everglades Currents of Change |
Living Planet Report 2006 |
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WaterBoy |
Tree of Life Web Project Provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history and characteristics. http://www.tolweb.org/tree/ |
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**Our Blue Planet Beautiful photos http://home.att.net/~hideaway_fun/442/planet.htm |
Digital Library for Earth System Education Includse lesson plans, scientific data, visualizations, interactive computer models, and virtual field trips http://dlese.org/library/index.jsp |
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**Environment of North
America Before 1500 http://www.historyforkids.org/l |
The National Map Public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information http://nationalmap.gov/ |
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Environment of North
America after 1500 http://www.historyforkids.org/ |
E a r t h / m a t r i X Science in Ancient Artwork and Science Today http://www.earthmatrix.com/ |
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Biodiversity Project Works to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity and to build their commitment to saving it http://www.biodiversityproject.org/ |
Pew Center on Global
Climate Change Studies Changes in agricultural and forest-management programs could reduce the impact of climate change and create new sources of farming income/ http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PCGCC_GHG_092006.pdf |
StopGlobalWarming.org
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Agriculture's
Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Agricultural & Forestlands: U.S. Carbon Policy http://www.pewtrusts.org/ |
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**Mapping the Future of World Population |
**Air Pollution on
California Indian Reservations A detailed map http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/maps/ca_tribe.html |
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The Canary Project
Photographs landscapes around the world that are exhibiting dramatic transformation due to global warming. http://www.canary-project.org/ |
The New Resistance: Southwestern Communities of Color Struggling for Environmental and Economic Justice, Pt 1: http://www.archive.org/details/ddtv_117_new_resistance_pt_1 |
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**Global Warming Interactive Map |
Waste Management in
Indian Country Environmental curricula which incorporate Native American cultural themes http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/tribal/educout.htm |
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World Citizens Guide |
Sustainable Consumption Goods and services that satisfy and improve basic needs while minimizing the use of natural resources and material by products. http://www.sierraclub.org/sustainable_consumption/ |
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The state of the world's human rights |
**The NIST Test Wall A stone test wall constructed of 2352 individual samples of stone. http://stonewall.nist.gov/ |
**Earth on Edge
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Global Fingerprints of
Greenhouse Warming Summarizes findings from recent scientific articles that link global warming to human activities http://www.pewclimate.org/ |
Your Land, Your Future: Engaging Youth in Resource Development and
Sustainability
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Alternatives to
Clearcutting Research current forest industry practices in Canada http://archives.cbc.ca/294p.asp?IDLan=1&IDCat=75&IDDos=679&ActProf=443&Nav=AvPr&IDMenu=-4 |
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**Exploring the
Environment Features 25 online modules that put students in problem-based learning scenarios. http://www.cet.edu/products/ete/overview.html |
Environmental Education
Outreach Program (EEOP) From the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP). http://www.nau.edu/eeop/newsletter |
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**Cheap Gas Compare gasoline prices for all stations in your zip code area. http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx |
Sustainable Development
in Coastal Regions and Small
Islands Looks at how sustainable development might be encouraged on small islands and coastal regions throughout the world. http://www.unesco.org/csi/ |
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National Estuarine Research Reserve System |
Alaska Volcano
Observatory Monitors and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards." http://www.avo.alaska.edu/ |
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**Earth
from Above Allows users to view photographs via an innovative interactive interface . http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/ |
**Moon
Watch Enter your geographic location for a chart showing the visibility of the next newmoon http://www.crescentmoonwatch.org |
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Worldwide
Tropical Cyclone Names Lists of tropical cyclone names for various regions throughout the world. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml |
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Act Locally Shows the Penobscot Nation's proactive use of human and natural resources in Maine. http://learner.org/redirect/november/rural47.htm |
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Energy Hog Games to help children and families become more energy efficient http://www.energyhog.org/ |
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TerraFly Enter an address and experience a bird's view of your location. (Note: slow-loading, but worth the wait) http://terrafly.fiu.edu/ |
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**Climate
change in Alaska Four radio interviews with Huslia Elders http://www.panda.org/ |
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Selva Fría: Cold Jungle A photographic journey to the rain forests of southern Chile http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/ |
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Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth Provides an interactive timeline of geological history. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/geotime/main/index.html |
**American Indian Environmental
Council Tribes' sovereign right to protect http://www.epa.gov/indian/index.htm |
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Protect the Planet Promise Complete the list, sign at bottom and post in home and classroom http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ |
**National
Park Service: Park Histories Dozens of detailed histories of the national parks of the United States http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/park_histories |
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Aquatic
Biodiversity Information about water-based ecosystems and special topics such as threats and conservation. http://lii.org/search?goto=026929 |
**What's
Up With the Weather? Examines "the science and politics of one of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth about global warming http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/ |
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Google
Weather Map Locate the exact weather information from your neck of the woods. http://www.myjavaserver.com/~weathermaps/weather/index.jsp |
*Peatlands An overview of peatlands, which are areas "with a naturally accumulated peat layer at the surface," including mires, bogs, and fens. http://www.peatlandsni.gov.uk |
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**Solar
System Exploration Award Winning Website from NASA http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm |
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A Walk in the Forest Take a walk in this virtual Virginia forest and do field research http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ |
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*Sustainable
Destinations Resources on geotourism that supports the geographical character allocation's environment, culture, heritage, aesthetics, and citizens. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable/ |
*Ring
of Fire A map showing half of the world's active volcanoes are located in this ring. http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/ringfire.htm |
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Mexico
Volcanoes and Volcanics Includes maps and background information http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Mexico/ |
Sinkers
Provide Missing Piece in Deep-Sea Puzzle How animals in the deep sea get enough to eat http://www.mbari.org/ |
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World
Environment Day Commemorated each year on June 5--from the United Nations http://www.unep.org/wed/ |
Strange
Clouds Are these "night-shining" clouds caused by space dust or global warming? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/19feb_nlc.htm |
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Photos
from the National Landscape Conservation System Online Slideshow http://www.wilderness.org/OurIssues/Monuments/NLCSPhotos.cfm |
NGDC Geologic Hazard Photos Searchable library of photographs of geologic hazards and natural disasters. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/fliers/se-0801.shtml |
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NASA Worldwind Lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ |
Eastern
Forests An interactive map showing forest protection measures by conservation groups. http://www.wilderness.org/ |
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Water
Rights and Empowerment Scale models aimed to involve the future water users in decisions about irrigation. http://www.iapad.org/applications/water/licto.htm |
Wild
World: Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World Information and images for all 867 land-based ecoregions on the planet http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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*World
Sunlight Map Watch the sun rise and set all over the world http://www.die.net/earth/ |
Rainforest
Tour A tour of the Rainforest in Latin America http://www.earthsbirthday.org/biggift/rftour/rft1.asp |
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Air
Quality Download an air quality coloring book http://www.iowadnr.com/air/citizen/educate/files/cbook.pdf |
Seychelles
Through Time The granitic Seychelles islands used to lie at the heart of the supercontinent Gondwanaland 2,000,000 years ago. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eden/time.html |
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Terrestrial
Ecoregions of the World Information and images for all 867 land-based eco-regions on the planet. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html |
*Spacesounds Explore our solar system and beyond as you listen for actual space sounds,. http://spacesounds.com/ |
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*National
Geographic: Forces of Nature Films, and create your own volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/ |
EPA's
National Exposure Research Laboratory Search an interactive map of the US to find out what EPA projects might be going on near you. http://www.epa.gov/nerl/index.html |
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Association
for Environmental Archaeology [pdf] ]a way for the diverse set of persons working acrossthe discipline to communicate research findings and to develop a broad rangeof networks http://www.envarch.net/ |
Deepest
Cave This interactive map allows you to explore the world's deepest cave. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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*The
Great Bear Rainforest A photo gallery http://nature.org/ |
*The
National Atlas of the United States Thousands of printable maps. http://nationalatlas.gov/ |
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*Mojave
Desert Ecosystem Program Access to Geospatial natural resource data for the entire Ecoregion http://www.mojavedata.gov/ |
Land Tenure Center Deals specifically with land policy across the world http://www.ies.wisc.edu/ltc/ |
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National
Landslide Information Center A FAQ, maps, fact sheets, and related documents about landslides and their causes http://landslides.usgs.gov/html_files/nlicsun.html |
NASA's
Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission Learn what is currently known about Pluto, Charon, and the Kuiper Belt http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ |
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Dihydrogen
Monoxide H 2 O http://www.dhmo.org/ |
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IRIS Seismic Monitor Monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic centers, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information. http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ |
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Western Waters Digital Library (WWDL) A comprehensive information resource to help westerners manage their water resources wisely in the 21st century. http://www.westernwater.org |
Electronic
Cultural Atlas Initiative Cartographic tools for visualizing and analyzing historical and cultural phenomena. http://www.ecai.org |
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*The
10 Most Endangered Refuges Click on the interactive map to learn about any of the 10 most endangered refuges. http://www.defenders.org/habitat/refuges/ |
**Solar
System Simulator Create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ |
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Green
Vehicle Guide Rates the environment performance of vehicles http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles |
Native
Waters Dedicated to increasing awareness and respect for tribal water resources http://www.nativewaters.org/ EDUCATION |
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WGBH,
FFFBI, and National Geographic Launch Geography Site Geography-themed interactive stories set in Tokyo, India's Bollywood and Australia's outback http://www.fffbi.com/nationalgeographic/ |
**2004
Photos of Aurora Taken north of Blair, Nebraska. http://www.extremeinstability.com/04-11-8.htm |
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*Warnings
From the Ice Discusses the possibility of global warming due to the gradual disappearance "over the last half-century [of] the coastal ice on the Antarctic Peninsula. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings |
EarthRights
International publications online Electronic versions of EarthRights publications are free to download. http://m1e.net/c?25210503-1ASdIDonZI./c%40445040-/.g01zmPHWMOg |
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**The
Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Peoples from
the Amazonia Sharing a common objective to preserve the global climate http://www.climatealliance.org/english/update/frameset.htm |
Green
Maps Locally created maps that chart the natural http://www.greenmap.org/ |
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Environmental
Impact Statement for lands within the eastern portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and in the Colville River Delta. http://www.alpine-satellites-eis.com |
40th
anniversary of the Wilderness Act Features definitions of wilderness, wilderness legislation and policy, a timeline, a discussion of issues. and more. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=40th |
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Genesis:
Search for Origins information about the NASA mission to collect "samples of the solar wind, material http://www.genesismission.org |
WILDCANADA.NET Supports students' efforts who are urging Canadians o stop being “fooled by fossil fuels”. www.Wildcanada.net |
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The
Chemistry of Autumn Colors The chemical process that occurs each fall when green leaves change from green "to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red. http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html |
Gondwana
Forest Sanctuary Abrief overview of the Gondwana Forest Sanctuary Campaign in South America, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere http://nativeforest.org/campaigns/gondwana |
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Asteroid
4179 Toutatis Information on the asteroid whose September 29, 2004, approach to Earth "is the closest in this century of any known asteroid. http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/4179_Toutatis/toutatis.html |
Aurora
Forecast A daily forecast for auroral activity in the skies over Alaska and the Yukon http://www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi |
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Mount
St. Helens, Washington Volcano Cams, history, and other information on volcanoes in the Cascade Range. http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/ |
Mojave
National Preserve Desert ecology, plants and animals, geology, and history and culture http://www.nps.gov/moja |
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National
Geographic: Forces of Nature Tells about four of the most destructive natural forces: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature |
Sable
Island Sable Island near Halifax, Nova Scotia, is renowned for its wild horses, shipwrecks, fascinating geology, and natural history http://collections.ic.gc.ca/sableisland/english_en/index_en.htm |
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*Reclaiming
the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History,1884-1934 From American Memory, a rich diversity of unique and rare materials http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/fmuhtml/everhome.html |
International
Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer http://www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/events/ozoneday/ |
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MapMachine Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/* |
HazardMaps.gov A central repository for collecting, synthesizing, visualizing, and analyzing natural hazards data http://www.hazardmaps.gov/ |
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Chemicals,
the Environment, and You Learn about the relationship between chemicals in the environment & human health http://science.education.nih.gov/ |
Ethnomathematics
Digital Library The study of the mathematical practices of specific cultural groups who are dealing with their environmental problems and activities http://www.ethnomath.org/ |
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Lunar
Meteorites Information about rocks found on Earth that were ejected from the Moon http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html |
Is
your home a "Green" House? Step inside the interactive house and test your energy IQ. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/everyday/greenhouse/ |
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Hidden
Secrets of the Grand Canyon Interactive Map, 360 degree view, kids area, and more http://aol.nationalgeographic.com/grandcanyon/ |
Astro-Venture Provides interactive tutorials on biology, geology, astronomy,& atmospheric sciences http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov |
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2004
Greenbook Helps you choose a new vehicle that is cleaner and more fuel-efficient yet still meets your transportation needs. http://www.greenercars.com |
National
Ocean Service explore geodesy--the science that measures and monitors the size and shapes of the Earth http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/ |
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"Indigenous Peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central America and Southern Mexico A bilingual map, with texts in English and Spanish http://www.nativelands.org/bin/view.pl/41215.html |
Birth
Cry of the Cosmos Heard Features sound files from analysis of the background radiation born 400,000 years after the Big Bang http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3832711.stm |
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The
World Wide Panorama On Saturday, March 20, [2004] photographers around the world celebrated the Equinox by creating VR [(virtual reality)] panoramas. http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp304/ |
*The
Other Hawai'i: A Journey to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands With the Hokule'a Information about a 2004 canoe journey through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands exploring the "relatively untouched 'kupuna' islands http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/specials/hokulea/ |
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Kituwah
- A native American perspective on the environment Oannes Pritzke speaks at the National Expo of North American Arts, Educuation, & Culture in 1992. http://realserver.taifun.ch:554/ramgen/rfpi/wmradio_005.rm |
Earth
Science World Features a searchable and browsable collection of hundreds of photos of volcanoes, minerals, structures, and more. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/ |
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*Monthly
Climatic Data for the World Monthly temperature, precipitation, hours of sunshine for 2,000 surface data collection stations worldwide. http://www7.ncdc.noaa.gov/ |
Winnemuka
- native American anti-nuclear presentation Wabanaki spokespersons at the ClamShell Alliance-10th Anniversary SeaBrook Gathering. http://realserver.taifun.ch:554/ramgen/rfpi/wmradio_006.rm |
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Images
of Life on Earth Images, sound files, and video clips for animal and plant species threatened with extinction. http://www.arkive.org |
OpenSees Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation http://opensees.berkeley.edu/ |
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Earth
and Moon Viewer View the Earth's day and night regions or view the earth from the Sun, Moon, and more http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html |
Virtual
Visit: The Pribilof Islands Every summer, 750,000 northern fur seals and 3,000,000 seabirds converge on these 80 square miles. http://nature.org/magazine/summer2004/pribilof/ |
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Alaska
Trails Features information about the more than 40 land- and water-based trails in Alaska http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/aktrails/ |
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Forecast: Earth Climate-related issues that could have global consquences. http://www.weather.com/multimedia/f |
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Ozone Levels Full listing of EPA's designations of state and tribal areas ozone levels http://www.epa.gov/ozonedesignations |
Summer
Trips, Hidden Treasures A slideshow view of U.S. National parks http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/summer.trips/ |
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*20
Simple Steps 20 steps you can do to bring down Carbon Dioxide emissions. http://www.undoit.org/graphics/undoit_steps.pdf |
*Radio
Storms on Jupiter Giant Jupiter is a source of odd radio noises. Now anyone can listen to them http://science.nasa.gov/ |
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Earth
in Peril How do consumption and rapid population growth affect our planet's natural resources? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/earth.html |
*Yosemite
in Depth An online virtual "hike" through some of Yosemite Park's geological scenery. http://www.nps.gov/yose/education/depth/depth.htm |
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Hot
Zones The fragile relationship between people and the natural world they inhabit http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth |
*Global
Trends Quiz Test your understanding of the population trends and environmental challenges facing nations around the world http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/trends.html |
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Voices
of Concern Interviews with five experts reveal the threats facing human populations, national economies, and the global climate. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/voices.html |
Got
Facts Dedicated to providing information about our world and outer space http://www.gotfacts.com/ |
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Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk Colorful, interactive web pages on climate change and the Great Lakes region www.ucsusa.org/greatlakes |
Sierra
Club Population Policies Contains the official text of various Sierra Club policies related to population growth and its effect on the environment. http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/population.asp |
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Rainforest Field Trip Take a walk through the Rainforest http://www.tramline.com/sci/rainforest/ |
A
Few Thoughts on Mass Extinctions A NASA astrobiologist discusses the past five big mass extinctions and the possibility of a future, sixth mass extinction. Includes video clips, images, and related links. http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/astrobio/feat_questions/mass_extinction.cfm |
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Wildlands: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge An overview of issues facing Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which has been targeted for oil drilling. http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/arctic/ |
WorldwideLearn.com's North Pole Solo 2004! Wave Vidmar is attempting a historic quest to the North Pole -- to walk, ski and swim over 660 miles across the constantly moving Polar ice http://northpolesoloexpedition.com/ |
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Center
for a New American Dream You have the power to make the earth a better place because of what you buy. http://www.ibuydifferent.org/ |
used The Bentley Collection of Snow Crystals http://mail.ssec.wisc.edu/snow/ |
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BushGreenwatch Tracking the Bush Administration's Policies http://ga3.org/bushgreenwatch/join.tc |
National
Environmental Scorecard 2003 Provides environmental voting records for Members of the first session of the 108th Congress http://www.lcv.org/ |
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Nature's
Voice Environmental campaigns and victories from the National Resource Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/naturesvoice |
Native
Forest Council To protect and preserve every acre of publicly owned land in the U.S. http://www.forestcouncil.org |
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Descent
Into the Ice Glacionauts venture into glacier caves. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mtblanc/ |
Global
Warming Kids Site Focuses on the science and impacts of global warming or climate change, and on actions that help address global warming issues. http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/ |
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HomeTown
Locator Gazetteer Provides "location information for 1.8 million physical and cultural features with links to maps and aerial photos http://www.lcv.org/ |
Mercury
Rising: The Poisoning of Grassy Narrows Video and radio clips: Between 1962 and 1970, natives in two northwest Ontario communities sat down to daily meals of poison. http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-70-1178 |
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Nordlys
Northern Lights dedicated to the phenomenon known as northern lights or "Aurora Borealis http://www.northern-lights.no/ |
Wolf
Watershed Educational Project, Web: http://www.treatyland.com |
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Nature
Trails Send a boat down a river, create hydropower, then view it from a two story tree house http://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org |
The
Truth About Snowflakes http://www.enature.com/feature/feature_news.asp?storyID=589 |
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Imaging
Everest http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/Concepts/Virtual_Everest/-1.html |
The
Science Behind Global Warming This Senate Hearing has recently been announced as available fulltext on the internet. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/ |
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used On the Edge: Is Anybody Out There? The Earth really unique in its ability to support life? When NASA's Kepler Mission launches in 2007, we may find the answer. http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ontheedge_0310.html |
used NASA Earth Science Week 2003 Earth Science research and other education programs on the Internet http://www.earthsciweek.org |
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Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land Photos by Subhankar Banerjee that records "four seasons of abundant life in the [Arctic National Wildlife] refuge." http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/anwr/ |
used Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks Nearly 3000 virtual reality photographic panoramas" provide 360-degree imagery places western United States, AK, HA, western Canada, Baja California, and the South Pacific. http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/ |
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Cavers
Slang Dictionary A browsable site "of cavers' terms from across the world http://www.umsl.edu/~joellaws/ozark_caving/caveslng.html |
Polluted
Runoff How runoff affects streams, how to analyze what's upstream & downstream from your community (watersheds), & how families can reduce "nonpoint source" pollution. http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/nps_edu/index.html |
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used Learn About Chemicals Around Your House Answers questions about pesticides & toxic chemicals used around the house. http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/toxic.htm |
used Clean Snowmobile Facts Controversies about snowmobile emissions and access to U.S. National Parks and other public lands . http://www.deq.state.mt.us/CleanSnowmobile/ |
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used Celestia A free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
Ecological
Effects of Fire Retardant Chemicals and Fire Suppressant Foams Discusses the toxicity of fire suppressants and retardants to vegetation, algae, aquatic invertebrates, and fish. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/fireweb/fireweb htm |
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Global
Warming: Frequently Asked Questions http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html |
Historical
Hurricane Tracks Interactive mapping application that allows you to easily search and display 150 years of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone data http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/ |
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On the Prairie Focuses on ecology and environmental education about the prairie, where over 98% of the lands have been lost. http://www.bellmuseum.org/mnideals/prairie/ |
Archaeology of Oregon Online version of the book by Dr. C. Melvin Likens published in 1993 http://www.or.blm.gov |
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Expeditions
in Diversity Helps develop lifelong connections and commitments to nature and to the multicultural American community. http://www.3dzone.org/html/difference/connect.asp |
Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is the largest and most productive estuary in the United States. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/ |
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Seashells Detailed instructions on classifying, cleaning and showcasing your finds along the beach . http://www.seashells.org/ |
The
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia A guide to new advancements and ongoing discoveries of new planets. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/planets/ |
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Pollution
Report Card For School Busses http://www.ucsusa.org/publication.cfm?publicationID=417 |
Fire
Management, Everglades National Park Describes how fire is used to maintain the biological diversity & natural processes of the Everglades ecosystem. http://www.nps.gov/ever/fire/index.htm |
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Liftoff
to Space Exploration Did you know sand can move? It does move, ever so slowly, but constantly http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2003/news-sand.asp?list22754-149 |
The
Michigan Coalition for Clean Forests Locate and report trash that has been illegally dumped. www.cleanforests.org |
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The
International Dark Sky Association Preserves and protects the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting. http://www.darksky.org/ |
Frost Dates Selector Shows the average first and last frost dates in the United States and Canada http://www.victoryseeds.com/frost/ |
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The Fatal Light Awareness
Program Protects birds and creatures who become disoriented or die because of human lights at night. http://www.flap.org/ |
Night
Lights The NASA Educational Poster shows the lights of urban populations of the world http://spacelink.nasa.gov/products/Night.Lights.Poster/ |
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Charles
J. Evans Panoramas Tour the world through spectacular images from the most picturesque places on earth. http://www.digitalpanos.com/index.html |
Water
Resources of the United States http://water.usgs.gov/ |
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Indigenous
Peoples' Kyoto Declaration on Water Presents an indigenous perspective on our relationship with water and implications for water development http://www.indigenouswater.org/I |
Indigenous Perspectives on Water and Development Indigenous perspectives on water and development addressed at the World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan (March 16 to 23, 2003) http://www.indigenouswater.org/ |
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Global Climate Change Student Information Guide [.pdf] http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/gcc/index.html |
Declaration
of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change A delegation of indigenous representatives from 22 countries and 28 distinct cultures, assisted the UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change in November ,2000 http://www.amazonwatch.org |
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Deep
Sea Invasion Follow the alarming spread of the so-called "killer alga" as it rapidly invade water around the world. http://www.pbs.org/nova/algae |
Runaway
Universe (R) follow the efforts of rival astronomers asking the ultimate question: What is the fate of the universe? http://www.pbs.org/nova/universe/ |
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Stop
Global Warming Video and Slideshow Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp tells how you can help stop global warming now http://www.environmentaldefense.org/campaign/gw/video.cfm |
Global Volcanism Program From the Smithsonian Institution, complete holocene volcano and eruption information http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/ |