Sub-Topics Air Pollution Ground Pollution Hazardous Materials Nuclear Waste Pesticides Plastics Soil Pollution Water Pollution Also Try Commuting Alternatives Electric Cars Energy Efficiency Fuel Cell Power Global Warming Hybrid Vehicles Hydroelectric and Wave Power Sustainable Development Wind Power Lesson Plans Contaminants: How They Move and Change (MicroWorlds) Describes how contaminants move and change in an ecosystem. Ecology - Health and Pollution Control by Grade (NIEHS) Energy and Environmental Trade-offs - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Pollution - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Transportation - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Lists Alternative Energy - By Type of Information (About.com - Teuwen) Provides news, facts, statistics, jobs, research, and more. Includes solar, wind, biofuels, and other sustainable energy sources that are alternatives to fossil fuels. 2-01 Alternative Energy Businesses (Momentum Technologies - Source Guide) Provides listings of businesses by location, product type, business type, and business name. 5-01 Alternative Energy News (About.com - Teuwen) Provides news, facts, statistics, treatments, symptoms, a glossary, and more. 2-01 Alternative Power Systems (AAPSPower.com) Provides sources of products that provide alternative energy, such as wind energy. 3-01 Ground Pollution (envirolink.org) Provides articles and sources of information by subject. 3-03 Pollution (100TopPollutionSites.com) Provides a list of 100 carefully selected sites. 12-01 Pollution Information Resources (EPIC - DOE Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse) Provides sources of information to help fight pollution. 5-01 News -01-07-06 America Exporting Pollution? (ABC News) "Americans bought an estimated $125 billion worth of consumer electronics — computers, monitors, cell phones, televisions — this past year. With hundreds of millions of them becoming obsolete every year in this country, what happens to all the stuff we don't want any more?" 01-06 -03-17-06 Court Blocks EPA from Easing Rules (CNN News) "A federal appeals court blocked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday from easing clean-air rules on aging power plants, refineries and factories, one of the regulatory changes that had been among the White House's environmental priorities." "The rules, strongly supported by industry representatives, would have allowed older plants to modernize without having to install advanced pollution controls." 03-06 -07-28-05 Report: We Are Threatened (BBC News) "The most comprehensive survey ever into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth's ability to sustain future generations." "Two services - fisheries and fresh water - are said now to be well beyond levels that can sustain current, much less future, demands."7-05 -08-22-05 West Coast Unites for Cleaner Air (CBS News) "Despite an effort by auto industry lobbyists to kill the move, two Pacific Northwest States — Oregon and Washington — are getting ready to adopt California's new vehicle emission standards to reduce greenhouse gases." "When that happens, California's newly implemented emissions standards — the toughest in the United States — will be in effect along the entire West Coast from Canada to Mexico." 8-05 -08-24-05 Eastern States to Cut Emissions (CBS News) "Nine U.S. states have reached a preliminary agreement on an initiative led by New York Governor George Pataki to freeze power plant emissions at current levels and reduce them by 10 percent by 2020." 8-05 -12-03-05 Congressional Research Service: EPA Slants Findings (Bloomberg.com) "A Bush administration analysis of air pollution legislation uses assumptions that boost the benefits of its own proposal while overstating the costs of alternatives, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service." "For example, the EPA assumes the availability of boilermaker labor for installing pollution-control equipment will be limited until 2010. Such a labor shortage would affect only the Carper and Jeffords proposals, which seek steeper emissions cuts sooner." "Lacking the ability to install pollution controls, coal- fired generators would be forced to shut down in the EPA analysis of Jeffords's proposal. In addition, natural gas-fired and renewable fuel generators would be required at a high cost, the report found." "Such a labor shortage has been questioned by some, including the Institute of Clean Air Companies, the trade association that represents the air pollution-control industry, the report said." 12-05 -Environment News (MSNBC.com) Provides news on methods to improve the environment, such as alternative fuels. 6-05 02-27-02 Superfunds - Bush to Shift Costs to Taxpayers (Time - Reaves) President Bush plans to shift the cost of cleaning up major pollution sites away from the corporations responsible for the pollution. Instead, he wants to reduce the size of the Superfund and to have taxpayers pay a larger share for the cleanup. "A White House victory would likely bring an immediate drop-off in the number of sites approved for Superfund status. But of even greater concern to environmental advocates is that the change will see the disincentive to pollute wither away alongside the Superfund coffers. After all, industrial polluters have been kept in check by the threat of having to fund costly cleanups." 2-02 03-27-02 Department of Energy Releases Documents Showing Access to Energy Companies (CBS News) Summarizes documents released under court order to show which groups influenced the development of national policy on energy. According to the summary, energy executives and lobbyists had a great deal of access to the head of the Energy Department, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. "In all, three dozen energy executives and lobbyists participated in eight meetings with Abraham from mid-February to late April 2001. The Cheney energy report was released in May."  "But the papers released late Monday by DOE document no top-level meetings with advocates of energy efficiency or renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power. Bio-Fuels From Genetics (MSN.com) "J. Craig Venter, who gained worldwide fame in 2000 when he mapped the human genetic code, is behind a new start-up called Synthetic Genomics, which plans to create new types of organisms that, ideally, would produce hydrogen, secrete nonpolluting heating oil or be able to break down greenhouse gases." 11-05 Environmental Protection Positions of Candidates (CNN News - Collins) Collins notes that "little has been said about which Democrat has the best chance of appealing to environmentalists. Green groups like the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace have voiced strong opposition to White House policies on the environment. And the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Washington's green political machine, says eco-issues may not always be the most important subjects to voters, but they're still influential in crucial swing states." She gives a summary of the views (available on Web sites) of presidential candidates, including George W. Bush. 12-03 Papers Thirty-one Synthetic Compounds Found in Earthworms (EarthEasy.com) "Synthetic compounds have been detected in even the simplest life forms. According to a 2006 study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), earthworms now have an average 31 pollutants in their bodies, including perfumes, household disinfectants and the antidepressant Prozac." 06-07 -Pollution Scorecard (Environmental Defense Fund) Provides information about pollution in your community. Reports who is polluting, how to contact them, how bad the pollution is, how your community rates compared to others in your area, identifies the toxins involved and provides other useful information to fight pollution. 9-05 Alternative Energy Information for Students (California Energy Commission) Provides articles for basic information on energy sources that do not use fossil fuels. 5-01 American Society of Microbiology Provides online issues and information. 1-01 Appliances - Energy Star Appliances (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Provides information on energy efficient home appliances, electronics, homes, heating and cooling, and other devices for the home. Includes selection and location of Energy Star items. According to the EPA, "the energy generated to power American TVs and VCRs when they are switched off causes the air pollution equivalent to 2 million cars." 5-01 Batteries - Zinc-Air (PowerZinc.com) Describes breakthrough air-zinc batteries for a pollution free and more energy efficient solution to storage of electricity. 2-05 Bush Pushes to Deregulate Before Leaving Office (CBS News) "The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January." "The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo. Some would ease or lift constraints on private industry, including power plants, mines and farms." "Those and other regulations would help clear obstacles to some commercial ocean-fishing activities, ease controls on emissions of pollutants that contribute to global warming, relax drinking-water standards and lift a key restriction on mountaintop coal mining." 10-08 Bush Strikes Out on the Environment (TWS.org) Presents evidence that President Bush has not protected our air, water, or forests effectively. 7-04 Compost - How to Make Compost (HDRA) Provides an easy to follow guide to making compost at home. 12-00 Congressional Scorecard (Scorecard) Provides an environmental scorecard for members of the U.S. Senate and Congress. 6-01 Costs - Human Costs of Fossil Fuel Use (HotEarth.net) Describes the uses of fossil fuels and the amounts of pollution that each is has caused. 5-01 Dry Cleaning and Wet Cleaning (Virginia Small Business Assistance Program) Discusses the dangers of dry cleaning and suggests the new wet cleaning process as a possible alternative. 6-01 Earth Day - A History (Infoplease.com) Provides a history of Earth Day, celebrated in schools in the United States on April 22nd. (It is also celebrated globally on the Spring equinox.) 4-01 Efficient Pollution Reduction by Fixing the Worst Polluters (WhyFiles.org) Shows how dealing with the 10 percent worst polluters is the most cost-effective short-term approach to reducing pollutants. Suggests that half the current pollution rate can be achieved by fixing the 10 percent. 2-02 Energy Efficiency Top 100 (U.S. Department of Energy) Provides the top 100 innovations for reducing energy usage in the United States. 12-00 Energy Sources Globally (bp.com) Provides charts describing the various sources of fuel regionally and globally. 4-02 Environmental Advocacy News (GreenPeace.org) Provides news related to pollution, sustainability, global warming, and other key environmental issues. 6-02 Environmental Citizen's Award Goes to Moyers (CommonDreams.org) "On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School presented its fourth annual Global Environment Citizen Award to Bill Moyers. In presenting the award, Meryl Streep, a member of the Center board, said, 'Through resourceful, intrepid reportage and perceptive voices from the forward edge of the debate, Moyers has examined an environment under siege with the aim of engaging citizens.' " 3-05 Environmentalists - Profiles (Natural Resources Defense Council)) Provides profiles on people working to make the environment cleaner and more sustainable. 6-01 Essay in Response to the Bush Energy Plan (Sierra Club) "President Bush's energy plan won't work, because it makes the wrong choices. The Bush Administration energy plan ignores high-tech, energy-efficient solutions in favor of increased oil, gas, coal, and nuclear production, while his budget proposal slashes funding for renewable energy and efficiency by a third." 11-02 Experts: Seafood Could Collapse by 2050 (MSNBC News) "If current trends of overfishing and pollution continue, by 2050 the populations of just about all seafood face collapse, defined as 90 percent depletion, a team of ecologists and economists warns in a study published in Friday’s issue of the journal Science." 10-06 Faith-Based Environmentalism (EMagazine) "One factor in the resurgence of faith-based environmentalism is the 1993 founding of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE) by a former radio talk show host and spokesperson for New York City’s Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine named Paul Gorman (see sidebar interview). NRPE quickly proved its effectiveness by joining together and helping educate such disparate and mainstream bodies as the U.S. Catholic Conference (the policy agency for all Catholic bishops, clergy and parishes), the National Council of Churches of Christ (a federation of Protestant, Eastern Orthodox and African-American denominations), the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL, an alliance across all four Jewish movements) and the Evangelical Environmental Network (a coalition of evangelical Christian agencies and institutions)." 5-03 Global Patterns for a Sustainable Planet (Sustainable Development Information Database) Provides global patterns on key issues, such as deforestation, pollution, global warming, and water conservation. 12-00 Green Cities (MotherJones.com) Describes efforts cities are making to use less polluting sources of energy. 9-01 Health Problems from Pollution from A to Z (NIEHS) Hybrid Plug-in Car to Get Over 100 MPG (CNN News) "The EDrive system replaces the existing Prius NiMH battery and Toyota battery control computer with a larger Valence Saphion lithium-ion battery and a proprietary battery monitoring and control system developed by EnergyCS. The new system allows the Prius to be charged at home using a standard 110/120V home outlet. With the larger battery, the Prius can run in electric only 'EV' mode at lower speeds or when less power is needed. The result is EV driving and electrically boosted gasoline driving for the first 50 to 60 miles with a gasoline efficiency of 100 to 150mpg." 8-05 Microbes that Benefit the Environment (Michigan State University) Dirtland describes different ways that certain microbes benefit the environment for humans. 2-01 Oversight for the Environment (The White House) "The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives. The Council's Chair, James L. Connaughton who was appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President. In addition, CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environment, oversees federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process, and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments." The Council on Environmental Quality is led by James L. Connaughton. "Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Mr. Connaughton was a partner in the law firm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, in its Environmental Practice Group. His work covered a wide range of environmental policy issues, including environmental management and compliance assurance systems, legislation, regulation, international trade and standards, and ecological risk and natural resource damages assessment." According to the Sidley Austin Brown and Wood LLP Web site, the company represents the fossil fuel industry in the arena of regulation. "Most of our clients are natural gas pipelines and producers, crude oil and petroleum products pipelines or electric utilities." In other words, Connaughton represented the fossil fuel industry in legal conflicts against federal and state regulators. Appointing a lobbyist for the fossil fuel industry to guide the U.S. government policies on protection of the environment appears to be the same as appointing a fox to watch over the henhouse. It appears to be a gross conflict of interest. Since the Council on Environmental Quality has oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal regulators for the environment, is such an appointment a corruption of the role of the federal government in regulating the fossil fuel industry? Christine Todd Whitman, who recently resigned as head of the EPA under President Bush, stated on PBS's NOW program aired on September 20, 2003, that Connaughton did, in fact, restrict the EPA's findings, especially on global warming issues, while she was the head of the EPA. 9-03 Plan for Reducing Pollution (Green Party) Provides the Green Party's plan for reducing pollution, global warming, and creating a sustainable planet. 12-00 Pollution Resources (Lycos) Provides dozens of sources of information on water, earth, and air pollution. 6-1-00. Secret Tribunal Helps Polluters and Overthrows U.S. Court Decisions (PBS - Moyers) "Bill Moyers and Sherry Jones uncover how multinational corporations have acquired the power to demand compensation if laws aimed at protecting the environment or public health harm them financially." Describes how corporations are interpreting an obscure provision of NAFTA (in Chapter 11) to bypass democratic processes. For example, a company in Canada makes a gasoline additive that was found to pollute the water in California. California banned the ingredient. The Canadian polluter sued the United States for lost pofits, using a provision in NAFTA. U.S. courts sided with California. A secret NAFTA tribunal overruled the U.S. courts. U.S. taxpayers may now have to pay. NAFTA was supposed to "protect investors if foreign governments tried to seize their property. But corporations have stretched NAFTA's Chapter 11 to undermine environmental decisions — the decisions of local communities — even the verdict of an American jury. The cases brought so far total almost four billion dollars." More multinational corporations are pursuing this approach of getting the secret NAFTA tribunal to award them hundreds of millions of dollars to protect polluters from losses. 2-02 Solutions - Renewable Energy to Fight Poverty (Choose-Positive-Energy.org) Suggests how renewable energy can help eliminate some of the most severe conditions of poverty, such as lack of clean water. Uses PDF format. 6-02 Solutions for the Environment (Awesome Library - Adams) Provides a summary of key activities necessary to reduce air and water pollution, reduce the rate of global warming, and more. 1-01 Sun Light Tubes - Vented (RoofVents.com) Provides ventilation for attic and house as well as providing light. 06-05 Sustainable Development Conference in Johannesburg (MSNBC) "FORMALLY TITLED 'the World Summit for Sustainable Development,' the gathering is billed as the largest United Nations meeting in history — with more than 100 world leaders and 65,000 delegates expected to convene in venues throughout sprawling Johannesburg." "At Rio, President George H.W. Bush ignited a diplomatic furor by rejecting accords to protect biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions." "Little has changed since. The United States has angered both its European allies and developing nations by stifling many global environmental accords inspired by Rio, citing economic concerns." "Since Rio, U.S. consumption of energy has jumped 21 percent and greenhouse gas emissions are up 13 percent, according to figures gathered by the United Nations and others." 8-02 TVs and VCRs - Energy Star Compliant (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Identifies energy efficient TVs, VCRs, and combinations. According to the EPA, "the energy generated to power American TVs and VCRs when they are switched off causes the air pollution equivalent to 2 million cars. Americans spend over $1 billion each year to power their TVs and VCRs when they are switched off. ENERGY STAR qualified TVs and VCRs consume as much as 75% less energy when switched 'off' than conventional models." 5-01 Tallgrass Prairies - Flint Hills (National Park Service) Discusses the preservation and management of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. 4-01 Tallgrass Prairies - Flint Hills History (ParkTrust) Provides a history of the preservation and management of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. 4-01 Trade Agreements Affecting the Environment (World Trade Organization) Provides the official WTO Web site. 12-99 Periodicals Global Environment - An Overview (Kids' Almanac) Provides a short statement on the status of the environment on each continent. Projects Environmental Issues and Links (US News) Provides issues and resources to support a clean environment. Funding Sources for Environmental Projects (Sustainable Village) Provides a list of potential funding sources for projects to support the environment. Pollution Control (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) Provides volunteer programs to clean up Oregon.

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