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Bibliography on energy transitions
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z A back to top Aunger, Robert. 2010. Types of...

Energy transitions
Introduction Patterns of energy have changed dramatically since the onset of the Industrial Revolut...

Energy, Growth and Pollution Network
The Energy, Growth and Pollution network was established in 2003 to link together historians working on the hi...

Dugongs in Malaysia
Overview Dugongs were once common throughout the shallow coastal waters of East Malaysia (northeast ...

Arctic sea ice and climate
Introduction This article reviews and synthesizes our current knowledge about the impact of Arctic sea ice ...

Plate tectonics
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, several scientists suggested that the continental masses had the ability...

Cactus
Cactus is a family of plants that are specially adapted to survive arid conditions, most often having leaves r...

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News Articles

National Ocean Policy Action Plan
National Ocean Policy Action Plan draft requests public comments on actions Federal agencies will take to impr...

Public Input: Deepwater Horizon Accident Early Restoration Plan
Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Call for Public Input on Early Restoration of the Gul...

Considering 200 Years of Infectious Diseases
NIAID Scientists Consider 200 Years of Infectious Diseases Unpredictable, ever-changing and with potenti...

Feeding the world while protecting the planet
Feeding the world while protecting the planet International team of researchers designs global plan for susta...

A World Environment Organisation?
Zakri Abdul Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, notes in SciDev.Net on 5 January 2012 th...

Comments: NOAA draft environmental impact statement on Arctic oil and gas exploration
NOAA seeks comment on draft environmental impact statement on Arctic oil and gas exploration NOAA is see...

2011: Ninth Warmest Year
NASA Finds 2011 Ninth Warmest Year on Record The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth ...

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Events

January: Radon Action Month
EPA Advice for National Radon Action Month: Test for Radon Gas to Protect Health 21,000 Americans die from ...

2 February 2012: World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day 2 February each year is World Wetlands Day (WWD). This day marks the date of the adoption ...

22 April 2012: Earth Day
Earth Day 2012 - Mobilize the Earth As the 42nd Anniversary of Earth Day approaches, people are becom...

Resources

World Environment Day: 5 June 2012
World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event thatis aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated ...

Healthy Community Design
The way we design and build our communities can affect our physical and mental health. Healthy community desi...

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxic Substances Portal
Search toxic substances by Chemical Abstracts Service Number (CAS#), substance name, synonym, or tradename. A...

Coalbrookdale by Night
Coalbrookdale by Night is an 1801 painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg. It depicts the Madeley Wood (or Be...

Oil and water just don't mix
SUMMARY Oil and water just dont mix; opinions on deepwater exploration are just as polar. This unit provide...

Estuarine Ecosystems
SUMMARY This activity (obtained from NOAA)is intended to introduce students to some sources of information a...

Teacher Guide: Human Impact on Estuaries, a Terrible Spill in Grand Bay
SUMMARY In this activity developed by NOAA, students make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs...

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Galleries

Science Tools
The practice of science depends on the availability, and reliability, of a wide spectrum of tools. We are fami...

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill photo gallery by Donald Blake
Photos submitted by Donald Blake, University of California, Irvine. Images by NOAA P-3, taken July 2010....

Major oil spills
A gallery featuring photos of some of the world's largest oil spills, along with a little information about ea...

Dispersant Application
Photo examples of dispersant application platforms, application results, and marine mammals that must be ident...

Environmental Education Week

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Agriculture II
Agriculture Gallery II Humans began to cultivate food crops about 10,000 years ago. Prior to that time, hun...

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Videos

Olivia's birds and the oil spill
Taken from Young Voices for the Planet, Olivia's Birds and the Oil Spill documents 11-year old Olivia Bouler'...

The gulf oil spill one year later (3:05)
Workers continue to pick up tar balls on the Gulf shore's beaches one year after the BP oil spill. Although ...

Gulf oil spill impacts northwest Florida beaches (3:32)
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has impacted condominium rentals and other tourism related business along ...

Gulf wildlife recovering one year after BP oil spill (4:42)
Early Show contributor Debbye Turner Bell reports on the animals in the Gulf of Mexico one year after the larg...

Gulf scene investigation: oil analysis (5:56)
Since the Deepwater BP oil spill in April 2010, scientists have been collecting thousands of plant, animal, so...

Good news for gulf travel one year after spill (4:09)
With the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill disaster approaching, Peter Greenberg spoke with Russ Mitche...

Inside Story: Oil Production Part 2 (10:45)
Reports of declining oil production has stirred debates, amid fears/hopes of the consequences. ...

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