Environmental Information Sources: Websites and Books
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Shrode et al. as discussed by the authors listed commercial entities, educational entities, and non-profit and research organizations to save energy in the U.S. Web sites are listed in the following categories: Commercial Entities Educational Sites International Sites Nonprofit & Research Organizations U.K. Financial Times: Climate Change Series http://www.ft.com/climatechangeseries From the website for the UK Financial Times, this news series looks at the politics of climate change.Abstract:
EGJ Issue 28 Spring 2009 ISSN 1076-7975 Environmental Resources: Web Sites and Books Flora Shrode, Utah State University Library, USA Web Sites are listed in the following categories: Commercial Entities Educational Sites International Sites Nonprofit & Research Organizations U.S. Federal Agencies’ and State Government Sites Books Commercial Entities ConsumerReports.org: Saving on energy costs http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/home-garden/resource-center/saving-on- energy-costs-10-07/overview/energy-ov.htm Lists 10 actions that individuals can take to save energy costs based on Consumer Reports’ experts’ testing of products and programs designed to save energy and pointing out those “that promise more than they deliver.” Financial Times: Climate Change Series http://www.ft.com/climatechangeseries From the website for the U.K. newspaper, the Financial Times, this news series looks at the politics of climate change. Includes stories related to the developed world and emerging economies, opinion pieces, and interactive features on climate change agreement and mapping carbon dioxide emissions. Provides links to stories on the science aspects of global warming. *** GreenHomeGuide http://www.greenhomeguide.com/ This website from the U.S. Green Building Council features a combination of tips, case studies, expert Q&A articles and regional directories of products and services. Browse by area or feature of the home, such as bathrooms or flooring. A product directory (covering San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York City) provides a detailed description of the process of selecting and approving the products included in it, noting that only a minority of products are approved. *** Educational Sites American Museum of Natural History: Science Bulletins http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/ This website stands in for visiting the American Museum of Natural History in person in New York City. Online video features present developments in the fields of astrophysics, human biology, biodiversity, and evolution. Science educators can benefit from guides on the website to help them incorporate content from the Science Bulletins in their teaching and classroom learning activities.*read more
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Nature’s Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty
TL;DR: The New Paradigm References Index as mentioned in this paper is a collection of references for agriculture and biodiversity, conservation, and agriculture, including the agricultural matrix and the broad social context for understanding Biodiversity, Conservation and Agriculture.
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Conservation Refugees: The Hundred Year Conflict between Global Conservation and Native Peoples
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Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions
TL;DR: A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental HealthHandbook of Political AnthropologyGlobal Mental HealthGlobal Warming and the Political ecology of HealthFierce Climate, Sacred GroundClimate Change, Culture, and EconomicsHow Climate Change Comes to MatterThe Anthropology of Corporate Social ResponsibilityAnthropology and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Anthropology TodayApplying Anthropology in the Global VillageClimate Change and Human MobilityThe Anthropology of Climate ChangeClimate change and Tradition in a Small Island StateLiving in DenialThe Anthropology Of Disasters in Latin AmericaAnthropological and Climate changeDestination AnthropoceneAlien OceanThe Social Life of Climate
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Green consumption behaviours of consumers within the scope of TPB
TL;DR: In this article, three main factors were added to the Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to develop a more comprehensive model, namely, environmental concern, environmental knowledge and perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE).
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Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things
TL;DR: The Force of Things and the Agency of Assemblages as discussed by the authors are the main sources of inspiration for our work. But neither Vitalism nor Mechanism is a suitable vehicle for self-interest.
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Why we disagree about climate change : understanding controversy, inaction and opportunity
TL;DR: Hulme as discussed by the authors uses different standpoints from science, economics, faith, psychology, communication, sociology, politics and development to explain why we disagree about climate change and shows that climate change, far from being simply an 'issue' or a 'threat', can act as a catalyst to revise our perception of our place in the world.
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Water in a changing world
Robert B. Jackson,Stephen R. Carpenter,Clifford N. Dahm,Diane M. McKnight,Robert J. Naiman,Sandra Postel,Steven W. Running +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conclude that over half of accessible fresh runoff globally is already appropriated for human use, and that more than 1 × 109 people currently lack access to clean drinking water and almost 3 ×109 people lack basic sanitation services, and because the human population will grow faster than increases in the amount of available fresh water, per capita availability of fresh water will decrease in the coming century.
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Atmosphere, Weather and Climate
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the current concern of human impacts on the environment, including greenhouse gases, the destruction of the ozone layer, carbon cycles, and the thermal role of oceans.