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 * This Wiki is intended to be a repository of reference material that might be useful for course work in a Sustainability class**. Sections will be created to organize the site as new links become available. All resources should contain the URL reference link as well as a general description of the content and area of relevance. For definitions and history of Sustainable, see page 2 and 3 of this site.


 * District's** Learn about the Innovative Energy Solutions & Sustainability Project (video): 

**__//Atmosphere://__**
-A new look at the impact of global warming on ecosystems:  - Scientific American Magazine, March 29, 2012 issue: Energy & Sustainability.- Climate Impact Day info:  - Thawing permafrost and the effects on climate:  - "Golden Age" of natural gas poses its own issues:  - In /Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop/, classroom program 13, "Reading Across the Curriculum <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/curriculum.html>," Gage Reeves asks his 5th graders to relate their reading about global warming and climate #|change to events and products in their community. - Planet Earth/ <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/planet.html>, program 3, "The Climate Puzzle," and program 7, "Fate of the Earth" - Living next door to a refinery:  - Pollution, Poverty and People of Color:  - Natural Refuge from Climate Changes:  - The Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide:  - Northern Hemisphere could be in for Extreme Weather this winter:  - Climate change and Culture:  - Greener Olympics = #|Cleaner Air:  - Climate change: - CO2 emissions drop to #|lowest level in 20 years:  - Urban development vs. climate change:  - Conservatives moving toward acknowledgement of Global Warming?:  - New material for cutting #|Carbon emissions from flues: <http://www.gizmag.com/nott-300-carbon-capture-material/24273/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=173ccbd7a6-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - What will free-ice Arctic summers bring?: [] - Can the World save lives and combat climate change?: [] - Drought: [] - Finally, a more exciting #|design for #|wind power:<[]> - #|Fuel Cell technology could increase electric #|power generation and reduce CO2 emissions: <[]> - World stepping on the CO2 excelorator:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=having-broken-co2-speed-limit-world-now-stepping-on-the-gas&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20121127> - Research into advanced carbon-capture technology:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20121128_DOEgrant> - Stop burning rainforests for Palm Oil:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=stop-burning-rain-forests-for-palm-oil&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20121206> - Megacities move to track CO2 emissions:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20121211_inthenews_greenhouseemissions> - The hotest climate change stories of 2012: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-hottest-climate-change&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20121227> - Climate change and human evolution: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-may-have-spurred-human-evolution&page=2> - What will it take to solve climate change?<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/01/10/what-will-it-take-to-solve-climate-change/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130110> - How much will tar #|sand oil added to global warming?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tar-sands-and-keystone-xl-pipeline-impact-on-global-warming&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130124> - More oil from tar #|sand oil could mean game over for climate change:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=more-oil-from-canadas-tar-sands-could-mean-game-over-climate-change&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130131> - Hottest year in 11,300 years: <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323628804578346140587268534.html?mod=rss_US_News&wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Climate change predictions revised upward: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-worse-than-expected-argues-lord-stern&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130410> - Mona Loa measures CO2 at 400 PPM for first time May 9th, 2013:<http://400.350.org/> - How to but time in the future climate fight: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-buy-time-to-combat-climate-change-cut-soot-methane&print=true> - News media and the spread on climate disinformation:<http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/global_warming_contrarians/news-media-helps-koch-brothers-exxon-mobil-spread-climate-disinformation.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk_b> - Atmospheric rivers?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=new-observatories&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20121206> - Cutting CO2 is not enough:<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013//direct_air_carbon_capture_technology_must_be_developed_to_help_fight_climate.html> - Is Global Warming lower than expected?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-global-warming-cooler-than-expected&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130529> - Where does CO2 come from: map?:< http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/31/this-giant-chart-shows-where-all-our-greenhouse-gases-come-from/> - Earth The Climate Wars - Episode 1: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=xggbkmFIt6o> - Earth The Climate Wars - Episode 3: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=fT_Ek8hSG5g> - Earth The Climate Wars Fight Back: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_1wAQJi_YU> - Urban gardens combat Heat Island effect: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20130621_urbanheat> - Sequestration of CO2 in basalt rock:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pilot-projects-bury-co2-in-basalt&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130801> - Climate changing much faster:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=todays-climate-change-proves-much-faster-than-changes-in-past-65-million-years&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130807> - Potential chemical that could make crops drought resistant:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=74766> - Correlation between Climate Change and Behavioral Change:< []> - How Air Pollution affects climate:< http://www.livescience.com/39233-air-pollution-climate-nasa-mission.html> - 2012 report: Carbon emissions drop in U.S.:< []> - Is China the last hope for carbon capture technology?:<[]> - SA Author/Stanford Professor on David Letterman Show:<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/10/30/sci-am-author-tells-david-letterman-how-to-power-the-world-on-renewables-video/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20131031> - Smog shuts down Harbin, China, as seen from space:< http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2013/10/29/smog-shuts-down-harbin-china-as-seen-from-space/> - Dangerous global warming closer than you think:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=dangerous-climate-change-imminent&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20131205> - Scientists more certain than ever about climate change: <http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/scientists-more-certain-ever-climate-change-report-says-n39661> - Federal web site for data on climate change:<http://www.data.gov/climate/> - Interactive chart for CO2 tracking:<http://www.climatecentral.org/news/iea-co2-emissions-data-17459?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Time lapse animation of CO2 emissions over a 250+ year period:<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAhZ1fA1AJs> - IPCC Report on climate change 2014: <http://bit.ly/TLAwYs> - Climate change and national security risks: <http://asu.imodules.com/redirect.aspx?linkID=80872&eid=237893> - CO2 monitoring at Monaloa: <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/co2-milestone-400-ppm-climate-17692?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Eight ways climate change is making the world more dangerous: <http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2014/jul/14/8-charts-climate-change-world-more-dangerous?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Effects of Australia's repeal of carbon-tax: <http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/5O5UA2/GD9N8X/451RP5/GK9MUSK/7A1PW7/1G/h> - Severe blow for carbon-taxes? <http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212742-severe-blow-for-carbon-taxes?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Abrupt climate change shifts in the past offer warning for the future: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/abrupt-climate-shifts-in-the-past-offer-warning-for-future/?&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20140731> - Carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals? <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/depleted-uranium-could-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-valuable-chemicals/?&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20140731> - Global Warming and air pollution could drop global crop yields by 10% by 2015: <http://www.gizmag.com/crop-yield-drop-global-warming-air-pollution-ozone/33191/> - Rising Carbon Dioxide levels are making forests work overtime..<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=77136> - Study faults global warming for much of wild weather in 2013: <http://bigstory.ap.org/article/04f2aa3229434b2fb95f954dab0ba352/studies-fault-warming-much-2013-wild-weather> - Have volcanic eruptions put a pause in Climate Change?: <http://www.gizmag.com/study-volcanic-eruptions-climate-change/38393/>
 * -** The World of Chemistry/, program 17, "The Precious Envelope <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/envelope.html>"[[image:https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif]]
 * -** Air Sampler technology: <http://www.gizmag.com/sandia-tiny-air-samplers/22122/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b02d841260-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email>

//**__Soil:__**//
- Refuse collection without cans or trucks: The International Tunneling and Underground Space Association has more information on the technology, including its advantages and disadvantages: <http://uww.ita-aites.org/index.php?id=701&L=0&tx_ttnews[backPid]=405&tx_ttnews[calendarMonth]=9&tx_ttnews[calendarYear]=2016&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=0&cHash=3c914b70379536235d7c73a7353f19dd> - Thawing permafrost and the effects on climate: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72564> - Ocean Core Drilling: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72648> video presentation. - WiFi sensor for outdoor plants: <http://www.gizmag.com/koubachi-outdoor-wi-fi-plant-sensor/24052/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5b1d0b3bb3-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Finding geographically sustainable hot-spots: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20121002_nsfaward_biomassenergycrops> - Soil moisture measured from space: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20121129_soilmoisturegrant> - The opposite of mining: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tar-sands-extraction-without-strip-mining&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130110> - Fracking can be done safely, but will it be?<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-fracking-be-done-without-impacting-water&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_HLTH_20130521> - Arizona soils: <http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_desert_soils.php> - Kratchner Cavern: <http://azstateparks.com/parks/kaca/science.html> - History of Kratchner Cavern State Park: <http://azstateparks.com/parks/kaca/history.html> - The importance of wetlands activity: <http://ecosystems.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson-plans/water/6-8/wetland> - Maricopa County Parks info: <http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/> - Climate change affecting soil microbes:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20130627_soilmicrobes> - Do microenvironments dictate macroecologies:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20131021-forest-sustainability> - Interactive maps of record flooding in Croatia: <http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/2014/5/balkans-floodingsatellitemapbeforeandafter.html>
 * -** The /Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature/, session 7, "Critical Pedagogy <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/pedagogy.html>," "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler
 * -** Earth Revealed/, program 26, "Living With Earth, Part II <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/earth.html>"
 * -** Videos and #|PowerPoints: Rainforests: <http://science.pppst.com/rainforests.html__>__

**__//Water://__**
- Is your water safe? <http://content.eaglepub.com/?ldriZh5vX1X0JQp1PTq-52eFaHWsASMFl> - Clean Water: <@http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=how-ensure-clean-water-all&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_physics_20120525> - SW Water Needs: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120503_water> - How to Make Water Sustainable: <http://www.gizmag.com/oecd-water-crisis-technology-policy/22366/> - What to do with dirty fracking water: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-can-we-cope-with-the-dirty-water-from-fracking-for-natural-gas-and-oil&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120531> - Hydroponics: <http://www.gizmag.com/herb2-flexible-partition-wall-herb-garden/22402/> - Projecting future sea level rise: <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=clickenid= ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNDAzLjY2MDc3MzEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwNDAzLjY2MDc3MzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg1MjY0MiZlbWFpbGlkPW13YXJuZXJAdHVoc2QuazEyLmF6LnVzJnVzZXJpZD1td2FybmVyQHR1aHNkLmsxMi5hei51cyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72194> - Theme: Rain: @http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/weather.htm - http://www.kinderkorner.com/rainforest.htmla - author: Gail Gibbons: Nature's Green Umbrella @http://www.gailgibbons.com/ - Reading: Rain Rain Go Away: http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/stories/fairy7.htm - Math: Measure Rainfall: @http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/rainmeasure.html - Writing: Scroll Down http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/science/habitats_biomes/rain_forest/ Science: What Makes It Rain?: http://childcareaware.org/en/subscriptions/dailyparent/volume.php?id=59 Social Studies: Rain Forest: http://lessonplanspage.com/SSScienceRainForestPeopleAnimalsLife34.htm Environment: Rain Barrel <http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-rain-barrel.html> - Hydroponics: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/budding-scientist/2012/06/06/teens-engineer-a-way-to-help-farmers-in-swaziland/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Mapping water use from space: <http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-112.html> - Young researcher using Physics in Environmental Studies: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lindau-pengfei-shen&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_physics_20120615> - Gardening and water use: <http://www.lifelinescreening.com/health-updates/healthy-you/general-health-and-wellness/gardening.aspx?SourceCD=LETT-859> - Fracking and Waist Water problems: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-fracking-wastewater-wells-poisoning-ground-beneath-our-feeth&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120628> - Thanks to Plants we will never find another planet like Earth: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=plants-created-earth-landscapel&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120705> - What we know about climate change and drought: <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/24/what-we-know-about-climate-change-and-drought/> - From waistewater to renewable energy: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120820_video_oked_energy> - Promote water reuse website: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120823_watermatch> - Drought effect on AZ Agriculture: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120829_inthenews_drought> - Arctic water invasion set for invasive species due to warming waters: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73100> - Heavy metal detection in water samples: <http://www.gizmag.com/nano-velcro-heavy-metal-detection-epfl/24100/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5b1d0b3bb3-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Freshwater demand in SW, sustainable?: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120912_NSFsustainabilityresearch> - Gravity probe shows ground water levels slipping away: [] - Lake food-web study: <[]> - Glacier activity in response to Global Warming: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73259> - Radioactive fish: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fukushima-fish-remain-radioactive-suggesting-ongoing-radionuclide-release&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_physics_20121026> - Drinking water contaminants: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20121129_contamination> - Greenland's glaciers melting:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73471> - Is the Amazon Rainforest drying out?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=amazon-rainforest-drying-out&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20121227> - Oil-sands raise levels of cancer-causing compounds in regional waters:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=oil-sands-raise-levels-of-carcinogens-in-regional-waters&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130110> - Will there be enough water?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=will-there-be-enough-water-13-03-03&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130306> - Relationship between Ice Age endings and CO2 releases from oceans: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ocean-circulation-may-have-released-co2-at-end-of-ice-ages> - Greenland's glaciers loom large in calculations of sea level raise: [] - Can the World afford cheap water?: <@http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/03/29/can-the-world-afford-cheap-water/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20130402> - Warming oceans threatens sea life:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=warming-ocean-threatens-sea-life&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130411> - Map shows vast regions of ocean warming:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=graphic-science-map-shows-vast-regions-ocean-warmer&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130411> - Can fracking be done safely?<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-fracking-be-done-without-impacting-water&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_HLTH_20130521> - Lab in a can - water sampling: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=74404> - National Geographic water calculator: <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/change-the-course/water-footprint-calculator/> - Research into efficiency of the link between water and energy production:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20130605_Lind_NSF_Award> - The Hydrologic Cycle:<https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZzY5-NZSzVw> - Simple water cycle page:<http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/cycle.htm> - Colorado River facts:<http://www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1025> - Water resource materials from EPA:<http://water.epa.gov/learn/resources/index.cfm> - School water audit program resources:<https://www.ideal.azed.gov/lrm/content/school-water-audit-program-swap> - Water cycle rap:<http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=4279> - Historical river flow rates of the Colorado River:<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060529082300.htm> - Southwest Florida Water District web site: <http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/> - Watershed video: <http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/video/multimedia/index.php?yuurl=LJ63xGJY4pM> - Kartchner Cavern formation: <http://azstateparks.com/parks/kaca/science.html> - Groundwater, pollution, and water cycle worksheets: <http://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=watersheds%2C+runoff%2C+and+groundwater> - Project NEMO: AZ stormwater runoff studies: <http://nemo.srnr.arizona.edu/nemo/index_old.php?page=bmpstormwater> - CAP's Superstition Mountains Recharge Project: <http://www.cap-az.com/index.php/departments/recharge-program/superstition-mountains> - Project WET: <http://cals.arizona.edu/arizonawet/teachersupport/supportmats/using-watershed-models-branching-out> - EPA: build your own watershed lesson plan: <http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/activity_grades_9-12_buildyourownwatershed.cfm> - What is groundwater - video: <http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/what-groundwater/?ar_a=1> - Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival: <http://www.tresriosnaturefestival.com/about_history.htm> - Water quality projects: <http://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/htm/science-fair-project-ideas> - AZ Water resource site:<http://www.westernresourceadvocates.org/azmeter/percap.php> - Sustainability: Water from NBC Learn, 7 videos: <http://highered.nbclearn.com/portal/site/HigherEd/browse?pi=7873fa1f7985f310VgnVCM10000075c1d240RCRD&cp=/html/nbchighered/chapters/3a5cd21d83e55210VgnVCM10000075c1d240RCRD.xml&addinum=1374157567113&sb=airpublish&so=descending&ip=25&io=0&cl=view_thumb%20view_large%20view_collapsed&ls=true> - Nutrient loading in Lake Eere:< http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=74800&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery> - Lake George - the Smartest Lake:<http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/project-aims-to-make-lake-george-worlds-smartest-lake> - Overpumping could threaten upper plains groundwater:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=farmed-out-overpumping-threatens-deplete-high-plains-groundwater&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130829> - Blue Gold: World Water Wars:<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1a3tjqQiBI> - Ogallala Aquafer: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=74856> - Los Angles water program:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=74905> - Shipping container conversion to produce clean drinking water:<http://www.gizmag.com/ekocenter-shipping-container-unit/29431/> - New shower head conserves 90% of water:< http://www.gizmag.com/orbital-systems-water-saving-shower/29820/> - EPA's watersense:<http://www.epa.gov/watersense/our_water/fix_a_leak.html> - Re-charging the Colorado River Delta: <http://support.edf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=colorado_river&autologin=true> - First snapshots of water splitting in photosynthesis: < http://asu.imodules.com/redirect.aspx?linkID=81855&eid=237893> - 3D maps to be used for flood control studies: <http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/16/obama-climate-tools-3-d-mapping/12723485/?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Groundwater connections: <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/heres-how-us-groundwater-travels-globe-food-180955752/>
 * -** How Much Usable Water is Available?: <http://8020vision.com/2012/05/15/how-much-water-is-on-earth/>

__**Oceans:**__
- Dive into /Earth Revealed/, program 4, "The Sea Floor <http://www.learner.org/ redirect/junjul13/seafloor. html>," to learn how scientists use technology to study the geology and biology of the bottom of the sea. - Explore the relationship between rocky landmasses and the energy of the ocean. See illustrations of wave movements and their impact on the shores in /Earth Revealed/, program 24, "Waves, Beaches and Coasts <http://www.learner.org/ redirect/junjul13/waves.html>." - Use cyclic functions to track the height of tides as they come in and go out in /Learning Math: Alge//bra/, session 8, part A, Cyclic Functions// //<http://www.learner.org/ redirect/junjul13/cyclic.html>, Tides. At the// //bottom of the page, watch the video clip to see a "real world" example// //of how to calculate tides from the #|Massachusetts Maritime Academy.// //- Peer into the future of energy by examining how experimental ocean power// //systems harness energy and the challenges of using such systems in /The// //Habitable Plane/t, unit 10, "Energy Challenges," section 8, Hydropower// //and Ocean Energy// //<http://www.learner.org/ redirect/junjul13/hydropower. html>.// //- Marshes and sea level rise:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=74550>// //- Is the Pacific Ocean the cause for a pause in Global Warming?<//__http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pacific-ocean-and-climate-change-pause&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130829Energy:__// - Ocean Acidity testing:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ocean-ph-acid-x-prize&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130912> - What big questions remain about sea level rise?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-big-questions-remain-about-sea-level-rise&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130919> - NOVA video on climate changes effect on oceans:<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/megastorm-aftermath.html#> - A computer model used to predict genetic traits without GMO:<http://media.science360.gov/audio/podcast/designer_beans.mp3> - Deep Water Horizon oil spill study update: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=73735> - Remote sensing of water table/soil content: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20130626-cosmic-ray-soil-moisture-sensors> - NSF study on SEES, coastal sea, engineering, education, sustainability: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=77126> - Earth's oceans release more greenhouse gas than previously thought: <http://www.gizmag.com/mit-ocean-greenhouse-gas-nitrous-oxide/37924> - European climate at the mercy of Sea-Air interface: <http://www.gizmag.com/european-climate-air-sea-heat-exchange-retreating-sea-ice/38238/>

**__Energy__**
- Nuclear power licensing (mini-stations): <http://links.email.scientificamerican.com/ctt?kn=55&ms=MzkwMDcyMTUS1&r=NTM5ODI3OTYxMAS2&b=0&j=MTM3MjMyNzI0S0&mt=1&rt=0> - Two interactives in /The Habitable Planet/ allow you and your students to manage an energy crisis. The Carbon Lab <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/carbon.html> explores how human influence on carbon output affects the future health of the Earth's atmosphere. - In the Energy Lab <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/energy2.html> interactive, try developing a portfolio of energy resources that cuts back on CO2 and considers the pros and cons of multiple sources of energy. - "Golden Age" of natural gas poses its own issues: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=golden-age-natural-gas-might-prove-climate-challenge&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120531> - Weaning from Imported Oil: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=first-biorefinery-could-wean-hawaii-military-off-imported-oil&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20120410> - Living Next door to a refinery: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pollution-poverty-people-color-living-industry&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - What's So Dirty About Tar Sand: <http://content.sierraclub.org/beyondoil/> - Artificial Photosynthesis could be an alternative to solar or fossil fuel: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=artificial-photosynthesis-fuel-alternative&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120614> - Nanodiamonds used in Laundry Soap to save energy: <http://www.gizmag.com/nanodiamond-laundry-detergent/23129/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=d6879600d2-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Can Solar Energy save energy-poor Africa?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=solving-energy-poverty-in-africa-and-the-world&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120705> - ASU works with the Island of Aruba to develop Solar Energy pathway: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120629_solartraining_aruba> - Energy rules in the hunt for "Green": <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120729_inthenews_energyrules> - Natural gas, auto fuel of the future?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=natural-gas-automotive-fuel&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20120807> - Edible oil dispersant: <http://www.gizmag.com/oil-dispersant/23810/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0f26d5abcd-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - World energy outlook: <http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/publications/weo-2012/?wpisrc=nl_wonk#d.en.26099> - Converting solar energy directly to steam:<http://www.gizmag.com/solar-steam/25099/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=44f9c9239a-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Waste water into energy:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/video.cfm?id=urban-algae-turns-wastewater-into-e2012-12-03&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20121204> - New engineering for organic solar cell technology to boost efficiency by 175% by decreasing reflection and increasing absorption, the main culprits of the low efficiency of current panels: <http://www.gizmag.com/placsh-sandwich-solar-cell-efficiency/25363/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fc47937624-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Alberta's tar sands:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-turn-tar-sands-into-oil-slideshow&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20121211> - Eagle Ford Shale field from space:<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/12/27/the-eagle-ford-shale-boom-from-space/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130103> - Research into new Solar Cell design-a spray-on application: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73611> - Post-Deep Horizons oil spill study:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73732> - Used cooking oil to biodiesel fuel: <http://www.gizmag.com/biodiesel-oil-conversion-countertop-home/26132/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=733c57f28e-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Solar energy research: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20130221_energysolutionsproject> - TFSC: Thin Film Solar Cell peel-n-stick technology is increasing application use and reducing cost: <http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121220/srep01000/full/srep01000.html> - Will Alternative Energy Growth Tank During New Fossil-Fuel Glut?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alternative-energy-challenged-by-abundant-fossil-fuels&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_2013031> - Still in Search of the Energy Unknown: A Q&A with ARPA-E Director Cheryl Martin: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=arpa-e-still-in-search-of-energy-unknown&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130314> - Can soil replace oil as energy?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soil-to-replace-oil-for-energy-upcycle-excerpt&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130410> - Does tar sand oil increase the risk of pipeline spills?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tar-sand-oil-and-pipeline-spill-risk&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130411> - Fossil Fuel Resistance: <http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-fossil-fuel-resistance-20130411/+1> - Worlds largest wind farm: <http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-largest-wind-farm-london-array-revs-up-to-full-output/27006/> -How to power the world without fossil fuel: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-power-the-world&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130417> - Gut microbe makes diesel biofuel: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=gut-microbe-makes-diesel-biofuel&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130425> - School switches to biomass heating to lower energy bills: <http://www.gizmag.com/school-biomass-green-roof/27343/> - Alternative energy storage solution:<http://www.gizmag.com/mit-offshore-wind-concrete-sphere-energy-storage/27357/> - ASU's algae connection: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20130508_algae_healthproducts> - Tethered wind generator:<http://www.gizmag.com/google-x-makani-power-airborne-wind-turbine/27668/> - Wind energy considerations: < []> - Pandoras Promise: nuclear Power?: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/06/04/pandoras-promise-the-triumph-of-hope-over-fear-in-nuclear-power/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130606> - Energy storage, batteries to the economic rescue:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cities-show-the-way-with-energy-storage> - Solar Tree farms: <http://inhabitat.com/envision-plans-to-install-2300-rotating-solar-tree-car-shelters-in-south-carolina/> - Is anything really stopping massive build-out of desert solar power?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=challenges-for-desert-solar-power> - Fracking with Geothermal: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fracking-for-renewable-power-geothermal&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20130730> - Waist CO2 could power future electric generators:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=waste-co2-could-be-source-of-extra-power&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20130820> - Bacteria and Fungi together to produce biofuel:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bacteria-fungi-biofuel-dream-team&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130822> - Greener Fracking fluids?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=secrets-of-fracking-fluids-pave-way-for-cleaner-recipe&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130912> - Energy from bacteria:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=74975> - Windpower proves effective CO2 saver:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=wind-power-proves-effective-co2-saver&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20131024> - When, not if, China taps into Shale:<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2013/10/30/when-not-if-china-taps-into-shale-gas/> - Peak oil production may keep catastrophic climate change in check:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=peak-oil-may-keep-catastrophic-climate-change-in-check&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20131031> - Solana solar power generator can work up to six hours after the sun goes down:<http://phys.org/news/2013-10-arizona-solar-hours-sun.html> - Triboelectric generators capture wasted power:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=75412> - How nuclear energy can stop global warming:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-nuclear-power-can-stop-global-warming&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20131212> - Hydrogen squeezed from rock coud be a new energy source:<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25349983> - Gas prices for cities in AZ or other states:<http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/states/AZ.shtml> - New design for geothermal power plants could yield more productivity:< []> - Desert plants for aviation biofuel:<http://www.gizmag.com/halophyte-aviation-biofuel-desert-plants/30583> - Organic batteries on the horizon: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=75782> - Methane gas to gasoline via Siluria Technologies:<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR3OhYOsB4g> - Electricity from rainwater run off:<http://www.gizmag.com/pluvia-rainwater-microturbine/31379> - A "new" form of solar energy collector:<//__http://diply.com/trendyjoe/this-glass-sphere-could-revolutionize-solar-power-on-earth/37310/1General:>__// - Environmental Education site: <http://www.eeweek.org/greening_stem/innovators> - Map of Life: <http://www.gizmag.com/map-of-life/22588/> - Nature's Thread: Weaving Environmental Education into Your Classroom (Summer 2012)! <@http://pd.wcs.org/user/view.php?id=1305&course=70> - Children At Risk: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=children-at-risk-pollution-poverty&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Importance of Bio-diversity: <@https://asunews.asu.edu/20120606_biodiversitycall> - Can planetary boundaries help humanity manage its environmental impact: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-planetary-boundaries-help-humanity-manage-environmental-impacts&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120614> - Podcast: Are we pushing the planet to the brink of Irreversible Environmental Change?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=are-we-pushing-the-planet-to-the-br-12-06-10&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20120614> - GlobalResolve, a student designed project to aid third world development: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120615_globalresolve> - District Sustainability link: <https://www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217&Itemid=230> - The Sustainability Paradox - an interview with Dr. Paul Erlich: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/07/10/the-sustainability-paradox/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120712> - Web/Slideshow article: What is Environmental Engineering: <http://pd.wcs.org/file.php/70/NEW_FEE_Week_2/presentation_updated_2012/player.html> -Landsat video: <http://earthengine.google.org/#index> - Innovation key to Sustainability: [] - EPA Web site for Teachers and Students: <@http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/student.htm> - Facing The Future: <[]> - The future of sustainability: <[]> - State of the Earth: <[]> - How do the candidates rate on science:<[]> - Physicist Elected to Congress Calls for More Scientists-Statesmen: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=physicist-elected-to-congress&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_physics_20121116> - Fun Facts about Sustainability:<http://www.peoriaaz.gov/ uploadedFiles/Peoriaaz/ Government/Sustainability/ SustainabilityFacts.pdf> - How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries:<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8UFGu2M2gM> - Exploring adaptation to climate: <http://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/tip_exploring_adaptations.php> - Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center lesson plans on Sustainability: <http://www.greatlakesbioenergy.org/education/educationalmaterials> - Zero Waist, reality or fantasy?:<http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/zero-waste-reality-or-fantasy> - Environmental Sustainability lesson plan:<http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/environmental-sustainability-definition-and-application.html> - Eleven TED Talks on the Environment:<http://www.ted.com/playlists/151/earth_appreciated> - National Climate Change Assessment:<http://www.climate.gov/teaching/2014-national-climate-assessment-resources-educators> - EPA's revised report on LNG impact: <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/09/exporting-u-s-natural-gas-isnt-as-clean-as-you-think/?wpisrc=nl_wnkpm> - Perpetual Wind: <http://gizmag.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=57c04fd0f2defe64b0f583dc7&id=eb6873f13a&e=893b0502cb - The Turning Point: New Hope for Our Planet: <http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-turning-point-new-hope-for-the-climate-20140618> - Frack, baby, frack: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/it-s-frack-baby-frack-as-conventional-gas-drilling-declines-infographic/?&WT.mc_id=SA_ENGYSUS_20140626> - New, ecofriendly, rechargeable battery?: <http://www.gizmag.com/organic-redox-flow-battery/32739/> - Solar may become the largest single source power by 2050: <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/solar-may-become-largest-global-power-source-by-2050.html> - The battle over roof top solar: <http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/28/us-solar-battlelines-insight-idUSKCN0HN07P20140928> - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves its first East Coast LNG terminal 9/29/14: <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/dominion-natural-gas-exports-plan-federal-25851136> - 59 MW fuel cell in S. Korea, largest in world: <http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/print/volume-22/issue-7/features/fuel-cell-power-scales-up.html> - Peaker plant used in wind farm back-up yielding 800 MW output: <http://www.powermag.com/cpv-sentinel-energy-project-desert-hot-springs-california/> - New inverter makes solar generation more affordable: <http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/08/new-micro-parallel-inverters-aim-to-reduce-system-costs-improve-performance> - ASU studies carbon capture technology in new grant: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20141022-department-of-energy-grant> - Scotland generates 126% of it's residential electricity needs in October 2014 by wind power: <http://www.gizmag.com/scotland-wind-power/34638/> - Switch to 100% renewable energy possible by 2050: <http://www.gizmag.com/united-states-renewable-energy-2050/37938>

__**Social:**__
- Preservation of Gov-funded scientific data: http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/04/preservation-of-and-access-to-federally-funded-scientific-data/ - https://asunews.asu.edu/node/23852 Article from PBS on How America Runs. These may be a little young, but might provide "food for thought". - Global immigration impact: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120409_ihr_immigrationsymposium> - Why you should care about anti-biotics in our food:<http://view.ed4.net/v/VP6EHT/C5IXCY/PF1ABT6/7XH3LX/MAILACTION=1&FORMAT=H> - Nature's Thread: Weaving Environmental Education into Your Classroom (Summer 2012)! <@http://pd.wcs.org/user/view.php?id=1305&course=70> - Social Housing Scheme Sells Energy Back to the Grid: <http://www.gizmag.com/242-affordable-housing-units/22613> - Sustainable Records: <http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/05/local-history-exploring-what%E2%80%99s-just-outside-your-door/> - The Future of GeoSpacial Preservation: <http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/geomapp-and-the-future-of-digital-geospatial-preservation/> - Harvesting the Sustainability of Digital Format Sites: <http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/harvesting-the-sustainability-of-digital-formats-site/> - US Dept of Agriculture maintains a search engine for local Farmers' Market info: locations, products, hours of operation, etc: <http://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/default.aspx#> - What can we as individuals and as a global community do to solve current and future environmental problems? /The Habitable Planet/, unit 13 video, "Looking Forward: Our Global Experiment <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/experiment.html>" provides thought-provoking views and research findings from experts in the field, including entomologist E.O. Wilson. - Living next door to a refinery: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pollution-poverty-people-color-living-industry&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - My morning cup of coffee is killing monkeys: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/06/06/my-morning-cup-of-coffee-kills-monkeys/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Pollution, Poverty, and People of Color:< http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-multiculturalism-create-environmental-justice&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Students win award for Hydroponics: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/budding-scientist/2012/06/06/teens-engineer-a-way-to-help-farmers-in-swaziland/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - School Modeling Sustainability: <http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/03/14/24community_ep.h31.html?tkn=ZSNFcZ6izXbA%2BCgak1sMn%2FU2V8bkpcKbIa%2BP&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1> - Political storm over rising seas: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=north-carolina-sea-level-rise-political-storm&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120614> - What does it mean to be a CASS (Change Agent for Sustainable Solutions): <http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Change-Agent/848425> - Tragedy of the Commons - Chalk Talk, Part 1: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72710> - Tragedy of the Commons - Chalk Talk, Part 2: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72711> - Have humans shaped the evolution of other species?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-humans-shape-evolution-other-species&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120712> - Green Perception: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120716_inthenews_greendex> - ASU's Zero Waist Ambassadors:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20121018_ZeroWasteAmbassadors> - Is your city on the list of Most Vulnerable to natural Disasters?<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=as-people-crowd-into-cities-theyre-2012-12&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20121204> - Extreme weather ultimately destroyed the ancient Mayan culture:<http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73458> - Which U.S. city is the Greenest?<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-greenest-american-cities&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130103> - America's greenest street: <http://www.gizmag.com/chicago-cermak-road-greenest-street-america/25661/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=bda7af7f93-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - How would Obama address climate change?: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-would-obama-address-climate&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130124> - Fossil Fuel Resistance: <[]> - Media misinformation on Climate Change:<**Economic:http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/global_warming_contrarians/news-media-helps-koch-brothers-exxon-mobil-spread-climate-disinformation.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk_b>** - Obama to take sweeping action on climate: <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-take-sweeping-action-on-climate/2013/06/22/d28de366-db77-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html?wprss=rss_politics&wpisrc=nl_wonk_b> - Obama's plan for existing power plants: <http://nymag.com/news/features/obama-climate-change-2013-5/?wpisrc=nl_wonk_b> - Obama's environmental plan could take more than four years to implement: <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323998604578563680500313330.html?mod=rss_US_News&wpisrc=nl_wonk_b> - Transportation challenges to address sustainability: rail: <http://www.justmeans.com/justmeansclickstats?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qdXN0bWVhbnMuY29tL1JhaWwtVHJhbnNwb3J0LVByb3ZpZGVzLWEtVGlja2V0LVN1c3RhaW5hYmlsaXR5LzU5ODE0Lmh0bWw=&email=bXdhcm5lckB0dWhzZC5rMTIuYXoudXM=&enewsid=NDU2> - Colorado River: Law of the River: <http://www.cap-az.com/index.php/law-of-the-river> - Ten mindful ways to use social media: <http://www.tricycle.com/feature/ten-mindful-ways-use-social-media> - Labels for GMO Foods:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=labels-for-gmo-foods-are-a-bad-idea> - Another take on the Tragedy of the Commons:<http://www.shareable.net/blog/no-panaceas-a-qa-with-elinor-ostrom> - Lost Fisheries: <http://www.economist.com/node/21548212> - IPCC Climate Change Report Oct. 30, 2013:<http://www.eco-business.com/news/ipcc-climate-change-report-experts-react/> - TED Talk: Jared Diamond - Why Do Societies Collapse?:<http://www.ted.com/talks/jared_diamond_on_why_societies_collapse.html> - A Q & A about the value of solar energy:<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2013/10/30/a-qa-on-the-value-of-solar/ - What does 11 billion people mean for disease control:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-11-billion-people-mean-disease-outbreaks&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_HLTH_20131203> - Rethinking refuse collection in NYC:<http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=268908&dfpPParams=ind_182,aid_268908&dfpLayout=blog> - EPA's plan for limiting carbon-emission is slipping into the either:< http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/03/12/clean-energy-job-growth-starts-to-slip/?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Science vs Politics:<http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117704/national-climate-assessments-scientific-obfuscations-about-warming?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - Sharing - The Story of Stuff podcast (17 minutes):<http://storyofstuff.org/podcasts/sharing-part-one/> - Migration requirements due to rising sea levels: <http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/rising_sea_levels_force_pacific_islanders_to_evacuate/> - Italian architecture acts as air scrubber: < http://www.gizmag.com/palazzo-italia-milan-expo-smog-purifying-facade/32204/> - The story of a Teddy Bear and social story to empower conservation: <http://www.ted.com/talks/jon_mooallem_the_strange_story_of_the_teddy_bear_and_what_it_reveals_about_our_relationship_to_animals> - Minimum daily temperature raise in Maricopa County associated with urban grow and increasing mortality projections: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20140530-urbanization-heat-death -study> - The value of nature: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20140606-abbott-measuring-natural-wealth> - Food security: <http://asu.imodules.com/redirect.aspx?linkID=80870&eid=237893> - The Turning Point: New Hope for Our Planet: <http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-turning-point-new-hope-for-the-climate-20140618> - It's time for a Conservative environmental agenda: <http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381895/its-time-conservative-global-warming-agenda-eli-lehrer?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - ASU and World Bank partner on virtual game to foster innovation, Sci-Fi, and collaboration among third world youth: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20140708-world-bank-evoke> - Greenland ice core study help explain the collapse of Norse settlement: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=76708> - What can be done about the oceanic garbage dump? <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=76735> - GMOs: to label or not to label, that is the question: <http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ben-jerry-throws-fudge-brownie-084602863.html> - World hunger tracking: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M15fFjbY5HM> - TED Talk (Aziza Chaouni) on transforming a river that also transforms a city: <http://www.ted.com/talks/aziza_chaouni_how_i_brought_a_river_and_my_city_back_to_life> - Interactive global map showing social/economic/environmental comparisons;<http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2014/sep/23/carbon-map-which-countries-are-responsible-for-climate-change> - AeroFrams to open "worlds largest indoor vertical farm": <http://www.gizmag.com/aerofarm-indoor-vertical-farm/38380/> - Off grid Tiny house that can look after its own needs: <http://www.gizmag.com/wohnwagon-off-grid-trailer-home/38398/>

**__Economic:__**
- Are you an eco-friendly business: <http://h30458.www3.hp.com/us/us/smb/1182922.html?jumpid=em_taw_US_mar12_xbu_1667532_hpgl_us_1189523_14&DIMID=1003877050&DICID=taw_apr12&mrm=1-4BVUP> - ASU's MBA Program looks at Sustainability: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120406_inthenews_mba_green> - Weaning from Imported Oil: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=first-biorefinery-could-wean-hawaii-military-off-imported-oil&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20120410> - Sustainable architecture in Ukrane: <http://www.gizmag.com/friend-house-ecohotel-ukraine/22194/pictures> - Teaching Sustainability makes good business sense: <http://www.asuchallenges.com/blog/higher-ed-presidents-say-teaching-sustainability-good-business> - High-Speed, Carbo-Neural, Steam-Powered Biofuel Locomotive: <http://www.gizmag.com/csr-project-130-steam-locomotive/22670/> - Developing Sustainable Machines: <http://www.controldesign.com/articles/2012/montague-green-is-no-gamble.html> - Sustainable Band Aids: <http://www.gizmag.com/starch-fiber-bandages-penn-state/22389/> - Living Large in a 130 SqFt Apartment: <http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/paris-apartment/?pid=336> - For-Profit, bio-based Ethanol company in Mosambique: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ethanol-scheme-bids-to-clean-up-cooking-in-mozambique&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120531> - Bike-sharing economics: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/05/30/why-bike-share-pricing-gripes-are-overblown/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120531> - Economics U$A/, unit 8, "Pollution and the Environment <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/pollution.html>" - The future of food while the world cooks: <@https://asunews.asu.edu/20120410_future_of_food> - Living next door to a refinery: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pollution-poverty-people-color-living-industry&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Students win award for Hydroponics: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/budding-scientist/2012/06/06/teens-engineer-a-way-to-help-farmers-in-swaziland/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Designing Our Own Neighborhoods: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/06/05/designing-our-own-neighborhoods/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120607> - Robotic Bees?: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72647> - Financial problems could lead to a second environmental mess: <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/06/13/japan-tsunami-debris-on-pagan-island-financial-problems-may-lead-to-a-second-environmental-mess/?WT_mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20120614> - ASU Global engagement: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20120615_globalengagement> - Sustainable jean manufacturing? Well at least better: <http://www.gizmag.com/advanced-denim/23023/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4408fdc587-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - For Sustainability, go beyond Gross Domestic Product: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=for-sustainability-go-beyond-gross-12-06-17&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20120620> - The road to the New Economy - Electric Cars?: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72689> - Evidence linking drought to climate change: <http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/03/07/381411/brutal-droughts-global-warming-threaten-food-production/?mobile=nc> - Breaking the Tomato genome: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=72873> - Building a Corn Cobb House: <http://www.gizmag.com/corn-cob-circular-home/23616/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a42a194b61-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - How to change our thinking about recycling: <http://www.gizmag.com/sprout-pencil-plants/24090/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5b1d0b3bb3-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email> - Follow the Money: Human mobility and Effective Communities: <http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=73093> - Toyota 2012 N. American Environmental Report:<http://www.justmeans.com/justmeansclickstats?url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qdXN0bWVhbnMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvVG95b3RhLTIwMTItTm9ydGgtQW1lcmljYW4tRW52aXJvbm1lbnRhbC1SZXBvcnQvNDYzLmh0bWw=&email=bXdhcm5lckB0dWhzZC5rMTIuYXoudXM=&enewsid=Mzky> - 150 mile stretch of the Mississippi River, Cancer alley, tied to all things plastic: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fascinating-infographics-and-gorgeo-2012-12&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_TECH_20121211> - Student looks to sustainable economics for agriculture trade solutions:<https://asunews.asu.edu/20121211_commencement_graduate_pearson> - Eco-friendly Lithium ion battery substitute:<http://www.gizmag.com/madder-root-lithium-ion-battery-electrode/25412/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5c4317665a-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email - Nontechnology and solar voltaic cells: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nanowire-solar-photovoltaic-cell-achieves-record-efficiency&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130124> - The Global risks that most worries the World Economic Experts: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=global-risks-that-most-worry-world-economic-forum&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130131> - Plastic lightbulbs - the key to the future?:<http://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/optical_components_optics/light_sources/electroluminescent_lighting> - How do you measure the true cost of energy?:<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-measure-true-cost-fossil-fuels&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_ENGYSUS_20130411> - Gas mileage tip and how to save money: < []> - Hydrogen powered cars: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=return-of-the-hydrogen-car> - Mathematical guide to America;s most livable cities: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-mathematical-guide-to-cities&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20130703> - Wind power fastest growing alternative energy source:<http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-wind-energy-production-20130806,0,4533631.story> - Privatizing fisheries can divert a disaster:<http://www.economist.com/node/12253181> - Economist views of Climate Change:<http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/the-cost-of-climate-change/?partner=rss&emc=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk&_r=0> - Where does the money come from to support Global Climate Change deniers?:< http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=dark-money-funds-climate-change-denial-effort&page=2> - Gas prices for cities in AZ or other states:<http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/states/AZ.shtml> - Clean energy jobs slipping reports Forbes:<http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/03/12/clean-energy-job-growth-starts-to-slip/?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - The value of Nature: <https://asunews.asu.edu/20140606-abbott-measuring-natural-wealth> - Renewables to get most of the 7.7 trillion power investments: <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/renewables-to-get-most-of-7-7-trillion-power-investments.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - How much countries spend on food: <http://www.vox.com/2014/7/6/5874499/map-heres-how-much-every-country-spends-on-food?wpisrc=nl_wonk> - OpEd: Could fighting Global Warming be cheap and free? <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/opinion/paul-krugman-could-fighting-global-warming-be-cheap-and-free.html?> - The environmental cost of cars is only partially addressed by looking at the fuel/tail pipe emissions, the far greater cost is in the manufacturing says Kevin Czinger. To address this we need to look very hard at automotive manufacturing, his answer: 3D Printed Aluminum "carduinos": <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKXpFmbEzs4&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop>

**__Earth Day Material:__**
<https://docs.google.com/a/tuhsd.k12.az.us/document/d/1dMvK004lzKKH9jVvbHSFnl_tscntFmALdDWuUNdyAZQ/edit> <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GTFVKJV> - Library of Congress documents: <@http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/04/going-green-celebrating-our-natural-world/> - From Annenberg Foundation Newsletter: *National Environmental Education Week (April 12-18) & Earth Day (April 22)* Habitable Planet <@http://www.learner.org/redirect/april12/experimentpic.html>

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