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This website, provided by the Ecological Building Network, promotes techniques and materials that conserve the earth's resources during residential construction in more developed countries. It also seeks ways to create safe, affordable, and healthy structures using indigenous materials in less...

Formerly Conservation Ecology, this electronic, open access, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal provides research findings on the management, stewardship and sustainable use of ecological systems, resources and biological diversity at all levels, the role natural systems play in social and...

This toolkit for educators of all levels and communities about sustainable development was developed by Rosalyn McKeown. This is the second version of the resource, completed in 2002, and is based on "the idea that communities and educational systems within communities need to dovetail their...

This activity, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), takes students on two virtual field trips that focus on the effects of climate change on glaciers and permafrost. The field trips guide students using way points on Google Earth that include explanations,...

This 2-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), is intended to help environmental science students connect core skills in math, science, communication, and critical thinking to real-world issues. This lesson introduces simple gas laws and air pressure...

Electric Drive Transportation Association represents the interest of those involved in the development, production and use of battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric drive technologies. The EDTA serves as the central source of information on the technical, market and policy issues surrounding the...

This webpage, provided by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, provides a 50-page guide on saving money and energy in your home. The guide includes a table of contents and the following chapters: Save Energy and Money Today; Audit Your Home's Energy Use; Weatherize Your Home; Heat...

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) provides this webpage entitled, Environment and Health Program. The webpage addresses an array of environmental health issues relevant to health professionals in the United States and around the globe. These issues include climate change, air pollution, and...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.122, Environment and Society.  The course examines the effects of industrialization on the environment and society and the regulatory response to these changes. Projects produced by students in the course,...

Like most businesses, automotive recycling facilities are subject to stringent federal, state and local environmental laws. The ECAR website is designed to provide a state-by-state breakdown of the requirements that apply specifically to industry activities for those states having developed said...