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More News Headlines | Discuss the News learn about xml syndication EnviroLink Forum Join the discussion! Debate environmental issues in the EnviroLink Forum with other members of the EnviroLink community. Animal Concerns A project of EnviroLink, Animal Concerns is the online community for people concerned about the welfare and rights of animals. About EnviroLink The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization founded in 1991.

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News From PESWiki PESWiki Blog A lot of action here presently. Most of the new stuff is going here. Featured: PES Network > News > Free Energy Blog - Latest include: They did not read the safety manual • HopeGirl on QEG, in London • German Group achieves QEG resonance • Zenith of manufacturing: Airbus A380 • Latest on QEG: Re-insulating Core • YMNEE Provides 1 MW QMoGen Photos • MORE...

The EnviroLink Network - Certificate in Ecological Education Detailed Information: Throughout North America and the world, people and organizations are increasingly aware of the emergence of ecological crises and the need for an ecologically literate citizenry. In contrast to previous decades when outdoor and environmental education were marginalized as peripheral subjects in schools and extracurricular areas like girl guides, scouting and camping, the possibilities for ecological education today are expanding to become a more substantive part of school, recreation, leisure, cultural, and social service programs. This drive for eco-literacy is reflected in the growing demand for eco-tourism employees

How the Moon Affects the Date of Easter Friday (April 6) brings us the first full moon of the new spring season. The official moment that the moon turns full is 19:19 UT, or 3:19 p.m. EDT. Traditionally, the April full moon is known as "the Pink Moon," supposedly as a tribute to the grass pink or wild ground phlox, considered one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring.

Environmental Conservation Online System Threatened & Endangered Species ECOS serves a variety of reports related to FWS Threatened and Endangered Species. A selection of our most popular reports is listed below. Ecosystem services Humankind benefits in a multitude of ways from ecosystems. Collectively, these benefits are known as ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are regularly involved in the provisioning of clean drinking water and the decomposition of wastes. While scientists and environmentalists have discussed ecosystem services implicitly for decades, the ecosystem services concept itself was popularized by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) in the early 2000s.[1] This grouped ecosystem services into four broad categories: provisioning, such as the production of food and water; regulating, such as the control of climate and disease; supporting, such as nutrient cycles and crop pollination; and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits. To help inform decision-makers, many ecosystem services are being assigned economic values. §History[edit]

UNFCCC YOUNGO WIKI PORTAL YOUNGO, the official youth constituency at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Next meeting - Bonn, Germany. Thirty-eighth session of the SBI and SBSTA as well as the second part of the second session of the ADP2 to be held at the Maritim Hotel from 3-14 June 2012. Science Writer - Help with Lab Reports Welcome to CAST Science Writer, the tool that supports students in writing lab and class reports. This tool is geared toward middle school and high school students. Check out the supports and help available in Science Writer described below. Or click the "Take a Tour" button above to see how Science Writer works.

Excerpt from Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability ecoliteracy.org Excerpt from Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability What can educators do to foster real intelligence?...We can attempt to teach the things that one might imagine the earth would teach us: silence, humility, holiness, connectedness, courtesy, beauty, celebration, giving, restoration, obligation, and wildness. — David W. Orr There is a bold new movement underway in school systems across North America and around the world.

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