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-The Stewards-
Opening Page:
Tree Background Picture: Marcel, Pierre. “Kyoto Protocol Painting 2”. Flickr.com. Accessed 1 March 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=kyoto%20protocol&w=all>
Photograph 1:
Reto. "Released to Public: Earth, Image by Reto Stöckli (NASA)" flickr.com. Accessed 1-March-2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/263570357/>
Photograph 2.
By team member W., David. “Yosemite”. 15 November 2007.
Photograph 3:
Scatrut. “Tartaruga 1° d”. Everystockphoto.com. Accessed 29 January 2008. <http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=242498>
Photograph 4:
aussiegall. “Lift Off- Best Viewed Large”. Flickr.com.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/14516334@N00/345009210/>
Photograph 5:
Swisscan. “Australian Outback Devil's Marbles”. 7 August 2007. Flickr.com. Accessed 14 March 2008.
<http://flickr.com/photos/swisscan/1044416558/>
Photograph 6:
Imageo. “Breakfast with the Birds”. Flickr.com. 22 May 2007. Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/imageo/509335160>
Photograph 7:
P., Tina. Team Coach. “Solar lighting at Cowandilla School”. 10 March 2008.
Photograph 8:
Desert View. “Nevada Solar One”. Flickr.com. Accessed 17 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/desertvu/1177852420/>
Photograph 9:
P., Tina. “Cowandilla School Mural”. 10 March 2008.
Photoshop Image:
Made by team Member Cassie S.
Music: Pachabel’s Canon played by team member David W.
Introduction:
Gingrich, Newt. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008.
Photograph of the world. Reto. "Released to Public: Earth, Image by Reto Stöckli (NASA)" flickr.com. Accessed 1-March-2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/263570357/>
Used under the creative common license. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Trouble
We Polluted: Love Canal—
Danis, Karen. “The History of Superfund: Love Canal.” Superfund. 1 Dec. 2001. Kenyon College. Accessed 8 Jan. 2008. <http://biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/bio3/2001projects/Superfundkdanis/historylovecanal.html>
“Love Canal, An American Tragedy”. Humans and Their Environment. 19 April 1997. Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Accessed 8 January 2008. <http://civil.engr.siu.edu/301I_Ray/he_love.htm>
Stoss, Frederick W, and Fabian, Carole Ann. “Love Canal: Reminder of Why We Celebrate Earth Day.”
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. 2000. University at Buffalo SUNY Accessed 8 Jan. 2008. <http://www.istl.org/00-spring/article2.html>
Photograph:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Accessed 8 January 2008. <http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/resource/d1_20.htm>
DDT—
“DDT: an Introduction.” Cruising Chemistry. Duke University –Department of Chemistry. Acessed 8 Jan. 2008.<http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/pest/pest1.html>
Edwards, J. Gordon, and Steven Milloy. “100 Things You Should Know About DDT” Junk Science. 1999. Junkscience.com. Accessed 8 Jan. 2008. <http://www.junkscience.com/ddtfaq.htm>
Weis, Judith S, and Cleveland, Cutler J. “DDT.” Encyclopedia of Earth. 31 Jan. 2007. Environmental Information Coalition. Accessed 8 Jan. 2008 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/DDT>
Photograph:
zxgirl. "Silver Mosquito". Flickr. 25 September 2007. Accessed 8 January 2008. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zxgirl/1439481236/
We Were Selfish—
Little, Amanda Griscom. "The Wind and the Willful." Grist. 12 Jan 2006. Grist. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2006/01/12/capecod/>
"America's First Offshore Wind Farm on Nantucket Sound." Cape Wind: Energy For Life. Cape Wind. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.capewind.org/>
"America’s First Offshore Wind Farm on Nantucket Sound." Cape Wind: Energy For Life. Cape Wind. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.capewind.org/FAQ-Category4-Cape+Wind+Basics-Parent0-myfaq-yes.htm>
"America’s First Offshore Wind Farm on Nantucket Sound." Cape Wind: Energy For Life. Cape Wind. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.capewind.org/FAQ-Category8-Cape+Wind+and+the+Environment-Parent0-myfaq-yes.htm>
Almy, Jessica. "The Fight Over Wind Farms: Not Tilting at Windmills." The Humane Society of the United States. The Humane Society of the United States. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/cape_wildlife_center/wildlife_advocacy/hot_topics_on_the_cape/the_fight_over_wind_farms_not_tilting_at_windmills.html>.
Little, Amanda Griscom. "The Wind and the Willful." Grist. 12 Jan 2006. Grist. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2006/01/12/capecod/>
Photograph:
Barnism. “ocean wind farm”. Flickr.com. Accessed 24 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnism/103152288/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en>
We Over-harvested—
"Bottom Trawling - Greenpeace International." Greenpeace International. 24 Aug 2007. Accessed 25 January 2008. <http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/bottom-trawling>.
“Trawl Management and Individual Fishing Quotas”. Fishery Management. Accessed 25 January 2008. < http://www.pcouncil.org/groundfish/gfifq.html>
Photograph:
“A fishing boat at Dungeness”. Freedigitalphotos.net. Accessed 25 January 2008. <http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/details.php?gid=190&sgid=&pid=2342>
Used under the following License agreement.<http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/link-to-us.php>
We Deforested—
Algee, Lisa. “What is Deforestation”? Kids.Mongabay.Com. Accessed 29 February 2008. <http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/deforestation.html>
Collins, Jocelyn. “Deforestation”. 2/01/01. Accessed 29 February 2008. <http://www.bcb.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm>
Stock, Jocelyn, and Andy Rochen. “The Choice: Doomsday or Arbor Day”. Accessed 29 February 2008. <http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/deforestation.htm>
WRM Briefings: “The direct and underlying causes of forest loss.” World Rainforest Movement. Accessed 29 February 2008. <http://www.wrm.org.uy/publications/briefings/underlying.html>
Photograph:
Crustmania. “Deforestation”. Flickr.com. 3 September 2006. Accessed 29 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustmania/233523196/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en>
Obstacles
The Government—
“Climate Change and Water”. Prime Minister of Australia. Accessed 11 January 2008.<http://www.pm.gov.au/topics/climate.cfm>
Gingrich, Newt and Terry Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 11 January 2008.
"Sustainable America: A New Consensus". The President’s Council on Sustainable Development. Accessed 11 January 2008.<http://clinton2.nara.gov/PCSD/Publications/TF_Reports/amer-top.html >
Tackling Climate Change in Australia. “News and Events”. Accessed 11 January 2008.<http://www.climatechange.sa.gov.au/>
“We Believe Statement”. The President’s Council on Sustainable Development. Accessed 11 January 2008.<http://clinton2.nara.gov/PCSD/Publications/TF_Reports/amer-believe.html>
Wright, Richard and Bernard J. Nebel. Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future. 8th ed. Upper SaddleRiver: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Accessed 11 January 2008.
Photograph:
Cadland. “Old and New”. Flickr.com. Accessed 3 March 2006. <http://flickr.com/photos/cadland/114041123/> Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en>
Economic Considerations—
“Business and Industry” . Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development. Accessed 15 January 2008.<http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/esd/Economy/Business.html>
Gingrich, Newt and Terry Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008.
“Growing A Sustainable Economy”. Sustainable Communities Network. 8 March 2002. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.sustainable.org/economy/smbusiness.html>
Photograph:
aussiegall. “Its Future is in our Hands - Live Earth”. Flickr.com. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/759309122/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
The Will of the People—
Gingrich, Newt. “A Contract with the Earth”. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Accessed 02 February 2008.
Gore, Albert. “An Inconvenient Truth”. New York, New York. Rodale Press, 2006. Accessed 02 February 2008.
Photograph:
Mvjon. “Vote Here-Vote Aqui”. Flickr.com. Accessed 02 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/winmac/92847877/>
Used in under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/>
Lack of Understanding—
“An Inconvenient Truth”. Al Gore and Davis Guggenheim, 31 August 2006. Accessed 8 February 2008.
Gingrich, Newt and Terry Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 8 February 2008.
"Pavilion Study: Drivers Lack Basic Understanding of Biofuel." Environmental Leader. 23, Jan 2007. Environmental Leader. Accessed 8 February 2008. <http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/01/23/pavilion-study-drivers-lack-basic-understanding-of-biofuel/>
Viederman, Stephen. " Knowledge for Sustainable Development: What do we Need to Know." Inter Environment. 1995. InterEnvironment. Accessed 8 February 2008. <http://www.interenvironment.org/cipa/viederman.htm>.
Photograph:
thomasbrandt. “Solar Panel”. Flickr.com. 21 August 2005. Accessed 8 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/70267096@N00/36085360/>
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en>
Solutions
Technology Vaporizing Garbage—
Carter, Rebecca. “St. Lucie Will Vaporize Trash”. Greener Miami. 12 September 2007. Accessed 12 January 2008. <http://www.greenermiami.com/greenermiami/2006/09/st_lucie_will_v.html?cid=96641762#comment-96641762>
“County to Vaporize Trash – Poof!” Associated Press. 9 September 2006. Wired. Accessed 12 January 2008. <http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2006/09/71757>
Kunii, Irene M. “Turning Trash into Cash”. Business Week. 27 October 2003.McGraw Hill Companies. Accessed 12 January 2008. <http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_43/b3855017.htm>
Zazaian, Mike. “Florida County to Vaporize 30 years of Trash for Energy”. Daily Tech News and Free Press. 10 September 2006. Accessed 12 January 2008. <http://techfreep.com/florida-county-to-vaporize-30-years-of-trash-for-energy.htm>
Photograph:
"Garbage". Roscodebosco. Flickr. Accessed12 January 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/roscodebosco/73026680>
Used under the Creative Commons License: < http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/>
Danis, Karen. “The History of Superfund: Love Canal.” Superfund. 1 Dec. 2001. Kenyon College. Accessed 12 Jan. 2008. <http://biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/bio3/2001projects/Superfundkdanis/historylovecanal.html
Sunset Idea House—
"2007 San Francisco Idea House". Meridian Builders and Developers Inc.
Accessed 16 January1 2008.<http://www.mbuild.com/idea_house.htm>
Barthelemy, Kelly and Peter Fish. “Tour: eco-design goes glam”. Sunset Magazine. March 2008. Accessed 7 March 2008. http://www.sunset.com/sunset/home/article/0,20633,1711938,00.html
Gregory, Daniel. "Living green in the city". Sunset Magazine. Accessed 16 January 2008.
<http://www.sunset.com/sunset/home/article/0,20633,1666702,00.html>
"Urban Design Goes Green". John Lum Architecture Inc. Accessed 16 January 2008.
<http://johnlumarchitecture.com/news/press_releases.html>
Drawing by: Mount, Authur. Permission to use received by e-mail. 27 January 2008.
Solar Troughs—
Barringer, Felicity, and Matthew L. Wald. "California Utility Agrees to Buy Power Generated by Solar Array ." 7/25/07 Accessed 16 January 2008. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/business/25solar.html>.
Davidson, Paul. "Pacific Gas & Electric to buy solar power from desert Accessed 16 January 2008. <http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2007-07-25-solar-project_N.htm>.
Photograph:
Desert View. “Nevada Solar One”. Flickr.com. Accessed 17 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/desertvu/1177852420/>
Used under the Creative Commmons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en>
Venture Capital—
Baker, David R. "Faces of Business 2007; Vinod Khosla, Venture Capitalist". San Francisco Chronicle. 31 December 2008. Accessed 7 February 2008. <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/31/BUJFU493C.DTL>.
“focus: assisting entrepreneurs”. Khosla Ventures. Accessed 7 February 2008. <http://www.khoslaventures.com/>
"Vinod Khosla." Inodbase—Indians Abroad. Accessed 7 February 2008. <http://www.indobase.com/indians-abroad/vinod-khosla.html >
Photograph:
Davemc500hats. Silicon Valley, Writ Large. Flickr.com. 9 November 2006. Accessed 7 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/500hats/293101043/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
Here is another interesting link about more Entrepreneurs: <http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040401/25cook.html>
Innovation—
Alter, Bonnie.“Dutch Flower Growers Get Greener.” Treehugger. June 16, 2006, London. Acessed 2 February 2008. <http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/06/dutch_flower_gr_1.php>
Hanisch, Carola. “Exploring Options for C02 Capture and Management.” Environmental Science and Technology. February 1, 1999, Germany. Acessed 2 February 2008. <http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/est/99/feb/explor.html>
Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple. A Contract with the Earth. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Acessed 2 February 2008.
Photograph:
Britton, Ian. Daffodils. Freefoto.com. Accessed 2 February 2008. <http://www.freefoto.com/preview/19-12-59?ffid=19-12-59&k=Daffodils>
Used in under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
Foundations—
Anderson, Jason. “Conservation International and Ford Motor Company Join Forces To Create the Center For Environmental Leadership in Business”. Cleb.Org. 11 June 2001. Accessed 02 February 2008. <http://www.celb.org/xp/CELB/news-events/press_releases/06112001.xml>
“Bee Good to the Planet”. Conservation International. 27 October 2007. Accessed 02 February 2008. <http://www.conservation.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Pages/102207.aspx>
Conservation International Official Website. Accessed 02 February2008. <http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspx>
Gingrich, Newt and Maple, Terry. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 2 February 2008.
Photograph:
aussiegall. “Lift Off- Best Viewed Large”. Flickr.com. 3 January 2007. Accessed 2 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/14516334@N00/345009210/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
Education-Environmental—
Borowski ,John F. “Disney's Eco-Theme Education Adventure”. POLITICS WITH BITE! 6 November 2006. Accessed 2 March 2008. <http://eatthestate.org/07-05/DisneysEcoThemeEducation.htm>
Disney Environ-mentality Challenge. Accessed 2 March 2008. <http://disney.go.com/environmentality/dec/resources_helpful.html>
Earth Day Network. “Earth Day Network and the Environmental Education Program”. Earth Day: Everyday for Everybody. Accessed 2 March 2008. <http://www.earthday.net/involved/teachers/EJ/Your_Local_Environment_Final.pdf>
Gingrich, Newt and Terry Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 2 March 2008.
The Foundation for Environmental Education Program. Accessed 2 March 2008. <www.the-environment.org>
Schneider, Keith. “Gaylord Nelson, Former Senator Who Founded Earth Day, Dies at 89”. The New York Times. Washington, July 3, 2005. Accessed 2 March 2008. <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/politics/03cnd-nelson.html>
Photograph:
Gare and Kitty. “Earth Day... in Our Hands”. Flickr.com. Accessed 2 March 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/gareandkitty/457226714/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
Political-Kyoto Accord—
Kestenbaum, David. “Japan Wrestles with Kyoto Accord Promises”. NPR.org. 1 October 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14087783>
“Kyoto Protocol FAQ’s “. CBS News. 14 February 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/kyoto/index.html>
Marris, Sid, Dennis Shanahan and Patricia Karvelas, “Rudd sets 20 per cent renewable target”. The Australian, 30 October 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22670481-601,00.html>
“Rudd Acts to Ratify Kyoto Accord in Australia”. International Herald Tribune. December 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/03/asia/climate.php>
“Rudd Signs Kyoto Ratification Document”. ABC NEWS. 3 December, 2007. Accessed 15 January, 2008. <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/03/2108345.htm,>
“UN climate talks agree on rules”. News.com.au. 9 December 2005. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17511378-23109,00.html>
Williams, Peter. “US unlikely to back binding greenhouse targets: Downer”.The Daily Telegraph, 2 September 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22497482-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss>
Photograph:
Davidreid. “Kyoto Protocol” Flickr.com. 4 November 2006. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidonformosa/288327090/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en>
Kenya’s Tree Lady—
“Planting Hope and Inspiration”. Watershed Watch Association, Stony Brook Millstone Org. January 2006. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.thewatershed.org/images/pdf/NLN_WW_01_06.pdf>
Tachibana, Yuka. “Waiting for Kenya’s Tree Lady”. MSNBC. 8 November 2007. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/28/485256.aspx.>
“Tree Lady of Kenya wins Novel Peace Prize”. VirtueInAction. November 2004. Flossmoor, IL. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:9HBqGi2Vvy8J:www.virtueinaction.org/2004/Keny>
“Unbowed”. The Green Belt Movement. Accessed 7 February 208. http://www.wangari-maathai.org
Quote from: “Planting Hope and Inspiration”. Watershed Watch Association, Stony Brook Millstone Org. January 2006. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.thewatershed.org/images/pdf/NLN_WW_01_06.pdf>
Photograph 1 by:
Holisticgeek. “Wangari Maathai”. Flickr.com. 22 July 2005. Accessed 7 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/holisticgeek/27771226>
Used under the Creative Commons License: < http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en>
Laura Jaen—
Gingrich, Newt and Terry Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 3 March 2008.
Tidwell, John. “Sea Turtles”. Earth Day Science Symposium. 7 January 2008. Accessed 3 March 2008. <http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=72920101502124&mkt=en-US&lang=en-US&w=729e44fc&FORM=CVRE2>
Tidwell, John. “Women Rally to Protect One of Last Leatherback Nesting Grounds”. Conservation International. 4 April 2006. Accessed 3 March 2008. <http://www.biodiversityscience.org/xp/frontlines/people/04040601.xml>
Photograph:
Low. Leonard. “Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia”. Flickr.com. 1 January 2007. Accessed 3 March 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonardlow/340751615/>
Used in under the Creative Commons License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
Successes
Endangered Species Act—
“Endangered Species Act Success Stories”. Sierra Club. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlife/species/factsheets/success.asp>
“Grizzly Bears and the Endangered Species Act”. National Wildlife Federation. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.nwf.org/endangered/grizzlybear.cfm>
Klappenbach, Laura. “Things You Can Do To Protect Endangered Species”. About.com:Animals/Wildlife. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://animals.about.com/cs/endangered/a/endangered.htm>
“Quick Facts about the Endangered Species.” Sierra Club. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlife/species/factsheets/quickfacts.asp>
Photograph:
McCord, Lance. “Grizzly Bear”. Flickr.com. 16 August 2005. Accessed 15 January 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mccord/34637511/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en>
The Tiger Project—
"Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." Conserving the Nature of America. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/esact.html>.
Gingrich, Newt, and Terry L. Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2007. Accessed 4 February 2008.
“Saving Wildlife”. Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http://www.wcs.org>.
"Tigers Forever. Saving Wildlife”. Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http://www.wcs.org/international/Asia/tigersforever>
“Tigers Get A Business Plan”. Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http://www.wcs.org/353624/30758743>
"Tiger." Indonesian Animal Information. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http:// www.indonesianfauna.com/tiger.php>
"WCS in New York. Saving Wildlife”. Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http://www.wcs.org/sw-wcs_in_new_york>.
Photograph:
Singer, Ron–USFWS. “Bengal Tiger”. We for animals. Accessed 4 February 2008. <http://www.weforanimals.com/free-pictures/wild-animals/tigers/1/tiger-3.htm>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://www.weforanimals.com/free-pictures/wild-animals/tigers/tiger-1.htm>
The Turtle Project—N.E.S.T.S.
Gingrich, Newt. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 2007. Accessed 27 January 2008.
“Nests—A Sea Turtle Friendly Certification Program”. NESTS Program . Accessed 30 January 2008. <http://www.nests-certified.org/acnwr/partner.htm>
“Nicaragua: Sea Turtle Conservation Program”. Saving Wildlife. Accessed 27 January 2008. <http://www.wcs.org/international/marine/marinelacaribbean/nicaraguaseaturtle>
“Sea Turtles”. Defenders of Wildlife. Accessed 27 January 2008. <http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/sea_turtles.php>
“Welcome to Nests”. NESTS Program. Accessed 30 January 2008. <http://www.nests-certified.org/>
Photograph:
Scatrut. “Tartaruga 1° d”. Everystockphoto.com. Accessed 29 January 2008. <http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=242498>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en>
Basel Criteria: For Responsible Soy Production:
“Basel Criteria for Responsible Soy Production, The”. Panda.org. August 2004. Accessed 16 February 2008. <http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:y8ifHrAvvuIJ:assets.panda.org/downloads/05_02_16_basel_criteria_engl.pdf+Basel+Criteria+for&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us>
Butler, Rhett A. “Deforestation in the Amazon.” Mongabay.com. 1994-2005. Accessed 16 February 2008. <http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html>
Gingrich, Newt and Terry Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Accessed 16 February 2008.
Lacerda, Leonardo. “A win-win situation for the Atlantic Forest and soy”. WWF. Accessed 16 February 2008. <http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests/our_solutions/responsible_forestry/forest_conversion_agriculture/wwf_governments_agriculture_plantations/index.cfm>
Photograph:Crustmania. “Deforestation”. Flickr.com. Accessed 16 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustmania/233523196/?addedcomment=1#comment72157604047890590>
Energy: Cellulosic Ethanol- An Alternative:
“Biomass to Energy: Inventing the New Oil”. Range Fuels. Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://www.rangefuels.com/home>
Bullis, Kevin. "Will Cellulosic Ethanol Take Off”? Technology Review. 26 February 2008. Accessed 31 January 2008. <http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18227/page1/>.
“Ethanol information and tips.” Zupta Tips. Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://ethanol.zupatips.com/>
Greer, Diane. "BioCycle-Creating Cellulosic Ethanol: Spinning Straw into Fuel." Harvest Clean Energy. April 2005. Accessed 31 January 2008. <http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/enews/enews_0505/enews_0505_Cellulosic_Ethanol.htm>
Photograph:
Jen 64. “016 Wood Chips”. Flickr.com. 24 January 2004. Accessed 31 January 2008. < http://www.flickr.com/photos/jen_in_brisbane/367921287/
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en>
Environmental Enterprise-
“Ankole”. Cattle today. Accessed 9 March 2008. <http://cattle-today.com/Ankole.htm>
Gingrich, Newt, and Terry L. Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2007. Accessed 9 March 2008.
“Ranches”. Turner Enterprises Inc. Accessed 9 March 2008. <http://www.tedturner.com/enterprises/ranches.asp>
Photograph 1:
Tambako the Jaguar. “Mother bison and calf”. Flickr.com. 26 June 2007. Accessed 9 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/tambako/634242292/>
Photograph 2:
Ginger me. “Ankole Cattle”. Flickr.com. September 2007. Accessed 9 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/rednut/1417952104/>
Visionaries—
“John Muir and the Sierras”. America’s Story. Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/recon/muir_1>
Sierra Club. John Muir Exhibit. 14 December 2007 Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/>
Steve Parish Publishing Company Pty Ltd. 21 August 2007. Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://www.steveparish.com.au/meet_steve/index.php>
Wood, Harold. “Earth Keeper Hero: John Muir”. The My Hero Project. Accessed 10 March 2008. < http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=j_muir>
Photograph 1:
Sierrian. “John Muir Wildness trail head”. Flickr.com. 28 March 2005. < Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/sierrian/7711490/>
Photograph 2:
Imageo. “Breakfast with the Birds”. Flickr.com. 22 May 2007. Accessed 10 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/imageo/509335160>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en>
Global Aspects
The Basel Convention—
“The Basel Convention Ban Amendment,” Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Accessed 9 February 2008. <http://www.basel.int/pub/baselban.html>
“Illegal Traffic”, Basel Convention. Accessed 13 Feb 2008 <http://www.basel.int/legalmatters/illegtraffic/index.html>
“Chemical Conventions Handbook.” National Toxics Network Inc. Accessed 9 Feb 2008. <http://www.ntn.org.au/cchandbook/basel/desc_sc3.html>
Gingrich, Newt, and Terry L. Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2007. Accessed 13 February 2008.
Photograph:
Molas. “A very toxic-looking disposal site near Lijiang”. Flickr.com. 27 October 2006. Accessed 13 February 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/molas/281065194/>
Used under the Common Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en>
Alliance for Global Sustainability-
Alliance for Global Sustainability. Accessed 11 March 2008. <http://globalsustainability.org/>
The Environment at MIT. Accessed 11 March 2008. <http://web.mit.edu/environment/commitment/sustainability.html>
Photograph:
Axoplasm. “View from our balcony #2”. Flickr.com. 11 November 2006. Accessed 11 March 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/axoplasm/294960541/>
United Nations Environment Programme—
Gingrich, Newt, and Terry L. Maple. A Contract with the Earth. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2007. Accessed 6 February 2008.
“Great Apes Survival Project”. United Nations Environment Programme. Accessed 6 February 2008. <http://www.unep.org/grasp/index.asp>
“Let's plant One Billion more trees in 2008!.” United Nations Environment Programme. Accessed 6 February 2008. <http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/>
“New Man at the UNEP”. Environment News Service. June 2006. Accessed 6 February 2008.<http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2006/2006-06-15-01.asp>
“New Man at UNEP: Steiner Tackles World's Top Environment Job”. “World Conservation Monitoring Centre.” United Nations Environment Programme. United Nations Environment News Service. Accessed 6 February 2008. <http://www.unep-wcmc.org/>
Royston, Reggie. “UN Launches Campaign to Save Last Great Apes in the Wild.” National Geographic News. May 21, 2001. Accessed 6 Feb 2008. <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/05/0521_apes.html>
“Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management.” UNEP Chemicals. Accessed 6 Feb 2008. <http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/>
United Nations Environment Programme. Accessed 6 February 2008. <http://www.unep.org/>
United Nations Environment Programme Chemicals. Accessed 6 Feb 2008. <http://www.unep.org/grasp/docs/GRASP_Donors_meeting_Report_07.11.07.pdf>
“World Conservation Monitoring Centre.” United Nations Environment Programme. Accessed 6 February 2008. <http://www.unep.org/Documents.multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=97&ArticleID=1493&l=en>
Photograph:
Zarahminor. “Keynote Speech: Achim Steiner”. Flickr.com. 12 November 2007. Accessed 6 February 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/zarahminor/1987305434/>
Australia
Governmental Policy and National Strategy—
"An Overview of the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development." 3 Sep 2007. Australian Government. Accessed 7 Mar 2008. <http://www.environment.gov.au/esd/national/nsesd/overview/index.html>.
"National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development." 3 Sep 2007. Australian Government. Accessed 7 Mar 2008 <http://www.environment.gov.au/esd/national/nsesd/strategy/index.html>.
“Our Common Future”. Buy books onnline from Seekbooks. Seekbooks. Accessed 7 Mar 2008. <http://www.seekbooks.com.au/book/Our-Common-Future/isbn/9780192820808.htm>.
Photograph:
Matt-Stewart. “Parliament House, Canberra, Australia” Flickr.com. 1 June 2007. Accessed 7 Mar 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ms101/524827297/>
Education Initiative—
“About AUSSI”. Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative. Accessed 2 Mar 2008. <http://www.environment.gov.au/education/aussi/about.html>
Hood, Lucy. “Children lead way on climate change”. The Advertiser. Accessed 2 Mar 2008. <http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23244411-5006353,00.html>
“Schools competition”. 3rd International Solar Cities Congress. Accessed 2 Mar 2008. http://www.solarcitiescongress.com.au/schools.htm>
Third International Solar Cities Congress. Accessed 2 Mar 2008. <http://www.solarcitiescongress.com.au/ >
“Welcome to Australia’s Solar Cities”. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Accessed 2 Mar 2008. <http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/solarcities/adelaide/index.html>
Photographs:
Taken by Team Coach Tina Photakis, Team Coach. 2 March 2008.
Video-photography of the Interview by Emmanuel Photakis.
Ecology Development—
“Christie Walk – Some Firsts.” Ecopolis Now. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. <http://www.ecopolisnow.com/commentary/christie-walk-some-firsts/>
“Christie Walk”. Urban Ecology Australia. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. <http://www.urbanecology.org.au/christiewalk/>
“Council House 2 – Introduction.” CH2 Setting a new standard in green building design. City of Melbourne. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. <http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=171&pg=1933>
“How it works.” CH2 Setting a new standard in green building design. City of Melbourne. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. <http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=171&pg=1943>
“Six Star Green Star Rating Coup for VS1 Building - First for South Australia” HASSELL. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. <http://www.hassell.com.au/detail/news/news_1.html>
Urban Ecology Australia. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. <http://www.urbanecology.org.au/>
Photograph 1:
ReaA. IMGP1679 sustainable house water tanks. Flickr.com. 23 July 2006. Accessed 25 Feb 2008. http://flickr.com/photos/raeallen/196557684/
Photograpyh 2:
ReaA. “Urban Water Tanks”. Flickr.com. 5 May 2007. <http://flickr.com/photos/raeallen/485632264/>
Used under the Common Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
Australian Conservation Foundation
AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION. Accessed 1 Mar 2008. <http://www.actonline.com.au/Default.asp?c=28394>.
"The Climate Project." Australian Conservation Foundation. Accessed 1 Mar 2008. <http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=193>
Photograph:
richard ling. “Blue Starfish”. Flickr.com. 28 March 2007. Accessed 1 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/rling/438035923/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en>
Sustainable ecosystems—
“Agricultural Sustainability”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. CSIRO. 27 Sep 2007. Accessed 14 Mar 2008. <http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/theme2.htm>
"Australian Climate Change Science Program." CSIRO. 3 Dec 2005. Accessed 7 Mar 2008. <http://www.csiro.au/org/pst6.html>.
“Healthy Terrestrial Ecosystems”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. CSIRO. 27 Sep 2007. Accessed 14 Mar 2008. <http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/theme3.htm>
“Sustainable Cities”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. CSIRO. 27 Sep 2007. Accessed 14 Mar 2008. <http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/theme4.htm>
SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS. CSIRO. 3 Oct 2007. Accessed 7 Mar 2008. <http://www.cse.csiro.au/>.
“Sustainable Regional Development”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. CSIRO. 27 Sep 2007. Accessed 14 Mar 2008. <http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/theme1.htm>
“Research”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. 27 Sep 2007. CSIRO. Accessed 14 Mar 2008. <http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/index.htm>
“Urban Systems research program”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. CSIRO. 22 Oct 2007. Accessed 14 Mar 2008. <http://www.csiro.au/science/UrbanSystems.html>
“Sustainable rangelands and savannas”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. CSIRO. 31 Jan 2008. Accedssed 14 March 2008. <http://www.csiro.au/science/RangelandsSavannas--ci_pageNo-2.html>
“Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization”. CSIRO. 4 March 2008. Accessed 7 Mar 2008 <http://www.csiro.au/>
“WHO WE ARE”. Welcome to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. CSIRO. 27 Apr 2006. Accessed 14 Mar 2008 <http://www.csiro.au/csiro/channel/_ca_dch38.html>
Photograph:
Swisscan. “Australian Outback Devil's Marbles”. 7 August 2007. Flickr.com. Accessed 14 March 2008. <http://flickr.com/photos/swisscan/1044416558/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/>
Conclusion
Tynan, Dan. “Meet the Whiz Kids: 10 Overachievers Under 21.” PC World. Assessed 21 March 2008. <http://tech.msn.com/news/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=6485783&page=3>
Photograph:
Mick y. “World in you Hand”. Flick.com. Assessed March 21, 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickyates/303707417/>
Used under the Creative Commons License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en>
Closing Video:
Original Flash Video made by team member Zack D.
Music: Pachabel’s Canon played by team member David W.
Photoshop Picture of world and key by team member Cassie S.
Photograph 1:
Kjernsmo, Kjetil. “Tocllaraju Mountain”.Freenaturepictures.com. Accessed 1 March 2008. <http://www.freenaturepictures.com/assets/images/lores/tocllarajumountain.jpg>
Used under the Creative Commons license. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/>
Photograph 2:
Bullish1974. “Garbage”. Flickr.com. Accessed 1 March 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullish1974/2301090617/>
Used under the Creative Commons license. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/>
Flash Quiz
Flash Quiz made by David W., Steven B. instructor
Envirofacts obtained from: <http://www.seac.150m.com/fun_facts.html>