Here’s a photo of Sponsor-Photographer Brian Ambrose at our Whole Foods Market gathering! Did you know Brian won the 2008 Best of Hartford Photography Award?
Small wonder: take a peek at the group photo he took that will accompany our press release to the Citizen and Reminder News (after a mid-May story in Glastonbury Life). Is [...]
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. At the end of 2008, worldwide nameplate capacity of wind-powered generators was 121.2 gigawatts.[1]Although wind produces only about 1.5% of worldwide electricity use,[1] it is growing rapidly, having doubled in the three years between 2005 and 2008. [...]
Solar energy is the radiant light and heat from the Sun that has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass account for most of the available renewable energy on Earth. Only a minuscule [...]
Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies. At right: Rice farming. The study [...]
An ocean (from Greek, Okeanos (Oceanus)) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 72% of the Earth’s surface (an area of some 361 million square kilometers) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas. More [...]
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National Wildlife Federation’s mission is to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future. National Wildlife Federation (NWF) works with over 4 million members, partners, and supporters to actively educate, inspire, and promote achievable solutions to everyday Americans [...]
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NWF’s conservation work focuses on three major areas that will have the [...]
Environmental economics is a subfield of economics concerned with environmental issues. Quoting from the National Bureau of Economic Research Environmental Economics program:
“ [...] Environmental Economics [...] undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies around the world [...]. Particular issues include the costs and benefits of alternative environmental [...]
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. The concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, and the combined production rate of a field of related oil wells. The aggregate production rate [...]
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Image at right, Water in three states: liquid, solid (ice), and (invisible) vapor in air. Clouds are droplets of liquid, condensed from water vapor.
Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the [...]
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The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a “cycle,” there is no beginning or end. Water can change states among liquid, vapor, and ice at various places in the water cycle. Although [...]
GEN was happy to co-sponsor Newington High School Environmental Club students led by Science Teacher Julie Butryman. Their Earth Day Project was a Saturday morning clean-up of litter. Mark Pappa, Center, is Chairman of Newington’s Environmental Quality Commission, the host of the event. Perf Go Green supplied biodegradable trash bags and Six Flags also co-sponsored.
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At right: Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone, viewed from the International Space Station in March 2004.
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain. Tropical cyclones feed on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in [...]
Image left: Structure of a tropical cyclone. Image above right: Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone, viewed from the International Space Station in March 2004. Copyright below.
Gr 3-6: Hurricanes and Tornadoes are Kinds of Cyclones
A cyclone is a powerful storm. Hurricanes and tornadoes are two kinds of cyclones that can do a lot [...]
Gr 3-5: Clouds
Clouds are large amounts of tiny water droplets or tiny pieces of ice that float in the air. They may be white, gray, or black. Clouds play an important part in the Earth’s weather. The water they bring as rain and snow is needed by all forms of life. Clouds can also [...]
Gr 3-5 Introduction to Climate
Climate is the kind of weather a place usually gets. It includes the temperature, amount of rain or snow, winds, and other conditions in an area. Every place on the Earth has its own climate.
The word climate and the word weather do not mean the same thing. Weather is [...]
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb) (Maui’s Dolphin), up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 LT; 11 ST) (the Orca or Killer [...]
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.
The Koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough [...]
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The mission of Big Deal Books is to save you time and money while identifying top quality resources for schools and classrooms. Big Deal Books offer invaluable resources for educators, while serving very specific audiences including K-12 technology professionals and educators of English language learners.
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The movie Freedom Writers starring two-time Academy Award winner Hillary Swank is based on the true story of Hero Teacher Erin Gruwell and her Freedom Writers, who wrote the Freedom Writers Diary.
The Freedom Writers Foundation is not focused on Environmental Education, but Green Education Network finds the story inspiring and the methods taught by Erin [...]
United Nations 2015 Millennium Development Goal 7:
ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Target 1:
Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources
Immediate action is needed to contain rising greenhouse gas emissions
Success in limiting ozone-depleting substances is also helping to mitigate climate change
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Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, [...]
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