“Changing Planet” — videos for Earth Day

In preparation for Earth Day – April 22, 2012 – explore NBC Learn’s “Changing Planet” Special Collection. These climate science videos, produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation, cover headline issues from rising sea levels to falling lizard populations, thawing permafrost to withering crops. Each video is accompanied by an activity provided by “Windows to the Universe” at the National Earth Science Teachers Association, to engage and involve your students in examining and understanding climate issues.

Higher Ed subscribers: To access the “Changing Planet” collection, please click here.

Environmental Justice — “yearling” journal

Environmental Justice is offering free full text access until May 15th, of their special issue in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Environmental Justice

MaryAnn Liebert is the publisher. This is Vol. 2, issue 4:

What Did Environmental Justice Look Like in 1970?
Author: M. Egan

Remembering April 22, 1970
Author: L. Mighetto

Reflections on Earth Day
Author: D.N. Pellow

Reflections on Earth Day 1970 and Beyond
Author: P.C. Rosier

The Environment versus the Poor: Personal Reflections on Earth Day 1970
Author: K. Shrader-Frechette

Earth Day at 40
Author: P. Wapner

A Reflection on Earth Day Celebrations: What Exactly Are We Celebrating?
Author: L.W. Da

Birth of a Sustainable Nation, The Environmental Justice and Environmental Health Movements in the United States
Author: S. Hood Washington

Environmental Resource — new website coming from Gale Pub.)

GREENR: Your Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) is part of a new generation of online Gale resources offering authoritative content on the environment, energy and natural resources. Launching in June 2009, GREENR focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment. Both interactive and current, GREENR allows users to navigate open Web-like issue, organization and country portals. A one-stop site, this resource provides news, background information, video, unique commentaries, primary source documents and statistics in highly accessible, visually-appealing research areas, covering relevant categories including energy systems, healthcare, food, climate change, population and economic development.

GREENR is coming in June!
Researchers: ask your librarian for more information.”

Some websites are listed here.

Incidentally, the federal government has some good websites relating to environmental issues: www.epa.gov,
www.nrel.gov,
www.usgs.gov,
www.energy.gov

Through GPOAccess, Environment links are here.

This page of environment, energy and agriculture information links for the public is obtained via USA.gov.

Earth Day website from Univ. of Buffalo

Earth Day 2009
1970-2009: 39 Years of Environmental Awareness
The University of Buffalo Libraries presents a CyberExhibit (originally curated in 2000 on the 30th anniversary of Earth Day) commemorating the anniversary of Earth Day, which includes: a brief history of Earth Day, a listing of selected international, national, state, local, and campus Internet resources, and other materials.

(Courtesy of Fred Stoss)

PEACE!

Frederick W. Stoss, M.S. (zool/ecol), M.L.S.
Associate Librarian
(Biological and Environmental Sciences and Mathematics)

Earth Day website from Univ. of Buffalo

Earth Day 2009
1970-2009: 39 Years of Environmental Awareness
The University of Buffalo Libraries presents a CyberExhibit (originally curated in 2000 on the 30th anniversary of Earth Day) commemorating the anniversary of Earth Day, which includes: a brief history of Earth Day, a listing of selected international, national, state, local, and campus Internet resources, and other materials.

(Courtesy of Fred Stoss)

PEACE!

Frederick W. Stoss, M.S. (zool/ecol), M.L.S.
Associate Librarian
(Biological and Environmental Sciences and Mathematics)

Earth Day, the story

Earth Day 2008
April 22 marks the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, a day of celebration and activism intended to raise awareness of environmental issues. In 1970 a nationwide “Environmental Teach-In,” led by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes, helped organize around 20 million demonstrators to show support for a policy agenda focused on these concerns.
FULL STORY

Source: the National Academies “WHATSNEWLIST”, Aoril 18, 2008