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Changing Planet, series from NBC Learn

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New Series: “Changing Planet” Town Hall #2

On Tuesday, July 26th at 9 PM/ET, the Weather Channel will air another “Changing Planet” town hall produced by NBC Learn and moderated by NBC News Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent Anne Thompson. Changing Planet: Clean Energy, Green Jobs, and Global Competition was filmed at George Washington University. It’s the second in a three-part series produced with the National Science Foundation and Discover magazine. The town hall will also be available after the broadcasts on nbclearn.com/changingplanet.

From an email NBC learn July Newsletter, 7/18/11

Earth Charter Initiative & (New) Journal of Environmental Studies & Sciences

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http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/pages/Read-the-Charter.html

Take a look at the Earth Charter, Values and Principles for a sustainable future :

discovered in a reference: Earth Charter Commission (2000) of the article:

“Role of an environmental studies course on the formation of environmental worldviews: a case study of a core curriculum requirement using the NEP Scale”

Bethany L. Woodworth, Michelle M. Steen-Adams and Prashant Mittal

in a new journal: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, published by Springer.

The Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences is the official publication of the newly formed Association of Environmental Sciences and Studies (AESS).

Environmental clean-ups around the country

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“EPA: Cleaning Up Our Land, Water and Air [pdf]

http://www.epa.gov/cleanup/

The Environmental Protection Agency has been cleaning up the nation’s land, water and air for four decades, and there’s still much work to be done. This homepage provides information about cleanups around the country, what citizens can do to help, and the EPA’s long-term stewardship programs. On the homepage, visitors can use a clickable map to learn about cleanup information by EPA region or program. Moving on, visitors can also read about available cleanup grants and funding opportunities in different communities. The site also contains a glossary of EPA terms, and helpful cleanup publications, such as newsletters, “FedFacs” newsletters, and waste management documents that cover Native American reservations. The site is rounded out by an “Other Publications” area that covers brownfields and the latest work on Superfund sites.”

Source: Scout Report, Univ. of Wisconsin, 3/4/11

New Toxicology Tutorial Available from NLM (National Library of Medicine)

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New Toxicology Tutorial Available

Source: Special Libraries Association, ERMD Newsletter, Winter 2010.

“ToxLearn, a new NLM resource, is now available. http://toxlearn.nlm.nih.gov

ToxLearn is a multi-module online learning tool that provides an introduction to toxicology. It can be used as an ancillary curriculum to a first-level undergraduate toxicology course, and can provide users of NLM’s toxicology databases with a working knowledge of basic toxicology principles. ToxLearn modules will be made available as they are completed. Module 1 covers “Toxicology and Dose Response.”