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| Green Accounting | ||
| A good place to start our survey of the state of the world is green accounting. This measures a country's strength by beginning with overall and per capita gross national product (GNP) and then adding in "human capital" and "natural capital." Go to this interactive site tlearn more. ( http://web.nmsu.edu/~dboje/TDgreenaccounting.html ) | ||
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| International Institute for Sustainable Development | ||
| More information on sustainable development is available on the Web site of this Canada-based IGO. ( http://www.iisd.org/ ) | ||
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| The Three Gorges Dam: The PBS Great Wall Across the Yangtze Program | ||
| An excellent informational source and visual site, including film clips, on the Three Georges Dam can be found here. ( http://www.pbs.org/itvs/greatwall/yangtze.html ) | ||
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| Population Data | ||
| You can watch the number of births, deaths, and other population data mount for the current day and other periods at this site. ( http://www.worldometers.info/ ) | ||
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| Pro-Whaling Versus Anti-Whaling | ||
| For a pro-whaling point of view, check out the Japan Whaling Association. Whalewatch (www.whalewatch.org), on the other hand, is one of many organizations advocating an anti-whaling perspective. ( http://www.whaling.jp/english/ ) | ||
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| The Environmental Pessimists' View | ||
| The Sundance Film Festival hit, An Inconvenient Truth, offers a look at former Vice President Al Gore's fervent crusade to halt the progress of global warming in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. ( http://www.climatecrisis.net/ ) | ||
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| The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment | ||
| This site has excellent maps, photographs, and data presentations thelp you understand climate change. ( http://www.acia.uaf.edu/ ) | ||
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| El Niño on PBS | ||
| Next to the seasons, El Niño is the most powerful force driving global weather. Find out what scientists are learning about this mysterious weather phenomenon and its reach through space and time at this site. ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | ||
| The official U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site includes environmental laws and regulations, educational resources, and detailed information on topics such as clean-up, pesticides, pollution prevention, and ecosystems. ( http://www.epa.gov/ ) | ||
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