Sept 21 Oral Presentations

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

• Environmental News Network: Know Your Environment
  Variety of Authors, Environmental News Network
  This site has a number of articles all pertaining to the most recent environmental news. It has a tab for the top stories, wildlife, agriculture, climate, pollution, science/technology, and basically anything newsworthy that has to do with the environment. The stories are interesting and easy to read. You can find lots of articles for your article reviews on this site. [Erin S]

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Eco-USA
  Mike Habeck, Eco-USA
  This site contains a directory of environmental organizations categorized by what state they operate in. Additionally, this website provides the following features: The ability to search terms, a feature on “mindfulness”, a blog from the author, a list of links that pertain to similar subject matter, book reviews and directories covering cohabitants of planet earth, toxins, and natural areas. [Kenny W]

ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES

• ADEQ: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  I choose this site because it showed relevance to Arizona. It was information about our area such as board meeting, protests, and it links you to other organizations. This site provides contact information for those who wish to participate in events or attend meetings. What I found most interesting is that there is a learning link. This link provides special at home projects to make the world better as well as projects and books to share with your children. I think those who are interested in finding a way to help our state's environment would find this site helpful. [Diane G]

TUCSON ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
  Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  This site does an exceptional job of providing a broad range of environmental information in Tucson Arizona. Its provides information on environmental laws, and possible job opportunities. It has current events pertaining to Arizona’s environment, and an exceptional search engine that takes you to many good sources to lead you in the right direction. [Rebecca L]

SCIENCE

• Science Prof Online – free science information reference resource
  Tami Port, Science Prof Online
  This website holds a wide range of science topics to choose from. I like it because it is very detailed. If you pick an area of science to look in to, there are a wide variety of choices to choose from. You can really narrow down your choices to the specific information you are looking for. Some of the types of sciences are Microbiology, cell biology, Genetics, and Chemistry. Students may look at powerpoints as well. This is a good site for students who are researching an area of science. [Allysa P]

PLATE TECTONICS

• Plate Tectonics – Science Articles
  Jennifer Barlow / Physics Post
  This is a good article about plate tectonics because it gives us a brief description of the 4 layers of the Earth, inner and outer core, mantle, and crust. The Article mentions Alfred Wegener and how no one believed his theory about the continents all being connected some time. It also gives a quick overview of how the plates move on Earth. These good examples include Mount St. Helens and the San Andreas Fault. [Jacob L]

ECOLOGY

• The Ecology Global Network, Ecology News and Information for Residents of Planet Earth
  Ecology.com
  This site involves a variety of aspects pertaining to Ecology. I especially liked the links to government agencies around the world. This is helpful for developing an understanding of what is happening globally and gives people the tools to possibly make an impact on a number of issues. There is a section for children, a section of current articles and a human population counter which enables people to grasp the understanding of population growth and how rapid it is. [Stephanie C]

DESERT ECOLOGY

• Desert Evology
  Mojave National Preserve
  Even though this website is very simple, it contains a lot of information about desert evology. It has detail explanation of what a desert is, it describes perfectly the types of the deserts in the world, how they're formed and how they work in the environment. It also has a page on north american deserts, explaining their regions, temperatures and elevation. This website also helps on protection deserts and its main problem is the population growing around the desert areas and hor to prevent this to happen. [David M]

EVOLUTION

• Understanding Evolution
  University of California Museum of Paleontology
  This site deals with all aspects of evolution. It is a highly educational website which gives background and teaches the science of evolutionary biology. It covers the changing ideas and gives insight to help you better understand what evolution is and how it affects you. The content ranges from basic 101 information to in-depth research. There is also a great link given that helps educators better teach evolution to their students. It is a very interactive site that is meant for all ages. [Jamie B]

HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH/CONTROL

• Population Growth and Control (Human)
  Net Industries
  There are a million sites out there about human population growth, but this is the only one I could find that talks about population growth and control. The material is well written and is easy to understand, because there’s not too much technical scientific vocabulary. This site also provides links to any word you might not understand. [Wayne J]

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

• National Center for Environmental Economics
  US Environmental Protection Agency
  I liked this site because it gives you information on a lot of the environmental issues we’re dealing with today. They post publications that the regular, non-economist, plain Joe would understand. They have a specialized section of current issues that pertain to children alone. They provide the reader with information on environmental problems that affect the air, water, and our food sources that might affect the children of future generations. They also offer information on jobs, internships, and environmental workshops that are coming up. [Gabi P]

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

• Understanding biodiversity
  The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
  I picked this website as the most relevant because it was one of the only websites to actually explain what biological diversity is. The website tells us that biological diversity is all living forms and life on our planet. It goes on to explain the importance of biological diversity. Finally, the website also has a lot of links, and other information about biological diversity [DeAnne E]

ENDANGERED SPECIES

• Endangered Species - EndangeredSpecie.com
  [Gabriel V]

INTRODUCED SPECIES

• Invasive Species | Union of Concerned Scientists
  The Union of Concerned Scientists.
  This site covers many topics about Invasive Species. This website has so much information, from defining the definition of Invasive Species, to telling you what you yourself can do to help this problem. This site has so much information about why Invasive Species exist in the first place, to thoroughly discusses their impacts on native environments, as well as the outcomes of those effects on the environments the species are in. Lastly, this site also contains other useful information about related topics. [Zoie S]

SOIL

• Soil-Encyclopedia of Earth-
  Michael Pidwriny and Arjun Heimsath.
  This site starts off by explaining the basic facts about soil, there is even a nifty pie chart breaking up the various components that make up our wonderful soil. The site goes on to describe, in incredible detail, about organic activity, soil texture, soil pH, color, and classification among many other things. Also included on the site are pictures of soil landscapes of Canada. Lastly, there are many links provided on this site relating to the many different aspects of soil. [Belline R]

WORLD FOOD RESOURCES

• Earth Trends: Country Profiles – Agriculture and Food
  World Resources Institute
  The website provides a great amount of information for individual countries. The site gives you the option to look for information through certain countries or through a database system that covers different topics about food and agriculture. The site also provides very detailed graphs to help and understand the idea of food resources in every country. [Alex D]

WATER USE

• American Water Works Association www.drinktap.org home> water information>
  American Water Works Association
  This website talks about water usage in plain English. It gives specifics about how much water is used by households and communities. The site also gives links to local water utilities. It gives tips to conserving water and addresses the debate over bottled or non-bottled water. It even has a page for kids. The site also gives answers to questions like is my water safe to drink. [Della H]

FRESHWATER POLLUTION

• Water Pollution: Freshwater
  Pielou, E.C. (1998). Fresh Water. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. Patricia Hemminger
  This site gives all the main information of freshwater pollution that you need starting with the background, the different types of fresh water resources and the issues of each type. It lists the health effects and how to prevent them. This website also goes deeper and also explains the issues globally. This website gives pictures and graphs so the viewer can better understand the depths of the issues. This website also gives all of the Internet resources from where they got their information from. You can just click on the link and read more in-depth on any parts of the issues that interest you most. [Minou M]

MARINE POLLUTION

• Marine Pollution Prevention
  Government of Canada
  This website is helpful because it gives statistics, links to news articles related to marine pollution, its affect on the environment, and ways that we can get involved to help. The website lists acts and regulations that fishers and boaters need to be aware of, and prosecutions that have been made. The website is dedicated to the prevention of marine pollution by promoting awareness. [Amanda P]

CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT (CAP)

• Central Arizona Project
  CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT 2009
  The Central Arizona Project (CAP) is a project dedicated to bringing water from the Colorado river to different counties throughout Arizona. the CAP was established in 1946 but it took more then 20 years to authorize its construction. this site provides links and information about the establishment of CAP and even employment oppurtunites. the project is important because it is a large provider of the water we get today. [Israel L]

AIR POLLUTION

• Basic Information on Air and Radiation
  U.S Environmental Protection Agencies
  Air pollution is a complex topic that has many contributing factors. This site gives a good overview of all of them, while providing links that discuss each topic fully. It also provides information on how individuals can help fight air pollution and what is being done around the world to tackle the problem. [Marissa S]

OZONE DEPLETION

• Stratospheric Ozone Depletion by Chlorofluorocarbons (Nobel Lecture)
  Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland is the Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine
  This site is very informative about ozone depletion and shows you step by step on how chemicals work in the ozone. This site also has graphs and chemical problems that show how the chemical in the stratosphere was formed. It also has information about the author and his background and links to other ozone depletion articles. [Richard F]

ACID DEPOSITION

GLOBAL WARMING

• Fight Global Warming
  The Robertson Foundation
  This website show how your daily life has impacted the world. The website educates you about Global Warming and has categories of the affects of global warming. Like the basics; what causes global warming and myths, a dangerous spiral; The natural distraction of global warming, and How can we fix it; Which gives you advice on how to conserve energy and slow down the process of global warming. You could calculate your impact on the world, you take a little survey and press calculate and it shows you how much energy you us in your household. The website gives you a lot of ways to conserve energy and places them into categories like for you home, your automobile, and even for those who have started conserving they have more that you could do. [Jessica Y]

ENERGY USE/CONSERVATION

• EERE: Energy Savers Home Page
  U.S Department of Energy
  I really like this website because it has plenty of information about renewable energy and conserving energy. I like the way the website is set up into categories and subcategories making it easy to learn from it and navigate it. The website offers tips and ideas on how to reduce energy use and save money. This website is a reliable source because it is developed by the US Department of Energy. [Alexis T]

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

• Alternative Energy Sources-What are the Most Common Sources of Alternative Energy
  About.com
  This site offers many suggestions mankind could use as an alternative energy source. It suggests things like solar power and wind power to hydroelectric energy and geothermal energy. It also lists the pros and cons of each suggestion. Finally, this site offers many excellent links to other websites, and links to some very interesting articles related to this subject. [Samantha W]

SOLID WASTE

• Wastes | US EPA
  U.S. environmental Protection Agency
  This website offers some ways that people can reduce the amount of waste they produce. It gives ways of doing this at your home, your job or for your community. It has suggestions for garbage other then throwhing it in a land fill to help with this problem. [Tony D]

RECYCLING

• Recycling Facts and Benefits Website
  Environment-Green
  This site reflects upon the facts and benefits of recycling. This site explains that recycling is the process of turning a products useful parts into a new product. Recycling will conserve our resources, energy and space used for landfills. This site includes many more informative and interesting sites about all aspects of recycling. This website will provide you with vital information about the importance of recycling. It includes facts and statistics. For instance, glass takes up to 4,000 years to decompose in a landfill Also if you decide to reclysle, you can earn money collecting scrap metal, beer cans, soda cans and even soup cans. You can take them to a recycling shop and they will buy it for so many cents or dollars per pound. There are also creative ways to recycle items that are trash to some people. For instance, you can get the old cardboard from the toilet [cut off at 150 words] [Evelyn S]

PUBLIC LANDS

• DOI: BLM: National Home Page
  U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, National System of Public Lands
  This website provides an excellent amount of information pertaining to Public Lands. The site allows the reader the option to choose a City or State and it goes further into detail about how the land is being used. The site also provides information pertaining to disasters such as fire, energy, and recreation information. [Ashley F]

• Waste Water Treatment Plant process at Roger Road Plant
• Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
• Rainforest Facts by Raintree Nutrition
• One Drop by One Drop Foundation