Current Events Journals are due on the following dates: Biology I (M, W, F) Due Wednesday 9/30/09 Biology II (T, R, F) Due Tuesday 10/6/09 Expectations for the journals: -Neat/professional-papers are attached, legible, organized. -Sources are clearly and properly sited -Quality summary of article that shows you understood what you read. Goal for most students should be around 2 paragraphs minimum. You may include questions you have about what you read. For class 9/17 Career Links/Current Events http://occupations.careers.org/ Thousands of links to explore many career ideas http://www.environmentalcareer.com/ As you may have guessed, careers in the environmental field. Your assignment:
http://www.sierraclub.org/ Great site to help us live sustainably www.swimforcleanwater.org Christopher Swain hucks himself into rivers and oceans to swim and educate us about water quality issues. http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Shorter article, tend to be easier to understand than some other sites. http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/?category=Environment%20%26%20Green%20Living Environmental news for the outdoorsy types who enjoy a sense of humor! Grist MagazineBilling itself as a “beacon in the smog,” Grist combines humor and solid journalism to deliver some of the hippest and most entertaining environmental news coverage on the Web. Saving the planet is serious business, but it doesn’t have to be dull. As the magazine says on its website, “Grist: it's gloom and doom with a sense of humor. So laugh now – or the planet gets it.”E/The Environmental MagazineE/The Environmental Magazine provides independent coverage on a wide range of environmental issues in a magazine format—both print and online editions. From original in-depth series to the popular Earth Talk advice column, E offers good environmental coverage and perspective.Environmental News NetworkThe Environmental News Network (ENN) provides global environmental news coverage and commentary, combining some original content with articles from wire services and other publications.Environmental Health NewsEnvironmental Health News provides sweeping global coverage of environmental issues that affect human health, drawing on a wide range of U.S. and international news sources for a daily list of links to the best environmental health coverage worldwide.People & the PlanetPeople & the Planet is an online magazine published by Planet 21, an independent nonprofit company based in the United Kingdom. The organization has an impressive board and the sponsorship of organizations such as the United Nations Population Fund and the World Conservation Union.Earth Policy InstituteThe Earth Policy Institute was founded by Lester Brown, one of the most enlightened and influential environmental thinkers of our time. The purpose of the organization is “to provide a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy will look like, a roadmap of how to get from here to there, and an ongoing assessment … of where progress is being made and where it is not.” The Earth Policy Institute publishes regular articles and reports focused on those issues.U.S. NewspapersWhen you’re looking for environmental news, don’t overlook your daily newspaper. Your hometown paper is likely to cover environmental issues close to home that affect your local community. Major newspapers such as The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times often provide good environmental news coverage on a national and international scale.International News SourcesWhen you’re looking into global issues, it pays to get a global perspective, so be sure to read some of the best international news sources regularly. For example, the BBC Science and Nature section offers excellent worldwide environmental coverage. For a more comprehensive list of international news sources, see the list compiled by Jennifer Brea, About guide to World News.News AggregatorsThe increasing popularity of the Internet has given rise to news aggregators, which compile content from many different news sources and deliver a collection of links to relevant stories on the topics of your choice. Two of the best and most popular are Google News and Yahoo News.Government AgenciesGovernment agencies charged with overseeing environmental quality or managing issues that affect the environment also offer news and a wide range of consumer resources. In the United States, the EPA, the Energy Department, and NOAA are among the top government sources for environmental news. Always take agency news with a grain of salt, of course. Besides protecting the environment, these agencies also provide public relations for the current administration. |
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