<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <p><a href="#topic1">Topic 1: Introduction to Envinronmental Science</a> | <a href="#topic2">Topic 2: Matter and Energy</a> | <a href="#topic3">Topic 3 : Ecosystems </a> | <a href="#topic4">Topic 4 : Biodiversity and Natural Selection</a> | <a href="#topic5">Topic 5 : Human Populations</a> | <a href="#topic6">Topic 6 : Biomes and Extinction</a> | <a href="#topic7">Topic 7 : Food and Agriculture</a> | <a href="#topic8">Topic 8 : Bioaccumulation of Toxins and Risk Assessment</a> | <a href="#topic9">Topic 9 : Climate</a>| <a href="#topic10">Topic 10 : Air Polution </a> | <a href="#topic11">Topic 11 : Water </a> | <a href="#topic12">Topic 12 : Geology and Earth's Resources</a> | <a href="#topic13">Topic 13 : Energy </a> | <a href="#topic14">Topic 14 : Hazardous Waste and Urbanization</a> | <a href="#topic15">Topic 15 : Environmental Regulations</a></p> <h2><b>Topic 1: Introduction to Environmental Science</b></h2> <p><em>"<a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qPH9qqqvBybwnqcS&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">Environmental Science."</a></em> Encyclopedia of Life Science.  ScienceOnline<b>.</b></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:<em> </em></strong><em>Sustainability</em></p> <p><em>"<a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qqfi8D3qh8qGqC5w&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">Principles of Sustainability."</a></em> ScienceOnline.</p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2</strong><em>: The Scientific Method</em><br /> <br /> <em>"<a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=OzafqaqWpMqlqq59&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">Scientific Method."</a></em> Encyclopedia of Physical Science. ScienceOnline.</p> <p><strong>Case Study<i>:</i></strong><a href="http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/our-stories/indepth/philippines-apo-marine-sanctuary-coral-reef-fishery.html" target="_blank"><i>  Apo Island (see video--->)</i></a></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i> Apo Island (see video)</i> | <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/our-stories/indepth/philippines-apo-marine-sanctuary-coral-reef-fishery.html">http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/our-stories/indepth/philippines-apo-marine-sanctuary-coral-reef-fishery.html</a></span></p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v8oNhckPjFM" width="320"></iframe></p> <p></p> <a id="topic2" name="topic2"></a> <h2><b>Topic 2: Matter and Energy</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qFgqqGzLqhQTTqqq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Application of Physics and States of Matter."</a></em>  Atoms and Materials, Physics in our World. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1</strong>: <em>Atoms and Molecules</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=ianqV0p3sqq8Hqq1&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Atoms & Elements."</a></em> Carbon Chemistry, Essential Chemistry. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong><em>Chemical and Physical Changes</em></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qGqqHqX8qFTTPSGu&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Chemical Reactions.</em>"</a> Essential Chemistrly. ScienceOnline.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3: </strong><em>Conservation of Matter</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=9pU866G2EHVPJIQ7&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Law of Conservation of Matter."</em></a><em> </em> Encyclopedia of Physical Science. ScienceOnline.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fofweb.com.db15.linccweb.org/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin=envrnstud1946&SingleRecord=True" target="_blank"><em>"Materials Balance Approach."</em> </a> Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies, New Edition. ScienceOnline.</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qqByyAqqSqqqqq1l&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Mass Balance." </a></em>The Facts On File Dictionary of Environmental Science, Third Edition. Science Online.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 4:</strong> <em>Laws of Thermodynamics</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=vqqXqoqqZqWkfp6w&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Laws of Thermodynamics and the Environment." </a></em>Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies, New Edition.</p> <p></p> <p><i><strong>Case Study:</strong> Endocrine Disruptors</i></p> <p><i></i><i><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/njwhitepaper.jpg" /></i><i><br /> <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/research/endocrine.pdf" target="_blank">"</a></i><a href="http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/research/endocrine.pdf" target="_blank"><i>Environmental Endocrine Disruption and Its Potential Impacts on Public Health and the Environment in New Jersey."</i> </a> Department of Environmental Protection. State of New Jersy. 2003.</p> <p></p> <p><img alt="Fire Burning Wood." height="238" src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/firewood.jpg" width="217" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Fire." Scarletina. <a href="http://www.morguefile.com/creative/Scarletina" target="_blank">MorgueFile. </a></span></p> <p>"Burning a log in a fireplace is an example of a chemical reaction.<br /> When the wood burns, it reacts with the oxygen in the air.<br /> This chemical reaction forms ash, water vapor,<br /> and <a class="green">carbon dioxide</a> gas."<br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Chemical Reactions. </em>Chemical Reactions, Essential Chemistry. ScienceOnline.</span></p> <a id="topic3" name="topic3"></a> <p></p> <h2><b>Topic 3: Ecosystems</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=iEqKOLq3i0eqKdnw&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Ecosystem Health."</a> </em>Sustainability, Green Technology. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1</strong> <em>Earth’s Cycles</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qqNLqKCqqIoVJLmy&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Earth's Formation, Structure, and Cycles."</a></em> Processes That Shape the Earth, Physics in Action. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>Nitrogen Cycle</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=sWRcqqqjZqDqNEq0&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Biodiversity and the Nitrogen Cycle."</a></em>  Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3:</strong><em> Ecosystem Services</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=3qqqCqqqh1jpHWxF&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Ecosystem Services."</em></a> Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 4:</strong> <em>Trophic Levels</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=q8F1AqbVqR3oa7Sq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Ecosystems." </em></a> Encyclopedia of Life Science.<br /> ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong> <a href="http://sarasotabay.org/media-center/" target="_blank"><i>Sarasota Bay (see video)</i></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i><a href="http://sarasotabay.org/media-center/" target="_blank"> Sarasota Bay (see video)</a></i></strong><a href="http://sarasotabay.org/media-center/" target="_blank">      </a>      </p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CvW1Q_8iJoc" width="360"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <a id="topic4" name="topic4"></a> <h2><b>Topic 4: Biodiversity and Natural Selection</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=AxI5vqqmyS8qqGiU&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Biodiversity."</a> </em>Encyclopedia of Life Science. ScienceOnline.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fofweb.com.db15.linccweb.org/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin=ENBIOD0109&SingleRecord=True" target="_blank"><em>"Natural Selection</em>." </a>Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. ScienceOnline.</p> <p><em>and watch the following video:</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qvb2FCqqqbq85bfs&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Interdependence of Life." </a>Interdependence of Life. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i></i></strong><i> Darwin’s Finches</i></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=wxqgVHJgqqJynIqq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Biodiversity in Darwin's Finches."</a><br /> Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i><strong></strong> <a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=wxqgVHJgqqJynIqq&lib_code=FLCC1500">Darwin’s Finches</a></i></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=wxqgVHJgqqJynIqq&lib_code=FLCC1500"><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/finch.jpg" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p style="padding-left: 120px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Finch." SnapIt. <a href="http://www.morguefile.com/creative/Snapit" target="_blank">MorgueFile.</a></span></p> <a id="topic5" name="topic5"></a> <p></p> <h2><b>Topic 5:Human Populations</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=q6MqqKBLcqqqqZ7I&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Human Population." </a></em>Humans and the Natural Environment, Our Fragile Planet. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong> <em>Demographic Transitions</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=ChYsqwVqqZlslqQ5&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Demographic Transition." </em></a>The Facts On File Dictionary of Environmental Science, Third Edition. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/china-s-one-child-policy-increasingly-being-questioned-13527.html" target="_blank"><i> </i></a><i>China’s One Child Policy</i></p> <p>"<a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/china-s-one-child-policy-increasingly-being-questioned-13527.html" target="_blank">China's One-child Policy Increasingly Being Questioned." </a>PRI's The World. 2013.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/china-s-one-child-policy-increasingly-being-questioned-13527.html" target="_blank"><i><br /> "</i></a><i><a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/china-s-one-child-policy-increasingly-being-questioned-13527.html" target="_blank">China's One-child Policy Increasingly Being Questioned." </a>PRI's The World. 2013.</i>   <a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/china-s-one-child-policy-increasingly-being-questioned-13527.html">Read </a>or <a href="http://media.theworld.org/audio/041520136.mp3" target="_blank">Listen.</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://media.theworld.org/audio/041520136.mp3"><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-20_at_2.03.42_pm.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a></p> <p></p> <a id="topic6" name="topic6"></a> <h2><b>Topic 6: Biomes and Extinction</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qq9ZqzKqqVqZzEEq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Aquatic Biomes." </a></em>Encyclopedia of Life Science. ScienceOnline</p> <p>and</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=RqqZqqyq3kDcq6xq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Measuring Species and Extinction." </a></em>Biodiversity, Green Technology. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i> Passenger Pigeons</i></p> <p><i><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_the_dawn_of_de_extinction_are_you_ready.html" target="_blank">"The Dawn of De-Extinction : Are You Ready?</a>" </i>Stewart Brand.</p> <p><i><strong>Case Study:</strong> Passenger Pigeons<br /> <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_the_dawn_of_de_extinction_are_you_ready.html">"The Dawn of De-Extinction : Are You Ready?</a>" </i>Stewart Brand.<i></i></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_the_dawn_of_de_extinction_are_you_ready.html">Transcipt Available on Ted.com under video. Show Transcript. Select language.</a></span></p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://embed.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_the_dawn_of_de_extinction_are_you_ready.html" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="360"></iframe></p> <p></p> <a id="topic7" name="topic7"></a> <h2><b>Topic 7: Food and Agriculture</b></h2> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong> <em>Food Security</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=XpLqmVqoquqqaOUq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Food for the Future."</a> </em>Humans and the Natural Environment, Our Fragile Planet. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>Biotechnology in Crop Production</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=Sxqqf2qnhq9dqZDv&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Biotechnology in Crop Production."</em> </a>Biotechnology on the Farm and in the Factory, Biotechnology in the 21st Century. Science Online.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=o3wuDq9qqqUTqq1q&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Ethics and Politics of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods."</em> </a>The Ethics of Biotechnology, Biotechnology in the 21st Century. Science Online.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3:</strong> <em>Sustainable Agriculture</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=mqRqrcKAxEOHOqwD&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Sustainable Agriculture." </em></a>Geosphere, Our Fragile Planet. Science Online.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=JqsGs1vtqUHqqqXq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Evolution of Resistance."</a> Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. ScienceOnline.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qKkqqjE4KYLelIGq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Growing Food."</em></a> Humans and the Natural Environment, Our Fragile Planet.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i></i></strong><i>Monsanto</i></p> <p><i><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/18/171896311/farmers-fight-with-monsanto-reaches-the-supreme-court" target="_blank">"Farmer's Fight With Monsanto Reaches The Supreme Court." </a>NPR. 2013.</i></p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-murphy/monsanto-gmo-food_b_3337043.html" target="_blank"><em>"The March to Stop Monsanto: Taking Back Our Food, Our Farms, Our Democracy and Our Planet."</em></a><br /> Dave Murphy. Huffington Post. 2013.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/11/us-food-monsanto-idUSTRE5AA05Q20091111" target="_blank"><em>CORRECTED: TIMELINE: History of Monsanto Co.</em> </a> Reuters. 2009.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-13/politics/39217223_1_justice-elena-kagan-patent-law-patent-exhaustion" target="_blank">"Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto, Says Farmer Violated Genetically Modified Soybeans’ Patent." </a>Robert Barnes. Washington Post. 2013.</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=XpLqmVqoquqqaOUq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><strong><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-20_at_2.30.43_pm.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></strong></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i> </i></strong><i>Monsanto</i></p> <p></p> <p><i><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/18/171896311/farmers-fight-with-monsanto-reaches-the-supreme-court" target="_blank">"Farmer's Fight With Monsanto Reaches The Supreme Court."</a></i>NPR. 2013.</i><br /> target="_blank">Read </a> or <a href="http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=171896311&m=172298281" target="_blank">Listen. </a></p> <a href="http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=171896311&m=172298281" target="_blank"><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-20_at_2.57.59_pm.png" /></a></p> <a id="topic8" name="topic8"></a> <p></p> <h2><b>Topic 8: Bioaccumulation of Toxins and Risk Assessment</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=u5TqBArqqf2qzkwr&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Populations at Risk from Environmental Toxins."</a> </em>Pollution, Green Technology. ScienceOnline.</p> <p>and</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=80ItqTqWludkqlq7&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Bioaccumulation versus Biomagnification."</a> </em>ScienceOnline.<br /> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i> </i></strong><i>Operation Cat Drop - </i>2 Readings<i></i></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/formerstaff/publications/qn60.pdf" target="_blank"><i>"Operation Cat Drop." </i></a>WHO Newsletter. Page 6.<i></i></p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636426/"><em>"Parachuting Cats and Crushed Eggs : The Controversy Over the Use of DDT to Control Malaria." </em></a><em> </em>American Journal of Public Health. 2008.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Case Study :</strong><i>Operation Cat Drop - </i></i>2 Readings</p> <p><i>"<a href="http://www.who.int/formerstaff/publications/qn60.pdf">Operation Cat Drop." </a></i><a href="http://www.who.int/formerstaff/publications/qn60.pdf">WHO Newsletter. Page 6.</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.who.int/formerstaff/publications/qn60.pdf"><img height="194" src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-21_at_9.02.42_am.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="276" /></a></p> <a id="topic9" name="topic9"></a> <p></p> <h2><b>Topic 9: Climate</b></h2> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=7bqq5qXqdnY7qqe1&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Climate." </a> </em>Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science.</p> <p>and</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=kqq5MChh1jYqqOqt&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Climate." </a></em> The Facts On File Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong> <em>The Atmosphere</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=9AqqduPeqo9qsBKc&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Atmosphere."</em> </a>Earth Chemistry, Essential Chemistry. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>History of Climate Change</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=Nzdq07qsXl99qqRG&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Climate Change Through Earth History.</em>" </a>Climate, Our Fragile Planet.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3:</strong> <em>Global Warming and Climate Change </em>(see video)</p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=i7o1XuqrAqYEIJq6&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Climate Change: Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect."  </a>Series: Environmental Issues and Human Impact. ScienceOnline.</p> <p>and</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=2q4qzsqE5qq2JkqK&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Global Warming: Ecosystems, Adaptation, and Extinction."</a></em> Changing Ecosystems, Global Warming. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i>The Ozone “Hole”</i></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=wq5qClnnSieEkq1m&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Ozone Hole Over the Arctic and Antarctic."</em> </a> Polar Regions, Our Fragile Planet. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3:</strong> Global Warming and Climate Change (see video)</p> <a id="topic10" name="topic10"></a> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=i7o1XuqrAqYEIJq6&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-21_at_9.24.14_am.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a></p> <h2><b>Topic 10: Air Pollution</b></h2> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=O1Fq03wafqq8kqeR&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Air Pollution."</em> </a>Encyclopedia of Physical Science. ScienceOnline.</p> <p>and</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=lFqL7XV7BHqqqJKq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Air Pollution."</a></em> Encyclopedia of Pollution. ScienceOnline.</p> <p>and</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=yrqNDvqaqIgdpqbq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Air Pollution."</a> </em>Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, Revised Edition. Science Online.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i></i></strong><i> London Smog</i></p> <p><a href="http://www.history.com/news/the-killer-fog-that-blanketed-london-60-years-ago" target="_blank"><i>"The Killer Fog That Blanketed London, 60 Years Ago." </i></a>Christopher Klein. History.com. 2012.</p> <p></p> <p><br /> <strong><b><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=yrqNDvqaqIgdpqbq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From: "Air Pollution." </span></a> </em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, Revised Edition. Science Online.</span></b></strong></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=yrqNDvqaqIgdpqbq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-21_at_9.41.45_am.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a></p> <p><br /> <em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=yrqNDvqaqIgdpqbq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From: "Air Pollution." </span></a> </em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, Revised Edition. Science Online.</span></p> <p></p> <a id="topic11" name="topic11"></a> <h2><b>Topic 11: Water</b></h2> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong> <em>Point and Nonpoint Source Pollution</em></p> <p><br /> <a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=Tq89BfbqJQVdpiwO&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Point Source and Nonpoint Source Pollution." </a>Encyclopedia of Pollution. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>Water Pollution</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=WWHD9ZSUesqlqrxa&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Food and Water Hazards."</em>  </a>Pollution, Green Technology.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3:</strong><em> Hydrologic Cycle (video)</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=eFrB0qy0vqeqqqqZ&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Earth's Hydrologic Cycle." </a> Geocycles. Science Online.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 4:</strong> <em>Aquifers</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=XqOaqHqqvJQIFPqq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Aquifer."</em> </a>Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, Revised Edition. Science Online.</p> <p></p> <p>Subtopic 5: Water Shortage</p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=nAbqqYpzSgmr5qqC&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Sustainable Water Use." </em> </a>Humans and the Natural Environment, Our Fragile Planet.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i> The Aral Sea </i>- 3 readings<i></i></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.columbia.edu/~tmt2120/introduction.htm" target="_blank">"The Aral Sea Crisis."</a> </em>Columbia University.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/aral_sea.php" target="_blank"><em>"Shrinking Aral Sea."</em></a> NASA Earth Observatory.</p> <p>and (video)</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbSkRS8Ih7o" target="_blank"><em>"Drying of the Aral Sea: Timelapse."</em></a> Google Earth Outreach.  2012.</p> <p></p> <p><a id="topic11" name="topic11"></a></p> <p><strong><b>Topic 11: Water</b></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i> The Aral Sea - </i>3 Readings<i></i></p> <p></p> <p><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cbSkRS8Ih7o" width="360"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbSkRS8Ih7o" target="_blank"><em>"Drying of the Aral Sea: Timelapse."</em></a> Google Earth Outreach.  2012.</i></p> <a id="topic12" name="topic12"></a> <p></p> <h2><b>Topic 12: Geology and Earth’s Resources</b></h2> <p><b></b></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong> <em>Plate Tectonics</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=OqqXEyw63QA9q9qq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Plate Tectonics." </em> </a>Processes That Shape the Earth, Physics in Action. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>Resource Depletion</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qqqqqcz7qqzvPqMq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Resource Depletion." </em> </a>The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 3:</strong> <em>Rocks and Minerals</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qD3q7pRdqqq1gsiE&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Rocks."</em></a> That Shape the Earth, Physics in Action. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 4:</strong> <em>Mining</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=qkREphqIIQbqXDW1&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Mining."</em></a> Geosphere, Our Fragile Planet. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 5:</strong> <em>Hydraulic Fracturing</em></p> <p><a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2221025" target="_blank"><em>"The Shale Oil and Gas Revolution, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Water Contamination:</em></a><br /> <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2221025" target="_blank"><em>A Regulatory Strategy."</em></a> Thomas W. Merrill. Columbia University. 2013.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 6:</strong> <em>Geologic Hazards</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=G6qvqNqOrEqMqvTe&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Geological Hazards."</em> </a>Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i> Desertification and the Dust Bowl - 4 readings</i></p> <p><i>"<a href="http://www.fofweb.com.db15.linccweb.org/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin=DWCR0459&SingleRecord=True" target="_blank">Desertification." </a></i>Science Online.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.fofweb.com.db15.linccweb.org/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin=SVR1241&SingleRecord=True" target="_blank"><em>Desertfication Worldwide.</em> </a>Science Online.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/dustbowl/" target="_blank"><em>Timeline: Surviving the Dust Bowl</em>, </a>1931-1939.  American Experience. PBS.org.</p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/27/fighting-the-growing-deserts-with-livestock-allan-savory-at-ted2013/" target="_blank"><em>"Fighting the growing deserts, with livestock: Allan Savory at TED2013."</em> </a>TED Blog. 2013.</p> <p></p> <p><strong><b><strong>Case Study:</strong></b></strong><i> Desertification and the Dust Bowl - 4 readings</i></p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong><b><a href="http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/27/fighting-the-growing-deserts-with-livestock-allan-savory-at-ted2013/" target="_blank"><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-21_at_10.46.07_am.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a></b></strong></p> <p><strong><b><a href="http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/27/fighting-the-growing-deserts-with-livestock-allan-savory-at-ted2013/" target="_blank"><em>"Fighting the growing deserts, with livestock: Allan Savory at TED2013."</em> </a>TED Blog. 2013.</b></strong></p> <a id="topic13" name="topic13"></a> <h2><b>Topic 13: Energy </b></h2> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong><em> Energy</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=UFqmAqCqBqlqiQrn&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Renewable Energy and Earth's Energy Sources." </a>Renewable Energy, Green Technology.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>Peak Oil</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/peak-oil.htm" target="_blank">"Have We Reached Peach Oil?"</a> </em>Josh Clark. Howstuffworks.com.</p> <p><img height="250" src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-21_at_11.21.35_am.png" width="312" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Oil Field." Penywise. <a href="http://www.morguefile.com/creative/Penywise" target="_blank">http://www.morguefile.com/creative/Penywise</a></span></p> <p></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i> </i></strong><i>Fukushima</i></p> <p><a href="http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Safety-and-Security/Safety-of-Plants/Fukushima-Accident/" target="_blank"><i>"Fukushima Accident 2011." </i></a>World Nuclear Association. 2013.<i> </i></p> <p></p> <p style="border-color: rgb(208, 222, 206); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;"></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy" target="_blank">"Total Energy."</a></em> U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA.gov. 2013. </p> <p>FLP Energy Sources:<br /> <a href="http://www.fpl.com/environment/plant/power_plant_projects.shtml" target="_blank">"Providing Clean, Affordable Electric Service."</a> Florida Power and Light. FPL.com.</p> <p>Renewable Fuel Standard:<br /> <a href="http://www.epa.gov/oms/fuels/alternative-renewablefuels/" target="_blank"><em>"Renewable and Alternative Fuels."</em> </a>United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA.gov.</p> <p><strong>Grasshopper Effect</strong></p> <p><br /> Georgia's Fuel Source:<br /> <a href="http://www.georgiapower.com/about-us/facts-and-financials/facts-and-figures.cshtml" target="_blank"><em>"Facts and Figures."</em> </a>Georgia Power. Georgiapower.com.</p> <p>North Florida Fuel Source<em>:</em><br /> <a href="http://www.gulfpower.com/about-us/background/pdf/FactCard.pdf" target="_blank"><em>"Gulf Power Facts 2013"</em>. </a>Gulf Power. Gulfpower.com</p> <p></p> <p href="http://www.gulfpower.com/about/pdf/FactCard.pdf">AL Fuel source (only 6% hydroelectric):<br /> <a href="http://www.alabamapower.com/about-us/plants/home.asp" target="_blank"><em>"Generating Plants."</em> </a>Alabama Power. Alabamapower.com.</p> <h2></h2> <h2><a id="topic14" name="topic14"></a></h2> <h2><b>Topic 14: Hazardous Waste and Urbanization</b></h2> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 1:</strong> <em>Hazardous Waste</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=J1LMqqyqjqbUHdqq&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><em>"Renewable Energy and Earth's Energy Sources".</em> </a>Renewable Energy, Green Technology.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Subtopic 2:</strong> <em>Urbanization</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=JZVSqql9qq3qQMqk&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank">"Urbanization." </a></em>Geosphere, Our Fragile Planet. ScienceOnline.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Additional Resources: </strong><em>Injection Wells:</em></p> <p><a href="http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/dwrm/Mines/Oil_Gas/tampa.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Florida Geological Survey - Map Series 6. Regional Oil and Gas Well Location Maps. </em></a>State of Florida,  Department of Environment.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/uic/index.htm" target="_blank"><em>"Underground Injection Control Program."</em></a> State of Florida, Department of Environment.</p> <p><a href="http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/wells.cfm" target="_blank"><em>"Classes of Wells."</em></a> United States Department of Environment.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/uic/docs/UIC_Injection_Well_Classes.pdf" target="_blank">"Injection Well Classes."</a><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/southeast/water/uic.htm" target="_blank"> </a>State of Florida, Department of Environment.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:<i></i></strong><i> Curitiba, Brazil - </i>2 videos.<i></i></p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xef134_curitiba-in-brazil-a-sustainable-ci_news" target="_blank"><i>"Brazil- Curitiba, a Sustainable City." </i></a>Agence Française Développement. 2010.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eeAZsmpt7a8" width="320"></iframe></p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="%20%20http://www.ted.com/talks/jaime_lerner_sings_of_the_city.html" target="_blank">"Jaime Lerner Sings of the City." </a>TED.com. 2007.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://embed.ted.com/talks/jaime_lerner_sings_of_the_city.html" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="360"></iframe></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <a id="topic15" name="topic15"></a> <h2><b>Topic 15: Environmental Regulations</b></h2> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.linccweb.org/webscripts/purl.asp?purl=wWqq6qtZsWqcLq7q&lib_code=FLCC1500" target="_blank"><strong><em>"Environmental Regulations Overview."</em></strong></a>  Encyclopedia of Pollution. ScienceOnline.<b> </b></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Case Study:</strong><i> CCA Violation</i></p> <p><a href="http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/15C113B344BA494385257B440058EE30" target="_blank"><i>"Tyson Foods, Inc., to Pay $3.95M Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Facilities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska ." </i></a>United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA.gov.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><img src="http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/22114/screen_shot_2013-06-21_at_12.08.31_pm.png" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Air Pollution." Click. MorgueFile. http://www.morguefile.com/creative/click</span></p>