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INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL, SCIENCE, AND INFORMATION LITERACY |
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CHAPTER 1 ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND THE GOAL OF SUSTAINABILITY |
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ON THE ROAD TO COLLAPSE |
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CHAPTER 2 SCIENCE LITERACY AND THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE |
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SCIENCE AND THE SKY |
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CHAPTER 3 INFORMATION LITERACY AND TOXICOLOGY |
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TOXIC BOTTLES? |
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HUMAN POPULATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
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CHAPTER 4 HUMAN POPULATIONS |
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ONE-CHILD CHINA GROWS UP |
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CHAPTER 5 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
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ERADICATING A PARASITIC NIGHTMARE |
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CONSUMPTION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT |
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CHAPTER 6 ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND CONSUMPTION |
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WALL TO WALL, CRADLE TO CRADLE |
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CHAPTER 7 MANAGING SOLID WASTE |
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A PLASTIC SURF |
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ECOLOGY |
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CHAPTER 8 ECOSYSTEMS AND NUTRIENT CYCLING |
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ENGINEERING EARTH |
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CHAPTER 9 POPULATION ECOLOGY |
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THE WOLF WATCHERS |
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CHAPTER 10 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY |
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WHAT THE STORK SAYS |
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EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY |
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CHAPTER 11 EVOLUTION AND EXTINCTION |
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A TROPICAL MURDER MYSTERY |
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CHAPTER 12 BIODIVERSITY |
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PALM PLANET |
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CHAPTER 13 PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY |
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A FOREST WITHOUT ELEPHANTS |
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WATER RESOURCES |
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CHAPTER 14 FRESHWATER RESOURCES |
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TOILET TO TAP |
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CHAPTER 15 WATER POLLUTION |
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INTO THE GULF VI |
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FOOD RESOURCES |
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CHAPTER 16 FEEDING THE WORLD |
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A GENE REVOLUTION |
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CHAPTER 17 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: RAISING CROPS |
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FARMING LIKE AN ECOSYSTEM |
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CONVENTIONAL ENERGY: FOSSIL FUELS |
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CHAPTER 18 COAL |
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BRINGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN |
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CHAPTER 19 OIL AND NATURAL GAS |
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THE BAKKEN OIL BOOM |
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AIR POLLUTION: CONSEQUENCES OF USING FOSSIL FUELS |
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CHAPTER 20 AIR POLLUTION |
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THE YOUNGEST SCIENTISTS |
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CHAPTER 21 CLIMATE CHANGE |
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WHEN THE TREES LEAVE |
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ALTERNATIVES TO FOSSIL FUELS |
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CHAPTER 22 NUCLEAR POWER |
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THE FUTURE OF FUKUSHIMA |
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CHAPTER 23 SUN, WIND, WATER, AND EARTH ENERGY |
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FUELED BY THE SUN |
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SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN COMMUNITY |
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CHAPTER 24 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY |
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COUNTERFEIT COOLING |
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CHAPTER 25 URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES |
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THE GHETTO GOES GREEN |
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CHAPTER 26 MINERAL RESOURCES: NO STONE UNTURNED
CHAPTER 27 SOIL RESOURCES AND GRASSLANDS: RESTORING THE RANGE
CHAPTER 28 FORESTS: RETURNING TREES TO HAITI
CHAPTER 29 MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: ACID OCEANS
CHAPTER 30 AGRICULTURE: RAISING LIVESTOCK: A CARNIVORE’S CONUNDRUM
CHAPTER 31 FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE: FISH IN A WAREHOUSE?
CHAPTER 32 BIOFUELS: GAS FROM GRASS
APPENDIX 1 BASIC MATH SKILLS A-2
APPENDIX 2 DATA-HANDLING AND GRAPHING SKILLS A-4
APPENDIX 3 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS A-10
APPENDIX 4 GEOLOGY A-12
APPENDIX 5 SELECTED ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER PROBLEMS A-14
GLOSSARY G-2
CREDITS/SOURCES C-2
INDEX I-1
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