High School - Sustainability
www.davidsuzuki.org. A wide range of information on forests, oceans, sustainability, and climate change that is aimed at a general audience. David Suzuki Foundation.
www.epa.gov. A wide range of information on environmental issues, including environmental justice, and regulations in the United States: Environmental Protection Agency.
www.unep.org. An intergovernmental approach to global environmental issues: the United Nations Environmental Programme.
www.ejrc.cau.edu/. The Environmental Justice Resource Center.
www.greenaction.org/. For information on environmental justice in the United States: Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice.
www.ejfoundation.org. International environmental justice: The Environmental Justice Foundation.
www.isec.org.uk/. Documentary video on the changes that development brought,(starting with just a paved road) to Kadakh, the world’s highest inhabited city in northern India. This culture, with Tibetan Buddhism and sustainable agricultural practices, struggled with the coming of television, drugs, consumerism, and industry: Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh. Available from The International Society for Ecology & Culture.
www.ipcc.ch/. For studies on global warming and the effects of climate change: United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Annual Assessment on Climate Change. Four comprehensive on-line reports: Scientific Basis; Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability; Mitigation; and synthesis Report.
www.iisd.org/. International Institute for Sustainable Development. For in-depth information about sustainability and sustainable development through research topics, initiatives and networks, publications, and videos. There are calculators for ecological footprint, carbon footprint, and more.
The film, Mindwalk, (Paramount Home Video), a movie by Bernt Capra, explores the scientific, social, and ecological questions about the nature of perception. Rated PG.
www.olddogdocumentaries.com/vid_gb.html. A video which explores the impact of globalization on our food systems: Old Dog Documentaries, “The Global Banquet: The Politics of Food.” By taking examples from all over the world, this video makes “difficult” issues understandable to the nonspecialist.
www.papercalculator.org Use this calculator to measure the environmental impacts of paper and discovering the best paper choices. Use it to quantify the impacts of your paper usage, and to compare different grades and types of paper with varying amounts of recycled content.
www.unfpa.org/swp/2003/swpmain.htm. United Nations Population Fund. State of the world population videos and reports. Presently they are focused on facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy.
www.un.org/esa/population. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (ESA) on population and development.
www.bullfrogfilms.com for lively, humorous, and informative documentary videos about the history and function of consumption in American culture, and a growing movement to live simply and consume less: John de Graaf, Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza, Bullfrog Films.
www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/factsheets/da8.html. An overview of renewable energy sources and current programs: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy and Renewable Energy, Contribution of Renewable Energy to the U.S. Energy Supply.
http://bit.ly/1p9CJFF - Chief Sealth International Green Team.
http://www.global-visionaries.org - Global Visionaries is a youth-led organization that challenges and transforms young people into socially and environmentally conscious global leaders. Through Global Visionaries' unique three part learn-participate-lead approach, its participants are empowered to maximize their potential.
midwayeducation.org - The mission of the Midway Education Collaborative is to utilize the story from the upcoming film Midway, by Chris Jordan, to engage millions of international students and teachers in transformational conversations about our world and a transition to a sustainable culture.
http://seavuria.org - SEAVURIA connects students in Kenya and Washington State, through transformative experiences that inspire them to love and use science to make a difference in their lives and beyond.
http://www.nwf.org/Eco-Schools-USA/Become-an-Eco-School/Cool-School-Challenge.aspx - The Cool School Challenge engages students and teachers in practical strategies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions school-wide. Students challenge individual classrooms to reduce their carbon emissions over a set period of time, and utilize a carbon calculator to evaluate progress.
www.epa.gov. A wide range of information on environmental issues, including environmental justice, and regulations in the United States: Environmental Protection Agency.
www.unep.org. An intergovernmental approach to global environmental issues: the United Nations Environmental Programme.
www.ejrc.cau.edu/. The Environmental Justice Resource Center.
www.greenaction.org/. For information on environmental justice in the United States: Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice.
www.ejfoundation.org. International environmental justice: The Environmental Justice Foundation.
www.isec.org.uk/. Documentary video on the changes that development brought,(starting with just a paved road) to Kadakh, the world’s highest inhabited city in northern India. This culture, with Tibetan Buddhism and sustainable agricultural practices, struggled with the coming of television, drugs, consumerism, and industry: Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh. Available from The International Society for Ecology & Culture.
www.ipcc.ch/. For studies on global warming and the effects of climate change: United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Annual Assessment on Climate Change. Four comprehensive on-line reports: Scientific Basis; Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability; Mitigation; and synthesis Report.
www.iisd.org/. International Institute for Sustainable Development. For in-depth information about sustainability and sustainable development through research topics, initiatives and networks, publications, and videos. There are calculators for ecological footprint, carbon footprint, and more.
The film, Mindwalk, (Paramount Home Video), a movie by Bernt Capra, explores the scientific, social, and ecological questions about the nature of perception. Rated PG.
www.olddogdocumentaries.com/vid_gb.html. A video which explores the impact of globalization on our food systems: Old Dog Documentaries, “The Global Banquet: The Politics of Food.” By taking examples from all over the world, this video makes “difficult” issues understandable to the nonspecialist.
www.papercalculator.org Use this calculator to measure the environmental impacts of paper and discovering the best paper choices. Use it to quantify the impacts of your paper usage, and to compare different grades and types of paper with varying amounts of recycled content.
www.unfpa.org/swp/2003/swpmain.htm. United Nations Population Fund. State of the world population videos and reports. Presently they are focused on facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy.
www.un.org/esa/population. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (ESA) on population and development.
www.bullfrogfilms.com for lively, humorous, and informative documentary videos about the history and function of consumption in American culture, and a growing movement to live simply and consume less: John de Graaf, Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza, Bullfrog Films.
www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/factsheets/da8.html. An overview of renewable energy sources and current programs: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy and Renewable Energy, Contribution of Renewable Energy to the U.S. Energy Supply.
http://bit.ly/1p9CJFF - Chief Sealth International Green Team.
http://www.global-visionaries.org - Global Visionaries is a youth-led organization that challenges and transforms young people into socially and environmentally conscious global leaders. Through Global Visionaries' unique three part learn-participate-lead approach, its participants are empowered to maximize their potential.
midwayeducation.org - The mission of the Midway Education Collaborative is to utilize the story from the upcoming film Midway, by Chris Jordan, to engage millions of international students and teachers in transformational conversations about our world and a transition to a sustainable culture.
http://seavuria.org - SEAVURIA connects students in Kenya and Washington State, through transformative experiences that inspire them to love and use science to make a difference in their lives and beyond.
http://www.nwf.org/Eco-Schools-USA/Become-an-Eco-School/Cool-School-Challenge.aspx - The Cool School Challenge engages students and teachers in practical strategies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions school-wide. Students challenge individual classrooms to reduce their carbon emissions over a set period of time, and utilize a carbon calculator to evaluate progress.