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Human factors such as population growth, consumption per person, and values have become a major influence on Earth's climate.
Apartment complex in Hong Kong. Humans are responsible for a major portion of the observed rapid changes in Earth's climate.
Stewart Johnston
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Global warming is epic, long-term study says
(CNN) -- Global warming has propelled Earth's climate from one of its coldest decades since the last ice age to one of its hottest -- in just one century. A heat spike... More »
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It's Us - CLEAN
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Podcast: TED Talks series - David Keith's...
SUMMARY 15:56 minutes TED Talks series, FILMED SEP 2007 • POSTED NOV 2007 • More »
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HOW SUCCESS WORKS: Marine Sanctuary -...
SUMMARY The lesson plan provides a full menu for use from primary school to high school. Depending on the grade level and the unit of study that provides the context for a... More »
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Climate Change- Design Approaches for a...
Two events provide impetus for revisiting the cost issue with respect to designing a greenhouse gas reduction program. The first is the election of a new President... More »
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Report: The State of World Population 2011:...
Released Oct. 26, 2011 The report, The State of World Population 2011: People and possibilities in a world of 7 billion, will explain the trends behind the numbers and make the... More »
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Podcast: TED Talks series - Robin Chase:...
SUMMARY 13 minutes TED Talks series, FILMED MAR 2007 • POSTED JAN 2008 • More »
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Podcast: TED Talks series - Jeremy Jackson:...
SUMMARY 18:19 minutes TED Talks series, FILMED APR 2010 • POSTED MAY 2010 • More »
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Website: Amazon Rain Forest and Climate...
This module was developed by COMET - UCAR, Publish Date: 2009-12-22 English (text version), Portuguese (multimedia version) Skill Level: Upper High School and... More »
Lab: Greenhouse Gas Inventory exercise
Last Updated on 2013-05-16 at 20:16
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2 hours.
In this lab,
students
use
and
become
familiar
with
the
college’s
greenhouse
gas
inventory and
the... More »
Reducing Dickinson's Carbon Footprint
Last Updated on 2013-05-16 at 20:15
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Students in this service learning/community-based research course worked together as a consulting team to research options for reducing campus greenhouse gas (GHG)... More »
Community-Based Research: Reducing Campus GHG Emissions
Last Updated on 2013-05-09 at 23:51
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Students, working as a consulting team, carryout a semester-long Community-Based Research (CBR) project in which they research options for reducing campus... More »
Activity: Near-Ground Level Ozone Pollution - CLEAN
Last Updated on 2013-04-29 at 19:21
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Activity takes one to two class periods plus homework assignments. Computer with Internet access necessary.
This activity has been selected for inclusion in the... More »
Air pollution emissions
Last Updated on 2013-04-25 at 23:59
Anthropogenic and Natural Emissions
Most pollutants are emitted both by natural as well as by anthropogenic sources. Natural sources are not influenced by humans... More »
Case: Impacts of Global Climate Change on Tribes in...
Last Updated on 2013-04-11 at 17:32
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This is a clicker case is the second of a two-part series that is an introduction to potential impacts of Global Climate change on the of the Tribal Lands in... More »
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