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A downloadable US forest map assembled from space-based radar, satellite sensors, computer models, and a massive amount of ground-based data. It is possibly the highest resolution and most detailed view of forest structure and carbon storage ever assembled for any country. "Trees are one of Earth's largest banks for storing the carbon that gets emitted by natural processes and human activities. Forests cover about 30 percent of the planet's surface, and as much as 45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests."

NY Times article about modeling bird migration using eBird citizen science data along with habitat variables

"Scientists peer into the next decades of environmental change on Planet Earth." Good news stories include ongoing recovery from effects of acid rain in the Adirondacks + new pathways to a sustainable future developed through modeling, ecological forecasting, and mapping responses to environmental change.

"Have you ever wondered what the tree population and density of the United States looks like? This amazing map shows just that. Created by Josef Kellndorfer and Wayne Walker of Woods Hole Research Center in conjunction with the U. S. Geological Survey Science Center's Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and the US Forest Service, the map was generated based on a series of data sources including readings collected from space-based radars, satellite sensors, computer models, and simply counting trees the old-fashioned way. The map was created for NASA to help determine how the world's forests have the potential to store more carbon in the future."

A National Ocean Service Education lesson developed following the Exxon Valdez spill. This lesson focuses on the aftermath of an oil spill, its effects on the people and ecosystems, lessons learned, and what recovery means. It also includes links to an Oil Spill Trajectory Model, an Oil Spill Primer for Students, and How Toxic is Oil?

By bringing together all types of information about species distributions, providing model-based integration, and providing a system for users to build upon our knowledge, the Map of Life project hopes to support our community in understanding and saving the world's biodiversity.

Web-based tool that provides land owners, managers, and planners with the most current climate change science available * compiles climate change projections, literature-based impacts and management options, and Forest Service land and resource management plans in an online database; * synthesizes these inputs based on user-defined criteria; and * creates an optional customized report to aid forest planning and management. "

Simple and cost effective investments in predator proof stockades, known as bomas, eliminates much human-predator conflict... The economic well-being of the country depends ultimately, not on the bricks and mortar of runaway development activity, but on the natural environment that-alone-will define the limits of what we can, or cannot, do. Only by embracing conservation can we create a sustainable basis for our continued economic and social development.

The UK government worked hand-in-hand with the nuclear industry to play down the Fukushima crisis: they are treating the public with contempt GrrlScientist: This true crime thriller is the story of a few committed individuals who devote their lives to catching those who would destroy our environment by over-exploiting the world's natural resources It's a striking phrase - privatising official development aid - and one green banker thinks it might just solve the problems of poverty and environment 30 Jun 2011: Rezaul Karim Chowdhury: By pushing climate loans, the UK and the World Bank are making people in poor countries pay twice for climate change - even though we played almost no part in causing the problem Euractiv: A global deal to cut maritime carbon emissions is unachievable, say EU officials BusinessGreen: Chief executives say setting UK on European time would be worth £3.5bn to UK economy To build a sustainable future we need to change the way we build now, says Ursula Hartenberger The company faces mounting criticism for lack of transparency, but much of this may be down to its sprawling business model More from Guardian Sustainable Business Despite legislation on CFCs, the ozone hole has grown to an average 25.81m sq km Down 232,340 metric tons since 1950 Loops of metal wire have been cleverly put together to form this large fruitbowl, just £12.60.

The 5E lesson model is adapted from the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS, http://www.bscs.org/) and enhanced with more detail by the ESEP team for the Chesapeake Teacher Research Fellowship to provide a successful means for encouraging research in the classroom and in some cases incorporates field components to expand the investigation beyond the classroom walls.