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A little old (December 2009) but looks at public opinion on global environmental polarization. You can further break down the poll by political party.

SKYTRUTH is a bit like GoogleEarth plus science. It is of interest to me because it has material on gold mines and their impacts on the surrounding environment. In its own words, SKYTRUTH focuses on "our changing environment to stimulate changes in habitat protection, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable resource management."

This article is the summary of a study done with two-year old children and their ability to develop empathy. Temperament and environment contribute to the development of empathy.

An article of the progress of the environment in Chernobyl and its current state after the reactor accident.

>I have found this great website on self organization. The site >allows citizen in all communities throughout the world to post >issues that needs to be fixed in their neighborhood. Residents and >government officials can log in and see what is going on with their >neighborhood and monitor the issues that are being fixed or those >that are neglected. > >I know there are a lot of students in class addressing the issue of >self organization. I that was a neat virtual environment where >people gather to point out issues and come out in the real world to >fix them. Out of 60 000 reports of problems that have been posted >thus far, they claimed that 45% has been resolved all through self >determination and public involvement

Favorite are #9 and #1

Us and China top Co2 emitter

Lionfish threaten to wreak havoc on this ecologically sensitive marine system - a good look at what invasive species do to their new environment

An article about disaster tourism, which can be related to the trips taken to the ghost city of Chernobyl that I have been studying.

A letter to the editor about the Chernobyl disaster and the creation of a wildlife preserve. Many topics are discussed including biomass energy from burning irradiated plant life, the cost of the project, etc.

An article from world-nuclear that discusses the environmental impacts of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bombs and progress from disaster to make the areas what they are today. Weapons testing as a result of the incidents is also discussed.

The Children & Nature Network was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working nationally and internationally to reconnect children with nature. The network provides a critical link between researchers and individuals, educators and organizations.

This is a short survey about consumer attitudes toward being environmentally responsible. I believe this may be related to Dan's project.

Umass professor talking about education and climate change

Interesting links through the site