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John Burk

Put Your Ethics Where Your Mouth Is - Meat eating- NYTimes.com - 0 views

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     6 essays on why eating meat is ethical in NYT
John Burk

Seeing Forests for the Trees and the Carbon: Mapping the World's Forests in Three Dimen... - 1 views

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    Very cool map of US forests, with details on how the data was gathered
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Hunting Endangered Species - Marginal Revolution - 0 views

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    I was surprised to discover, however, that "some exotic animal species that are endangered in Africa are thriving on ranches in Texas, where a limited number are hunted for a high price." Texas hunters have saved several endangered African species, unfortunately for the animals, the story does not end happily. Video from 60 Minutes below-some excellent material on incentives, ethics and conservation for classroom discussion.
John Burk

ElectroCity - 0 views

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    ElectroCity is an online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. It's great fun to play and also teaches players all about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand.
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Eight great figures summarizing the evidence for a "human fingerprint" on recent climat... - 1 views

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    very interesting post with 8 graphs showing indicators that climate change is man made
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