Environmental Agents of Mathematics: Mathematicians for Change
William Lawrence McKinney
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Miller, Kenneth and Joseph Levine, Biology, Pearson: Prentice Hall, 2006. This is the introductory biology textbook used across New Haven public schools. It serves as a basic foundational resource about renewable and nonrenewable energy, the carbon cycle and the greenhouse effect.
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Energy Information Agency, "Green House Gases, Climate Change and Energy," 2008. This is an informational pamphlet published by the U.S. Energy Information Agency to spread information and awareness about the detriments to rising quantities of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The pamphlet provides information on what greenhouse gases are and how rising levels impact the environment.
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Energy Information Agency, Annual Coal Report, 2008. This is the 2008 annual coal report published by the U.S. Energy and Information Agency. This document contains information on coal production, recoverable coal reserves, domestic markets, mining prices and consumer prices.
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Nordhaus, Ted and Michael Shellenberger, Apocalypse Fatigue: Losing the Public on Climate Change. http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2210> This article is an opinion article published in Yale's Environment 360 publication (created by doctoral students in environmental studies) by the same authors of Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility. It discusses trends in public opinion on climate change and how Americans appear to be growing less concerned about environmental hardships. It also claims that to increase public attention, we must move away from alarmist warnings and focus more on providing general information.
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"Public Service Announcement," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement>. Accessed May 2010. This source provides basic information about what a public service announcement is and its purpose.
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