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List of readings:

 

Population

  • Arrow K, Bolin B, Costanza R, Dasgupta P, Folke C, Holling CS, Jansson B-O, Levin S, Mäler K-G, Perrings C, Pimentel D. 1995. Economic Growth, Carrying Capacity, and the Environment. Science 268: 520-521.
  • Engelman R, Halweil B, Nierenberg D. 2002. Rethinking Population, Improving Lives. pp. 127-148 in State of the world 2002. Worldwatch Institute.
  • Flavin C, Gardner G. 2006. Cina, India, and the New World Order. Chapter 1 in State of the World 2006. Worldwatch Institute.
  • Hardin G. 1968. The tragedy of the commons. Science vol. 162, no. 3859: 1243-1248.
  • Prugh T, Assadourian E. 2003. What Is Sustainability, Anyway? World Watch Magazine (Septembe-October): 10-21.
  • Sachs W. 1999. Rich in things, poor in time. Resurgence 196: online available online
  • Vitousek PM, Mooney HA, Lubchenco J, Melillo JM. 1997. Human domination of the Earth. Science vol. 277, no. 5325: 494-499.
Energy
  • Elam CC, Gregoire Padro CE, Sandrock G, Luzzi A, Lindblad P, Fjermestad Hagen E. 2003. Realizing the hydrogen future: the International Energy Agency's efforts to advance hydrogen energy technologies. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 28: 601-607.
  • Engelhaupt E. 2007. Biofueling water problems. Environmental Science & Technology 41: 7593 - 7595.
  • Field CB, Campbell JE, Lobell DB. 2008. Biomass energy: the scale of the potential resource. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, in press.
  • Gever J., Kaufmann, R., Skole, D., Vorosmarty, C. 1991. Beyond oil : the threat to food and fuel in the coming decades. University Press of Colorado. Chapters 1 and 2. electronic reserve
  • Hunt SC, Sawin JL, Stair P. 2006. Cultivating renewable alternatives to oil. Chapter 4 in State of the World 2006. Worldwatch Institute.
  • Larssen T, Lydersen E, Tang D, He Y, Gao J, Liu H, Duan L, Seip HM, Vogt RD, Mulder J, Shao M, Wang Y, Shang H, Zhang X, Solberg S, Aas W, Okland T, Eilertsen O, Angell V, Li Q, Zhao D, Xiang R, Xiao J, Luo J. 2007. Acid Rain in China. Environmental Science & Technology 40: 418 - 425.
  • Lomborg, B. 2001. The skeptical environmentalist : measuring the real state of the world. Cambridge University Press. Chapter 11 electronic reserve
  • Macfarlane AM and Ewing RC (editors). 2006. Uncertainty underground: Yucca Mountain and the nation's high-level nuclear waste. MIT Press. paper reserve
Climate change
  • Bard E. 2002. Climate shock: abrupt changes over millennial time scales. Physics today (December): 32-38.
  • Broecker W. 1995. Chaotic climate. Scientific American 273: 62-69.
  • PBS NOVA & Frontline website. available online
  • Ruttimann J. 2006. Sick seas. Nature 442: 978-980.
  • UNFCCC website. Kyoto protocol (background, mechanisms, reporting, compliance).
  • Walker G. 2006. The tipping point of the iceberg. Nature 441: 802-805.
  • Zeng N, Ding Y, Pan J, Wang H, Gregg J. 2008. Climate change - the Chinese challenge. Science 319: 730-731.
  • Climate Change Experiment, BBC website. available online
Mining
  • The Amazing Story of Gold. The Gold Institute, Washington DC.
  • Sampat P. 2003. Scrapping Mining Dependence. pp. 110-129 in State of the World 2003. Woldwatch Institute.
  • Solnit R. 2000. The New gold Rush - gold mining in Nevada. Sierra Magazine (July/August 2000). Sierra Club.
  • Tarras-Wahlberg NH, Flachier A, Fredriksson G, et al. 2000. Environmental impacts of small-scale artisanal gold mining in southern Ecuador. Ambio 29: 484–491.
Water
  • Barnett TP, Adam JC, Lettenmaier DR. 2005. Potential impacts of a warming climate on water availability in snow-dominated regions. Nature 438: 303-309. 
  • Deacon JE, Williams AE, Williams CD, Williams JE. 2007. Fueling population growth in Las Vegas: How large-scale groundwater withdrawal could burn regional biodiversity. BioScience 57: 688-698  
  • Reisner M. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. electronic reserve
  • Postel, S Safeguarding freshwater ecosystems, State of the World 2006, Chapter
Environmental policy
  • Chapter 7 in World Resources 2002-2004: International Environmental Governance. World Resources Institute, Washington DC.pdf file
  • French H. 2002. Reshaping global governance. pp. 174-198 State of the world 2002. Worldwatch Institute.pdf file
  • French H, Mastny L. 2001. Controlling international environmental crime. pp.166-188 in State of the world 2001. Worldwatch Institute.pdf file
  • Leader SH, Probst P. 2003. The Earth Liberation Front and Environmental Terrorism. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence 15: 37-58.pdf file
  • Renner M. 2002. The Anatomy of Resource Wars. Worldwatch paper 162.pdf file
  • Thacker PD. 2006. The Weinberg proposal. Environmental Science and Technology (May 1): 2868-2869.pdf file
Biodiversity
  • Dybas CL. 2004. In Invasive Species: The Search for The Search for Solutions. BioScience 54: 615-621.pdf file
  • Laband DN. Regulating Biodiversity: Tragedy in the Political Commons. Forest Policy Center Internal Working Paper Series.pdf file
  • Van Schoik R. 2004. Conservation biology in the U.S.-Mexican Border Region. World Watch magazine (November-December): 36-39.pdf file
  • Youth H. 2003. Silenced spring: Disappearing birds. The Futurist (July-August): 39-45.pdf file

 

Links:
Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat
 
a recent New York Times article reporting on greenhouse gas emissions associated with producing these fuels.
Redefining Progress
 
... we do not have to choose between a strong economy, a health environment, and social justice... Calculate your impact on the planet by taking the Ecological Footprint Quiz, or read up on a variety of topics.
mindfully.org
 
a non-profit alternative information source with interviews and articles on a variety of global issues.
NOAA
 
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration site loaded with information. Check out their Climate TimeLine and Climate pages!
USEPA Climate Change
 
US Environmental Protection Agency page on climate change.
Hot Times in Alaska
 
PBS archive with segments from Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers video. Lots of excellent videos available in the archives, so if you have time to browse, bookmark the page and keep watching...
After the Warming
 
An old documentary about global warming (PBS Broadcast 1990), written and hosted by James Burke.
UN World Water Day page
 
The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water. Lots of interesting information, as well as the report on water scarcity (pdf file).
NatureServe
 
a non-profit conservation organization that provides the scientific information and tools needed to help guide effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
 
World’s largest conservation network. The IUCN Red List is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
 
Project to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of those systems and their contribution to human well-being.
Hotspots
 
Conservation International's page on world's biodiversity hotspots.
Trade and Environment
 
World Trade Organization page about trade and environment disputes and negotiations. Also, Doha environmental issues and some interpretations.
Environmental History Timeline
 
a non-profit educational web site with important events grouped by years, a good starting point for people who would like to learn more about the wide variety of environmental issues.