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American Indian Journal, 1979
This article presents the American Indian antinuclear stance which asserts that Native Americans will fight along with others against EXXON, Kerr-McGee, and other big mining companies. (Author/RTS)
Descriptors: Activism, Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Energy
Peer reviewedLeon, Warren – Social Education, 1992
Discusses themes and ideas for social studies teachers to use in teaching about energy. Addresses energy transitions, the rate of technology change, energy and economic growth, and comparing and developing new energy sources. Concludes that students need a historical and social context for understanding the environmental and economic problems that…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Ecological Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
PDF pending restorationBates, Richard D. – 1989
This lecture recounts personal experiences and discusses environmental issues that invoked a desire to teach about the things threatening the earth. Human population growth is cited as the first and foremost environmental challenge in the 20th century. A J-shaped curve is used to illustrate an increase in human population. The relationship between…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Climate, Ecological Factors, Energy
Peer reviewedBerkovsky, Boris – Impact of Science on Society, 1987
Describes Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation (OTEC) as a method for exploiting the temperature difference between warm surface waters of the sea and its cold depths. Argues for full-scale demonstrations of the technique for producing energy for coastal regions. (TW)
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors, Energy
Download full textShea, Cynthia Pollock – 1988
This document presents the position that renewable energy sources offer a timely alternative to dwindling oil supplies and to environmentally damaging coal combustion, although public support and financial backing need to be strengthened. An expanded use of renewables and a greater commitment to energy efficiency are the most cost-effective and…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Depleted Resources, Ecological Factors, Energy
Fowler, John M.; Kryger, King – VocEd, 1979
From their experience in the National Science Teachers Association's Project for an Energy-Enriched Curriculum, the authors discuss short-range and long-range energy problems and the multidisciplinary responses that education must make to these problems. Energy/environment/economics topics should be infused into the curriculum and vocational…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Ecological Factors
Feather, Frank, Ed.; Mayur, Rashmi, Ed. – 1982
Eighteen international futurists present their views concerning separate major world issues. The book includes a prologue which discusses the optimistic nature of most futurists; an introduction which describes the book's contents; 14 chapters arranged into 3 major parts; an epilogue; and conclusion. In part I, which examines the basic necessities…
Descriptors: Administration, Business, Ecological Factors, Economics
