Background: Despite the increasing square footage of green buildings worldwide, green building expertise remains largely in the domain of building industry professionals. However, the performance of and advocacy for green buildings would benefit from a green building literate general public. Green building education is an expanding frontier for…

The ecological footprint concept is important in order to evaluate the human impact on the environment and propose sustainable solutions in our life. By calculating ecological footprint, people could analyze the impact of their lifestyle on the natural environment. The purpose of this study is to share an ecological footprint education module for…

Reports on a visit to the New Alchemy Institute, a cluster of windmills and fish and vegetable production systems on a 12-acre site on Cape Cod. They are active in the appropriate technology movement. (BB)

Briefly describes films about the following topics: water cycles, the energy crisis, the eruption of Mt. Aetna, the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, and methods of using pine cones to determine the ages of ancient civilizations. (MLH)

Looks at the potential of wood as a chemical raw material to replace the dwindling supplies of fossil fuels as a source of hydorcarbons and, to a lesser degree, of energy. (GA)

Emphasizes that integrated environmental management and cooperation is needed for managing the interacting relationships between resources, technology and the minimal needs for sustaining decent standards of human life and protecting the environment on which that life depends. (LS)

Presented is the final report for a project designed to develop an experimental learning package for educating participants in the home building industry in energy conservation. The project addresses deficiencies in the present knowledge status of members of the home building industry, effective marketing techniques for energy conserving homes,…

This document presents the appendices for the final research report for a project designed to produce an experimental learning package in energy conservation for members of the home building industry. (SL)

Considers our scientific knowledge of environmental matters inadequate. New efforts related to solar energy, energy conservation, environmental determination, water quality, and chemical pollutants are suggested. (HM)

This document reports the results of a symposium held to examine: (1) the need for educational programs in energy conservation; (2) the issues and processes involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of energy conservation educational programs; (3) the role of government in providing programs in energy conservation; and (4) the present…

Describes a minicourse on energy and the environment for nonscience majors. A simulator is used to provide the student with a background on energy and environmental problems. (GA)

This booklet, designed for elementary teachers, contains ideas for involving students in firsthand experience with their environment and practical suggestions for preservation and improvement of their own homes and neighborhoods. The goals of this booklet are to increase environmental awareness and to help the students become responsible citizens.…

This document describes NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a comprehensive program to study the earth as an environmental system. The Earth Science Enterprise has three main components: (1) a series of earth-observing satellites; (2) an advanced data system; and (3) teams of scientists who will study the data. Contents include: (1) "The Earth…

The conditions and trends for four clusters of global issues--the air and the sky, the fishes and the sea, the creatures and the land, and people and poverty--are presented. The topics of climate change, the ozone hole, air pollution, biological diversity, deforestation, and desertification are discussed. (KR)

This booklet is one of a set of learning modules on energy for use by students and teachers in the fourth grade. This module investigates solar energy, ecology, and fossil fuels. Included are laboratory activities and values exercises. (BT)