Science
- 1062
- Rainforest Facts
- Explains the problems and solutions of rainforest deforestation. Included are facts and figures, which describe the important uses of this type of ecosystem and the rapid loss of wildlife and plant species, if nothing is done about this situation.
- 1063
- Wikipedia: Deforestation
- Encyclopedia article explains deforestation and how it affects the environment.
- 1064
- BBC News: Amazon 'Stealth' Logging Revealed
- Satellite research says deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has been underestimated by at least sixty percent. (October 21, 2005)
- 1065
- Desertification
- Describes the problems that desertification causes to humans, how it's monitored, and how we can fix it.
- 1067
- Desertification: A Threat to the Sahel
- Describes how desertification may ruin a lush region of Africa.
- 1068
- Reversing Desertification and Healing Damaged Land
- Offers ideas on how to reduce desertification by using natural methods.
- 1069
- Wikipedia: Desertification
- Encyclopedia article that describes the causes of desertification, and how it can be countered.
- 1070
- Economic Thought Question: What if We Eliminated Landfills?
- Looks at the economics associated with landfills.
- 1071
- Landfills
- A description of the technology, liners, leakage, and emissions. Includes photos, video clips, and maps.
- 1073
- The Basics of Landfills
- Construction information, including why landfills fail. Also offers articles and a look at landfill gas as green energy.
- 1076
- Solar Energy in Schools
- Fact sheet explains what individual students, classes, and whole schools can do to make the most of the sun's power. Includes ideas for projects and experiments.
- 1077
- World Solar Challenge
- Describes the annual competition to design and race a car for 3000 kilometers across Australia using only the power of the sun. Some teams come from high schools and colleges around the world.
- 1078
- Alliant Energy Kids: Wind Power
- Provides diagrams with description of the parts of a wind turbine, and how we get energy from them.