The paper considers the connections between the environmental crisis and patterns of consumption in the Western, and Westernised, worlds. These patterns are named as "malconsumption", a concept which is defined and then discussed in terms of its importance to the work of environmental educators. Malconsumption as a means of…

Outdoor lighting is light pollution which handicaps certain astronomical programs. Protective measures must be adopted by the government to aid observational astronomy without sacrificing legitimate outdoor lighting needs. (PS)

The Environmental Protection Agency has started a project to actually picture the environmental movement in the United States. This is an attempt to make the public aware of the air pollution in their area or state and to acquaint them with the effects of air cleaning efforts. (PS)

Global Atmospheric Research Program is envisaged to study various aspects of the environment for the whole globe. Describes programs undertaken and the international problems involved in implementing results of such research on a global level. (PS)

Reports a case study to determine what organizations are involved in the environmental quality movement. (SH)

Reports a study of the relationship of visits for asthma to the emergency room to daily temperature and air pollution levels measured in Harlem and Brooklyn. In Harlem no relationship between visits and levels of either smokeshade or sulfur dioxide were found. In Brooklyn a strong relationship was found for levels of sulfur dioxide but not for…

One hundred and twenty-nine citations comprise this general bibliography on the environment. The listings provide the most current information on environmental studies, research, and programs (see also SO 008 762). Most date from 1974 through 1975. Commercially published books and government and state reports make up the bulk of the bibliographic…

This bibliography identifies key books, reports, and documents for research in the areas of environmental protection, management, and science. The titles included are those used most frequently by librarians and their staffs working in Environmental Protection Agency libraries in support of the Agency's mission. Recommended titles are listed under…

A new OE film presents a roundup of representative environmental education projects now in progress in various parts of the country. (Editor)

Solutions for environmental noise pollution lie in systematic study of many basic processes such as reflection, scattering, and spreading. Noise propagation processes should be identified in different situations and assessed for their relative importance. (PS)

Presents a list of recommendations concerning global data collection and sharing which will enable a genuine interdisciplinary and transsectoral analysis of environmental pollutants and their effects in order to influence environmental management. (Experts attending the conference represented 13 countries.) (BR)

This survey presents the highlights (not an inventory) of the environmental studies, capabilities, and instrumentalities on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) campuses. The CIC institutions include the University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of…