Reviews the history of the environmental movement in the United States and the potential for collaboration between educators and environmentalists in raising public awareness. Includes a list of World Wide Web sites with environmental education resources. (SK)

States that environmental journalism is a fast-growing field that developed in the early 1980s as the media and public alike became increasingly aware of environmental dangers. Emphasizes that one of the challenges of environmental journalism is the fair presentation of both sides of an issue. Explains that the environmental journalist's role is…

Reviews four key Internet sites that offer environmental health research data, grant programs, environmental education resources, networking, and other environmental information. Provides addresses and brief descriptions of the resources. Discusses methods for making queries. (LZ)

Examines the state of work in the United States and the controversy surrounding jobs and the environment. A series of articles examines new, more environmentally-friendly strategies that create job opportunities, especially in blue-collar fields. Provides examples from across the country. Lists 20 resources. (LZ)

Discusses the use of bioremediation as a method for disposing of contaminants by exploiting natural biodegradation processes. The process of conducting a biofeasibility study and a case study are reviewed. (LZ)

Calls for unity among those trying to protect Western salmonids under threat of extinction. Identifies key issues dominating fisheries management and areas that represent opportunities for progress in environmental protection. Discusses policies currently used and proposed in the Pacific Northwest. (LZ)

Examines one aspect of the relationship between human language and nature; namely, the central role of metaphors in shaping human understanding of its relationship to Nature as a whole. Considers what metaphors are and how they work, and discusses from an ecocentric perspective how to judge the value of metaphors of nature. (LZ)

Examines the need for ecological and societal restoration to mitigate the consequences of historical changes in the relationship between human societies and natural systems. Ecosocietal restoration, or the process of reexamining human society's relationship with natural systems, is discussed. (LZ)

The author provides several reasons why every child should become a field naturalist, including the chance for children to discover on their own, to experience the complexity of nature, and to realize how easy it can be to make wrong assumptions. (LZ)

This article continues a dialogue about the nature of environmental education research by establishing the behaviorist nature of the dominant approach to environmental education research and exploring implications for environmentalism of one aspect of the politics of methods of this dominant behaviorist approach--the tendency to individualize the…

This essay addresses current attitudes toward the environment and use of the earth's resources and suggests that restoring harmony with the natural world lies in respecting the natural law observed by ancient and indigenous people. Discusses the role of environmental education programs such as the Earth Restoration Corps. (LZ)

Surveyed people at two outdoor supply stores in Toronto to investigate the relationship between wilderness experience and ethical commitment to the environment. Found that high levels of wilderness activity strongly correlates with a deep ethical commitment to the environment. Claims that affective feelings for nature are critical in the…

Traces the history of the National Parks and Conservation Association and its mission to educate the general public about the parks as a key to its promotion and defense. (MDH)

Reports responses to a series of questions posed to groups of individuals who had been asked to picture their mental image of the term "environment." The absence of people in these mental images is discussed. Includes a list of four books to help expand this train of thought. (MDH)

Proposes the study of islands to develop a method of integrating sustainable development with sound resource management that can be extrapolated to more complex, highly populated continental coastal areas. (MDH)