Four Crees from northern Quebec relate their impressions of the impacts of hydroelectric development projects built on Cree lands on their traditional way of life, the health and survival of wildlife, and the survival of the Cree people and their culture. (SV)

Discusses the maintenance of hiking trails in the United States using volunteer workers from clubs like the American Hiking Society. Describes the organization of the National Trails Day and other methods of promoting trail maintenance. (MDH)

Argues that the religious right and conservative groups have taken up the cause to curtail environmental education in the classroom. Presents examples of incidents in which sanctions have been taken involving environmental curriculum. (MDH)

Discusses the use of community education to prevent wildfires in the western forests of the United States. Presents 10 tips homeowners can use to reduce wildfire threat. (MDH)

Discusses social, economic, and political components of environmental issues and their foundation in modern economic and scientific values. Examines implications of environmental concerns for social work practice and research. Includes examples illustrating range of linkages. Proposes expanded use of ecological model of social work practice as…

Discusses the definitional move of linking environmental concerns to security concerns. Reviews and critiques the arguments for and against this definitional change based on the degree to which they functionally view definitional argument as a strategy rather than as a truth claim. (SC)

Introduces Global 200, a new science-based approach to the conservation of wildlife. Includes a glossary, the Wild World map, Wild World activity ideas, and a resources list. (YDS)

Describes the Purple Loosestrife Project, an innovative outreach and educational program to provide a biological control of purple loosestrife. Involves cooperation of community, teachers, and students. (YDS)

Traces the progress of environmental education and discusses its role in enhancing the quality of life on our planet. Describes several initiatives aimed at deepening environmental awareness among all Americans and enhancing participation in solving environmental problems. (JRH)

Presents 10 reasons not to use pesticides. (Contains 31 references.) (YDS)

Presents an analysis of the lessons for program design and management that were distilled from a recent evaluation of the Worldwide Fund for Nature's (WWF) global educational programs. Clarifies and documents the contribution that education is making to the achievement of the conservation goals of the organization. (Contains 24 references.)…

By petition of the regional government of the Balearic Islands (Spain), the authors of this article evaluated activities of environmental education, interpretation, and information carried out in the most important protected areas of these islands. The following is a presentation of the model of the evaluation that was developed. Based on the…

A 450-ppm equivalent CO[2] target by 2050 is an often-proposed goal under a future global emissions agreement, but there is considerable high side risk in global-warming models due to cloud formation, feedbacks in dissolved organic carbon from peat bogs in polar regions, and unaccounted solar dimming by particulates. The 450-ppm figure is…

Far from being just cheap packaging materials, plastics may be the materials of tomorrow. Plastic can conduct electricity, and this opens up a host of high-tech possibilities in the home and in energy generation. These possibilities are discussed here along with how plastic can be recycled and perhaps even grown.

Failure to consider costs as well as benefits is common in many policy initiatives and analyses, particularly in the environmental arena. Economists and other policy scientists have demonstrated that integrating both cost and benefit information explicitly into the policy process can be vital to ensuring that scarce funds go as far as they can…