EnviroTech Resources

	Resources for the EnviroTech Project
	\| ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY \| IMPACTS \| MERCURY \| TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY \| THINKING \| EDUCATION: CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENTS Environmental Education National Environmental Education Foundation. (2008). Lessons from the environment: Test your environmental knowledge. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from http://www.neefusa.org/resources/roper2001-b.htm Ecological Footprint Redefining progress: The nature of Economics COMMUNITY ACTION & SERVICE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2001). Volunteer for change: A guide to environmental community service. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/teens/pdf/vol4chng.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2006). Environmental protection begins with you: A guide to environmental community service. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/teens/pdf/comm-serv2.pdf COMPETITIONS Siemens' We Can Change the World Challenge GENERAL RESOURCES Coppola, N.W. (1999). Greening the technological curriculum. A model for environmental literacy. The Journal of Technology Studies, XXV(2). Retrieved July 22, 2008, from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JOTS/Summer-Fall-1999/PDF/Coppola.pdf Deal, W. (2002). Making the connection: Technological literacy and technology assessment. The Technology Teacher, 61(7), 16-18. National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development & Office of Environmental Information. (2002, December). Environmental curricula handbook: Tools in your schools. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/625r02009/625R02009.pdf National Academy of Sciences. (1995). The role of technology in environmentally sustainable development. Available from the National Academies Press. Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future is provided by UNESCO. World Watch Institute supports independent research for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. Vital Signs Online offers data sets, graphics, and full analyses of 114 trends. World Watch Institute. (2007). State of the world 2007: Our urban future. Linda Starke (Ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Video Shift Happens INQUIRY INSTRUCTION Colburn, A. (2000). An inquiry primer. Science Scope, 42. 41-44. Retrieved June 113, 2007, from http://www3.nsta.org/main/news/pdf/ss0003_42.pdf Harlen, W. (2004). Evaluating inquiry-based science developments. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 29, 2009, from http://www.nsrconline.org/pdf/NAS_paper_eval_inquiry_science.pdf INSTRUCTIONAL Materials The Association for Science. (1999). UNESCO Resource Kit. Science & Technology Education: Science for the 21st Century. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://portal.unesco.org/education/ Dyrenfurth, J.J., Langer, K., Wahl, D. (2003). UNESCO Technology Education Guide. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://portal.unesco.org/education/ Fien, J. (n.d.). A futures perspective in the curriculum. UNESCO - UNEP International Environmental Education Programme. Retrieved February 23, 2007, from http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/TLSF/theme_a/uncofrm_a.htm Global Learning, Inc. Jones, D., (2004). Sustainability education handbook: A resource guide for K-12 teachers incorporating the Michigan State Framework Standards. Urban Options, Inc. Retrieved February 26, 2007, from http://www.urbanoptions.org/SustainEdHandbook/index.htm COMPACT FLUORESCENTS and MERCURY Greenovation offers state-correlated energy lessons which address lighting. Purdue University Cooperative Extension. (2002). Indiana 4-H mercury recycling activity (4-H-949-W). Mercury Awareness Program. Retrieved February 16, 2009, from http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/4H/4H_949w_web.pdf Little, D. (n.d.). Investigating CFLs and incandescent light bulbs. The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Fund. Retrieved January 26, 2009, from http://www.thesef.org/kb_upload/File/DEP-cfl_lesson-plans-rev_1.pdf Rose, M.A. (2008, February 21). Assessment conundrum: CFLs, energy efficiency, and mercury. 70th Annual Conference of the International Technology Education Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved March 29, 2008, from http://arose.iweb.bsu.edu/Vita/ITEA_2008/Rose_CFL_Assessment.pdf Rose, M.A. (2009). Force field analysis. EnviroTech: Enhancing environmental and technological literacy. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://envirotech.iweb.bsu.edu/instruction/FFA_2.html Rose, M.A. (2009). Impacts of Technology on the Environment: Resources for decision making [Instructional Unit]. EnviroTech: Enhancing environmental and technological literacy. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://envirotech.iweb.bsu.edu/instruction/LCA_Rose_Draft.pdf University of Wisconsin-Extension. (2004). Mercury in the environment. Retrieved January 27, 2009, from http://www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu/curriculum/hg_in_env.htm University of Wisconsin-Extension. Mercury in Schools Education Team. (2002). Mercury in schools and the community: A national issue. University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Retrieved March 29, 2008, from http://www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu/curriculum/index.htm Video American Environmental Review. (n.d.). Bethlehem Lamp Recycling [Video]. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.bethlehemlamprecycling.com/news.html Discovery. (n.d.). How is a fluorescent lamp made [video]. Retrieved from Metacafe on January 28, 2009, from http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1001386/how_is_a_fluorescent_lamp_made/ LeFever, L. & LeFever, Sachi. (2007). New light bulbs in plain English [Media]. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.commoncraft.com/cfl Megaman Factory, Chinese energy-saving lamp manufacturer [Flash video]. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf-LOmMZoIw MSNBC Nightly News. (n.d.). Light switch: The hazards of CFL bulbs [Video]. Retrieved April 15, 2008, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#23730158 IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY Energy and the Carbon Cycle Game Guay, L. (n.d.). Sociology of technological innovation [Undergrad lesson]. Retrieved January 25, 2009 from www.4sonline.org/syllabi/Guay.doc International Technology Education Association. (2007). Unit 2 Technology systems: Impacts and issues. Technology Systems-A Standards-Based Middle School Model Course Guide. Retrieved January 27, 2009, from http://www.iteaconnect.org/EbD/Review/TS/TS%20Unit%202%2011-28-07.pdf Learning in Motion. (2003). Lesson 4: Effects of Technology. Voyages through time. A High School Integrated Curriculum. Retrieved January 25, 2009, from http://www.voyagesthroughtime.org:16080/technology/sample/lesson4/z_act1.htm ENERGY Alliance to Save Energy: Creating an Energy Efficient World American Coal Foundation offers a variety of lesson plans related to coal, including: How much does it cost to light your school? [Grade 4-8] Generating electricity from coal [Grades 6-12] 6° Challenge: An initiative to spread the word about energy efficiency. Energy and the Carbon Cycle Game Energy is Everywhere Energy Quest. (2006). The California Energy Commission. Environmental Protection Agency. (1997). Energy conservation. Pollution Prevention (P2) Education Toolbox. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/RCRIS-Region-5/wptdiv/p2pages/energy.pdf The Futures Channel presents: Get your red-hot solar panels [lesson] at http://www.thefutureschannel.com/science_technology/solar_panels.php Making sparks [video] at http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/science_technology/making_sparks/ Powering the planet [video] at http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/space_based_solar_power/ Powering the planet [lesson] at http://www.thefutureschannel.com/pdf/algebra/power_the_planet.pdf Microsoft Corporation. (2007). Fueling the future [Lesson Plan]. Retrieved February 26, 2007, from http://www.microsoft.com/education/picfueling.mspx?pf=true National Energy Education Development Project (NEED). (2005). Energy bike. Author. Retrieved March 29, 2008, from http://www.need.org/needpdf/EnergyBike2005.pdf Scholastic offers The United States of Energy [Grade 4] Solar Heating and You SolarPower....Naturally offers a variety of lessons plans on solar energy and photovoltaics. Three Mile Island vs. Hoover Dam Visco, C. (n.d.). Energy transformations. Retrieved Janaury 31, 2009, from http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/CVisco/page75.htm Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program GAMES Juárez-Nájera, M. Dieleman, H., & Turpin-Marion, S. ()2006). Games as tools for sustainability: The usage in education and in community outreach. Paper presented at the 4th Conference on Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities in Stevens Point, WI. June 26-30, 20-6. Retrieved March 8, 2007, from http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/GEM/Conference%20Procceedings/Track6Papers/Juarez%20et%20al%20%20Games%20as%20tools%20for%20sustainability%20impresion.pdf Ollie Recycles ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY Earthguide provides online materials for K-14 students, teachers, and the public to enhance lifelong learning about the Earth, its living and natural resources, changing climate, environmental quality and society. See global warming animation. Center for Ecoliteracy BP Educational Service offers Climate Change Resource pack for ages 11-19 and Teachers Notes. RECYCLING, RECLAIMING, & REUSING 3RC (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost) The Futures Channel presents: Recycling Computers [Video]: http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/recycling_computers/index.php Recycling Proposal [lesson plan]: http://www.thefutureschannel.com/pdf/math/recycling_proposal.pdf Think Green a resource provided by Discovery Education and Waste Management presents lesson plans and videos on issues related to waste, such as: K-5 Lesson 1 - What is in our Trash? 6-8 Lesson 1 - Trash Talk Lesson 3- Focus on Recycle/eCycle 9-12 Lesson 1 - The 4R's-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover Lesson 2: Recovering energy from waste E-Waste Let's Compare Ollie Recycles U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers educational resources for teachers, teens, and children. SUSTAINABILITY: GENERAL Creative Change: Educational solutions Federico, C.M., Cloud, J.P., Byrne, J., & Wheeler, K. (n.d.). Kindergarten through twelfth-grade education for sustainability. Retrieved February 23, 2007, from http://www.sustainabilityed.org/what/education_for_sustainability/documents/K12Chapter.PDF PreK-2 Shrinking Space offered at TeacherQuickSource 3-5 A Merry-Go-Round for Dirty Air 6-8 9-12 The ACS Green Chemistry Institute offers educational resources on sustainability, including: Parent, K.E., (2003). Fuel cells: Energy from gases instead of gasoline [Lesson plan]. National Chemistry Week. 2003 Theme: Earth's Atmosphere and Beyond. Retrieved March 7, 2007, from ACS Green Chemistry Institute Parent, K.E. (2003). Chemistry and Compost [Lesson Plan]. Chemists Celebrate Earth Day. 2003 Them ChemisTREE. Retrieved March 7, 2007, from ACS Green Chemistry Institute Earth Observatory, NASA. (2009). Image Composite Explorer (ICE) [Remote sensing technology]. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/ICE/ The Packaging Council of New Zealand. (2003). PAC-IT: An Introduction into Packaging in New Zealand. [Teaching Resources]. Available at http://www.pac-it.org.nz/index.html Post-Secondary Comprehensive product Realization in Advanced Technology Education (CREATE). Module: Sustainable design [Under development]. Funded by the National Science Foundation. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from http://e-create.org/courses/sutainable/index.php Adults Talks: Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability. (February 2009). TED Ideas worth spreading. Retrieved June 2, 2009, from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ray_anderson_on_the_business_logic_of_sustainability.html United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development CURRICULUM: Courses Post-Secondary Ball State University's ITEDU 510: Technology Use and Assessment Bosscher, P. J., Russell, J.S., & . Stouffer, W.B. (2005). The sustainable classroom: Teaching sustainability to tomorrow's engineers. Paper presented at the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2008, from http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2005-1147_Final.pdf Carnegie Mellon's Environmental Decision Making, Science, and Technology Rose, M.A. (2007). Resources for ITEDU 510: Technology Use and Assessment. Available at http://arose.iweb.bsu.edu/BSUCourses/ITEDU_510/resources.htm Schnoor, H. (2009). 053:107 Sustainable Systems. The University of Iowa. Available at http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/sustainable_systems/ [Assignment 3 from 2008 is especially relevant to CFLs, http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/sustainable_systems/Assignment3-2008.doc] Secondary Virginia's Technology Assessment Course for Grade 11-12 Rose, M.A. (2007). Infusing sustainability principles into technology curriculum. International Technology Education Association Annual Conference, March 2007, San Antonio, TX. A resource list is available at http://arose.iweb.bsu.edu/sustainability.htm and the PowerPoint presentation is available at http://arose.iweb.bsu.edu/ITEA_sustain_fin.ppt (4.9 MB). STANDARDS Excellence in Environmental Education Guidelines for Learning (Pre K-12) and its companion piece, the Guidelines for Learning (Pre K-12) - Executive Summary & Self Assessment Tool, developed to support state and local environmental education efforts by setting expectations for performance and achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12. International Technology Education Association, Technology for All Americans Project. (2000). Standard 13. Standards for technological literacy: Content for the study of technology. Reston, Virginia: International Technology Education Association. Available from http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf National Science Digital Library (n.d.). NSDL Science Literacy Maps [Electronic]. Available from http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/ National Science Digital Library. (n.d.). Decisions about using technology. The nature of technology. NSDL Science Literacy Maps. Author. Retrieved March 29, 2008, from http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/?id=SMS-MAP-1273 National Research Council. (1996). National science education standards. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.nsta.org/publications/nses.aspx New York State Education Department presents Math, Science and Technology Standards. Standard 5 (No. 2 and 6) are especially supportive of learning goals which address concepts, principles, and skills related to technology assessment and sustainability. Project 2061: A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Resources for Science Literacy Strand Map: Considering Costs and Benefits Strand Map: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems RESEARCH: TEACHING AND LEARNING Environmental Literacy Initiative at Michigan State University. Available at http://edr1.educ.msu.edu/EnvironmentalLit/index.htm Jin, H., & Anderson, C.W. (2008). Developing a long-term learning progression for energy in socio-ecological systems. Poster presented at the 2008 National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Conference. Poster retrieved May 28, 2008, from http://edr1.educ.msu.edu/EnvironmentalLit/publicsite/files/2008NARST/NARST_Energy.ppt Mohan, L., Chen, H., & Anderson, C.W. (2008). A learning progression focusing on the role of carbon in environmental systems. Poster presented at the American Education Research Association Conference. Retrieved May 28,2008, from http://edr1.educ.msu.edu/EnvironmentalLit/publicsite/files/2008AERA/AERA%20Carbon_v3A.ppt Volk, R.L., & Cheak, M.J. (2003). The effects of an environmental education program on students, parents, and community. The Journal of Environmental Education, 34(4), 12-25. (ERIC Document Reproduction No. EJ770045) ENVIRONMENTAL Literacy ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION Learn, G. (1999-01b revised). Inside rain: A look at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program. National Atmospheric Deposition Program Office. Retrieved March 6, 2009, from http://nadp.isws.illinois.edu/lib/brochures/insideRain.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2001). Frequently asked questions about atmospheric deposition: A handbook for watershed managers. Author. Retrieved March 6, 2009, from http://epa.gov/owow/airdeposition/airdep_sept_final.pdf BIOACCUMULATION U.S. Geological Survey. (2006). Bioaccumulation. Retrieved March 6, 2009, from http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/bioaccumulation.html BIOMAGNIFICATION Percy, J.A. (1996). Fundy's watery wastes: Pollution in the Bay of Fundy. Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from http://www.bofep.org/pollutio.htm Filyk, G. & Hewitt, A. (2006). Part 1. Canada's national implementation plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (NIP). Environment Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from http://www.ec.gc.ca/cleanair-airpur/CAOL/POPS/Stockholm/toc_e.html Ternan, S., Wituschek, E., Esposito, R., Pratt, L., & Smith, K. (2006). PART - II: Canada's national action plan on unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (NAP). Environment Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from http://www.ec.gc.ca/cleanair-airpur/CAOL/POPS/Stockholm/toc_e.html CARBON & the CARBON CYCLE NASA. (2008). The carbon cycle. The Earth Observatory. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/printall.php Mader, S. (2007). Climate Project: Carbon sequestration and storage by California forests and forest products. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://www.foresthealth.org/pdf/CH2M%20Hill%20Forest%20Carbon%20Study.pdf CYCLES Earth Observatory, NASA. (2009). Global maps [Animation]. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/ Saundry, P. (Editor). (2008). AP Environmental Science Chapter 2-The Cycling of Matter. The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.eoearth.org/article/AP_Environmental_Science_Chapter_2-_The_Cycling_of_Matter Utah Education Network. (n.d.). Cycles of nature. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/nature.shtml ENERGY Earth Observatory, NASA. (2009). Climate and earth's energy budget. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/EnergyBalance/page1.php See also, M.A. Rose's ITDPT 204: Energy Processing Resources DICTIONARY, GLOSSARY & ENCYCLOPEDIA The Encyclopedia of Earth (EOE, www.eoearth.org) is a collaborative effort of the global scientific community to to produce the first free, comprehensive expert-driven information resource on the environment. EOE is supported by the National Council for Science and the Environment Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development GreenFacts: Facts on Health and the Environment offers a glossary of terms and an overview of risks associated with exposure to certain toxics. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presents Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms NITROGEN CYCLE Winstanley, D., Demissie, M., & Hollinger, S.E. (n.d.). Conceptual model of nitrogen cycling. Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://www.isws.illinois.edu/nitro/ MERCURY & MERCURY CYCLE Environment Canada. (2008). Mercury and the environment. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from http://www.ec.gc.ca/MERCURY/EH/EN/eh-hc.cfm?SELECT=EH Green Action Project describes the cycle of mercury contamination. Indiana Geological Survey. (2007). Mercury content of Indiana coals. Indiana University. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://igs.indiana.edu/geology/coalOilGas/mercuryInCoal/index.cfm Sierra Club. (2008). Mercury cycle. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.sierraclub.org/mercury/mercury_cycle/ Skavronek, S., & Stenstrup, A. (2006). Mercury: In your community and the environment. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/bnsdocs/merccomm/merccomm.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards, & Office of Research and Development. (1997). Mercury Study Report to Congress. Volume I-VIII. (EPA-452/R-97-003). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3/reports/volume1.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards, & Office of Research and Development. (1997, December). Mercury Study Report to Congress. Fate and transport of mercury in the environment. Volume III. Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3/reports/volume3.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.(2008). Mercury and hazardous chemicals in schools: A manual for students in southeast Asia [See Chapter 3]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/mercury/pdfs/student_manual_for_printing.pdf University of Wisconsin-Extension. (2004). Mercury in schools and homes. Retrieved January 27, 2009, from http://www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu/curriculum/hg_in_env.htm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Fish and Wildlife Contamination Program. (2004). National maps and graphics. Retrieved March 10, 2007, http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/presentations/fish-2004/ U.S. Geological Survey. (2006). Mercury in the environment. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.usgs.gov/themes/factsheet/146-00/ U.S. Geological Survey. (2006). National Fish Mercury Model Available On-Line. Available at http://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/mercury_model.html. U.S. Geological Survey. (2006). EMMMA: Environmental Mercury Mapping, Modeling, & Analysis. Available at http://emmma.usgs.gov/datasets.aspx U.S. Geological Survey. (2008). Mercury cycling in the environment. Wisconsin Water Science Center. Retrieved February 15, 2009, from http://wi.water.usgs.gov/mercury/mercury-cycling.html ZERO Mercury Global Campaign. (2005). Mercury Fact Sheet. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.zeromercury.org/fact_sheet/index.html ORGANIZATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS Ball State University's Council on the Environment (COTE) Environmental Literacy Council National Council for Science and the Environment (www.NCSEonline.org) is dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. North American Association For Environmental Education U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers many programs related to sustainability and the environment, including: Built Environment Energy & the Environment Energy Star Environmentally Preferable Purchasing GreenScapes Materials & Toxics Pollution Prevention (P2) Water, Ecosytems & Agriculture United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development STEWARDSHIP Iowa DNR Stewardship Survey, #3 IMPACTS & RISKS United Nations Environment Programme. (2009). UNEP Year Book 2009: New science and developments in our changing environment. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://www.unep.org/geo/yearbook/yb2009/ AGRICULTURE Pollan, Michael. (2009, May 5). Deep agriculture [Lecture]. The Long Now Foundation: San Francisco, CA.FORA.tv Series. Available at http://fora.tv/2009/05/05/Michael_Pollan_Deep_Agriculture CLIMATE CHANGE Centre for Air Transport and the Environment. (n.d.). Global Climate Change Student Guide. Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/gcc/contents.html Frontline: Heat (DVD). Full program is online at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/heat/ The Encyclopedia of Earth International Arctic Science Committee (Content Partner); Sidney Draggan (Topic Editor). 2007. "Effects of climate change on landscape and regional processes and feedbacks to the climate system in the Arctic." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 2, 2007; Retrieved August 19, 2008]. Geology.com Global Change Program at the University of Michigan Horvath, A. & Masanet, E. (2007). Summary of GHG emissions for typical U.S. household [Image]. Life-cycle assessment for mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions of retail products [PowerPoint; PDF]. U.C. Berkeley. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/horvath/horvath.pdf IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2007). Climate change 2007: Synthesis report. Retrieved November 28, 2008, from http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, Martin L., Canziani, Osvaldo F., Palutikof, Jean P., van der Linden, Paul J., and Hanson, Clair E. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Sustainability Institute provides educational materials on climate change. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Climate Change [Website]. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Human-related sources and sinks of carbon dioxide. Retrieved, December 6, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/co2_human.html CARBON CAPTURE and STORAGE (Sequestration) Shell's Carbon Capture and Storage resources has an informative image. CARBON MITIGATION Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton Environmental Institute offers several resources related to Pacala and Socolow's Stabilization Wedges, including Video of Wedges Presentation and Game, AAAS Annual Meeting 2007 Carbon Mitigation Initiative. (n.d.). Building the stabilization triangle. Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University. [Information sheet based on Pacala, S. & Socolow, R. (2004). Stabilization wedges: Solving the climate problem for the next 50 years with current technologies. Science, 305, 968. Retrieved November 25, 2008, from http://www.princeton.edu/~cmi/news/CMIinBrief.pdf CARBON POLICIES (Offsets) Clemmer, S. (2007). Gambling with coal: How future climate laws will make new coal power plants more expensive. Paper presented at the National Wind Technology Center, Boulder, CO. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from http://www.hecweb.org/File/GamblingwithCoalUCS.pdf CARBON and Information Technology Economist Intelligence Unit. (2008, February). Managing the companies carbon footprint: The emerging role of ICT. Sponsored by AT&T and CISCO. Retrieved January 9, 2009, from http://www.corp.att.com/emea/docs/sustainability_2008_eng.pdf OTHER Greenblatt, J. (2007). Midwest power: Less coal, less carbon, more choices. Environmental Defense. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from http://www.hecweb.org/File/MidwestPowerED.pdf CONSUMPTION, CONSUMERISM Chris Jordan’s Running the Numbers: An American Self Portrait provides poignant depictions of unsustainable practices which are generally accepted within America. Take a moment and imagine the consequences of our disposable, human-built, and augmented world by navigating to http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php National Academy of Sciences. (1997). Towards sustainable consumption. Joint Statements by the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of London. Retrieved from http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=NEWS_statement_NAS_11041997_RoyalSoc_sustainable_consumption&printer_friendly=1 ENERGY (Alternative, renewable, efficiency...) Center for Hazardous Substance Research. (2006, January 4-6). Energy and environmental impacts related to sustainability [Workshop materials]. Kansas State University. Available at http://www.engg.ksu.edu/CHSR/events/che650/200601/index.html Rose, M.A. (2007). Energy Processing Resources. Available at http://arose.iweb.bsu.edu/BSUCourses/ITDPT_204/resources.htm First Solar, Inc. has an excellent overview of Product Life Cycle Management as it applies to solar cells. Union of Concerned Scientists presents How Solar Energy Works. MERCURY ENVIRONMENT GreenFacts Digests. (n.d.). Scientific facts on mercury. Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://www.greenfacts.org/en/mercury/mercury-1.htm Sakai, J. (2007, December 10). Waterborne carbon increases threat of environmental mercury. NEWS, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.news.wisc.edu/14546 Hassett, D., Heebink, L., Zacher, E., Buckley, T. & Jung, R. (2005). Mercury and air toxic element impacts of coal combustion by-product and disposal and utilization. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.undeerc.org/catm/pdf/area4/MercuryAirToxicElement2005.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2007). Mercury: Environmental effects. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/mercury/eco.htm HUMAN HEALTH & SAFETY Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (1999). ToxFAQs for Mercury. Center for Disease Control. Retrieved March 22, 2007, from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts46.html Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services. (1999). Toxicological profile for mercury. Center for Disease Control. Retrieved March 22, 2007, from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp46.html Denham, M., Schell, L.M., Deane, G. Gallo, M. Ravenscroft, M. DeCarprio, A.P., and the Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. (2005). Relationship of lead, mercury, mirex, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, hexachlorobenzene, and polychlorinated biphenyls to timing of menarche among Akwesasne Mohawk girls. Pediatrics, 115(2). Retrieved February 25, 2007, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/115/2/e127 [Suggests toxicants affect the timing of girls' menstrual cycle and sexual maturity.] Environmental Health Perspectives at http://www.ehponline.org/topic/hazardwaste.html Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Databases Search Mercury Education & Reduction Campaign. Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. (2004). Mercury in fish. Author. Retrieved March 4, 2009, from http://www.mercvt.org/fish/index.htm National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). International chemical safety cards: Mercury (ICSC: 0056). Retreived March 6, 2009, from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng0056.html Oosthuizen, J. & Ehrlich, R. (2001). The impact of pollution from a mercury processing plant in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on the health of fish-eating communities in the area: an environmental health risk assessment. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 11(1), 41-50. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11260786 Seafood Network Information Center. (2007). Mercury in seafood. Sea Grant Extension Service. University of California. Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/mercury.htm Trasande, L., Landrigan, P.J., & Schechter, C. (2005). Public health and economic consequences of methyl mercury toxicity to the developing brain. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113(5), 590-596. Retrieved March 28, 2008, from http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/7743/7743.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2007). Mercury: Human exposure. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/mercury/exposure.htm See MERCURY under Environmental Literacy POLICY Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division. (2004). Benefit analysis for the Section 112 Utility Rule.(EPA-452/R-03-021). Research Triangle Park, NC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/utility/proposalutilitymactbenefitsanalysisfinal.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.(2007). Clean Air Mercury Rule. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/air/mercuryrule/rule.htm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2005). EPA's roadmap for mercury. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/mercury/pdfs/FINAL-Mercury-Roadmap-6-29.pdf TOXICS Environmental Science and Technology See MERCURY under Environmental Literacy URBAN SPRAWL Barry, P.L (n.d.). Urban Sprawl: the Big Picture. Science@NASA. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/11oct_sprawl.ht ORGANIZATIONS NON-GOVERNMENTAL American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute Association of Lighting & Mercury Recyclers Ball State University's Council on the Environment (COTE) Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University The National Council for Science and the Environment (www.NCSEonline.org) is dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Sustainable Measures World Resources Institute EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. U.S. Composting Council GOVERNMENT U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers many programs and resources related to sustainability, including: Built Environment Clean Energy Energy & the Environment Energy Star Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Environmental Community Service GreenScapes Materials & Toxics Mercury & Mercury-Containing Light Bulb Collection and Recycling Programs Pollution Prevention (P2) Wastes and In Your Community Water, Ecosytems & Agriculture United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY CHLOR-ALKALI PROCESSING chemical-technology.com. (n.d.). Chlor-Alkali Plant Expansion, Frankfurt Hoechst, Germany. Retrieved January 27, 2009, from http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/chlor_alkali/ COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS (CFL) Benya, J.R. (2008). Banning the bulb. GreenSource. Retrieved from http://greensource.construction.com/people/0804_opinion.asp California Product Stewardship Council offers a resource page on Fluorescent Lamps. Environmental Defense. (2007). Make the Switch: How to pick a better bulb. Retrieved May 14, 2007, from http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagid=608 Gray, S., Lunder, S., & Shannon, E. (2008). Lighten up in '09:Shopper's guide to compact fluorescent light bulbs. Environmental Working Group Research. Retrieved Februay 14, 2009, from http://www.ewg.org/node/27220 howstuffworks. (2008). How much coal is required to run a 100-watt light bulb 24 hours a day for a year. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from http://science.howstuffworks.com/question481.htm LeFever, L. & LeFever, Sachi. (2007). New light bulbs in plain English [Media]. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.commoncraft.com/cfl Luther. L. (2008). Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs): Issues with use and disposal. Congressional Research Service. The Library of Congress. Retrieved February 14, 2009,from http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/08Mar/RS22807.pdf McKeown, A. (2008). Strong growth in compact fluorescent bulbs reduces electricity demand. WorldWatch Institute. Retrieved January 13, 2009, from http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5920 MSNBC Nightly News. (n.d.). Light switch: The hazards of CFL bulbs [Video]. Retrieved April 15, 2008, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#23730158 Mistrick, R.G. (2006. Section 26: Illumination. Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers. The McGraw-Hill Company. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1858436/StandardHandbookforElectricalEngineersCH26 National Electrical Manufacturers Association. (2001). Florescent lamps and the environment. The Association of Electrical and Medical Imaging Equipment Manufacturers. Retrieved December 31, 2007, from http://www.nema.org/stds/lamps-env.cfm Ramroth, L. (2008). Comparison of life-cycle analyses of compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps based on rated life of compact fluorescent lamp. Rocky Mountain Institute. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.rmi.org/images/PDFs/Climate/C08-02_CFL_LCA.pdf Smith, R.F., & Abrams, M.C. (1999). Fluorescent lamp ballast testing. California State Polytechnic University. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.csupomona.edu/~rfsmith/research%20reports/Ballast%20Testing.html U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Star. (2008). Big results: Bigger potential. CFL Market Profile Retrieved April 11, 2009, from http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/downloads/CFL_Market_Profile.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Star. (n.d.). Frequently asked questions: Information on compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and mercury. Retrieved May 27, 2007, from http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf COLLECTION STRATEGIES Green Action Project offers a free of charge CFL recycling center to school or community organizations. Sheehan, B. (2007). Backgrounder: Next steps for toxic mercury compact fluorescent light bulbs: Manufacturer responsibility for collection, disposal a must. Product Policy Institute. Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://www.calpsc.org/assets/word/CFL_Backgrounder_FINAL10Jul2007.doc Zero Waste Alliance. (2002). Meeting One. Compact fluorescent lamp recycling project. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from http://www.zerowaste.org/cfl/IMAGES_A/Mtg_1_Slides.pdf MARKETING & SALES Bergeron, D. (2008). CFL recycling program. Efficiency Maine. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/osw/rcc/web-academy/2008/pdfs/DenisBergeron.pdf McKeown, A. (2008). Strong growth in compact fluorescent bulbs reduces electricity demand. WorldWatch Institute. Retrieved January 13, 2009, from http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5920 National Geographic (n.d.). This Bulb [Video]. Retrieved February 15, 2009, from http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/going-green-environment/conservation-in-action/this-bulb-ngv.html?fs=green-panther.nationalgeographic.com Reeve, A., Bickel, S. & McNary, B. (2007). Measuring marketing impacts: Energy Star CFL study. A project of Energy Star Program, U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved February 15, 2009, from http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/reps/pt_reps_res_retail/files/MMI_CFLStudy.pdf MANUFACTURING Harris, T. (n.d.). How a fluorescent lamp works. howstuffworks.com. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://home.howstuffworks.com/fluorescent-lamp.htm Fluorescent lamp manufacturers. Interlectric Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.interlectric.com/fluorescent_lamps.html How is a fluorescent lamp made [video]. Metacafe. Discovery. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1001386/how_is_a_fluorescent_lamp_made/ Shanghai Deda Industry and Trading Co., Ltd. [see Video of CFL manufacturing processes] Bureau of Foreign Trade. (n.d.). Compact fluorescent lamp making plant. Taiwan Turnkey-Project Information. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from http://turnkey.taiwantrade.com.tw/en/Content.aspx?ID=24 MINING Stakeholder Panel. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2007). Primary mercury mining: Historical and current trends [PowerPoint]. Presentation at the Commodity Mercury Stakeholder Meeting, Denver, Colorado, July 24, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/mercury/stocks/Primary%20Mercury%20Mining_7.23.07_FINAL.pdf RECYCLING STRATEGIES American Environmental Review. (n.d.). Bethlehem Lamp Recycling [Video]. Retrieved February 13, 2009, from http://www.bethlehemlamprecycling.com/news.html Association of Lighting & Mercury Recyclers supports the Lamp Recycling Outreach Project. Association of Lighting & Mercury Recyclers. (2004). National mercury-lamp recycling rate and availability of lamp recycling services in the U.S. Retrieved April 6, 2009, from http://www.nema.org/lamprecycle/docs/ALMR_capacity_statement.pdf Bethlehem Lamp Recycling. (2008). Fluorescent lamp recycling service. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.bethlehemlamprecycling.com/lamp-recycling.html bulbs.com. (n.d.). The lamp recycling process. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from https://www.bulbs.com/recycle_process.aspx California Environmental Protection Agency offers an overview of Mercury Lamp Disposal. EcoLights Fluorescent Lamp Recycling. (2008). Recycling fluorescent lamps [Image]. Retrieved January 16, 2009, from http://www.ecolights.com/whyrecycle.html Lamp Recycling Outreach Project offers a multimedia presentation which addresses mercury-containing lamps, mercury pollution, and disposition, as well as a white paper which outlines regulations and preferred practices for businesses, organizations, and contractors. Lamprecycle.org is sponsored by the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to encourage the recycling of spent mercury-containing lamps. National Electrical Manufacturers Association. (2007). Recycling household CFLs. Retrieved December 31, 2007, from http://www.nema.org/gov/env_conscious_design/upload/Recycling%20Household%20CFLs.%2009%2007.pdf Product Stewardship Institute has a variety of resources related to state and national policies on mercury reclamation. RECLITE. (n.d.). Process. RECLITE: Recycling through innovation. Retrieved January 9, 2009, from http://www.reclite.co.za/process.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. (1998). Notice of data availability for the study on mercury emissions form the disposal of fluorescent lamps. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/merc-emi/merc-pgs/publiccom.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2008). Mercury-containing light bulb (lamp) recycling. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/univwast/lamps/faqs.htm#14 DRUM-TOP CRUSHING Abernathy, P., Bodurow, C., Borenstein, N., Cain, A., et al. (n.d.). Mercury lamp drum top crusher study. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.dcha.org/EVP/EPA%20drum-top%20Hg%20crusher%20study.pdf Battye, W., McGeough, U., Overcash, C., & EC/R Incorporated. (1994). Evaluation of mercury emissions from fluorescent lamp crushing. (EPA-453/R-94-018). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/catc/dir1/mercury.txt Helms, G. (2003, December 16). Drum-top crushing of mercury lamps [PowerPoint]. U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/region5/air/mercury/meetings/December03/helms.pdf INDIANA accessIndiana provides a searchable database of Indiana recycling locations Contacts for Indiana's Lamp Recycling Outreach Project. LANDFILLS Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association. (2006). Summary of research on mercury emissions from municipal landfills. Boston, MA: Author. Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/landfillfactsheet.cfm RETORTING (process for reclaiming mercury from lamps) Association of Lighting & Mercury Recyclers supports the Lamp Recycling Outreach Project. Florida's regulations: CHAPTER 62-737 The Management of spent mercury-containing lamps and devices destined for recycling. Mercury Waste Solutions is the largest mercury waste processor in the U.S. Bethlehem Lamp Recycling, a total mercury recycler, offers two great graphics which show two processes of reclaiming mercury from lamps. MERCURY & LAMPS Battye, W., McGeough, U., Overcash, C., & EC/R Incorporated. (1994). Evaluation of mercury emissions from fluorescent lamp crushing. (EPA-453/R-94-018). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/catc/dir1/mercury.txt Cain, A., Disch, S., Twarski, C., Reindl, J.& Case, C.R. (2007). Substance flow analysis of mercury intentionally used in products in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 11(3). Retrieved December 7, 2007, from http://www.chem.unep.ch/MERCURY/Call_for_information/US_1214_abe.pdf Energy Star. (2008). Frequently asked questions: Information on compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and mercury. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. (1998). Notice of data availability for the study on mercury emissions from the disposal of fluorescent lamps. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/merc-emi/merc-pgs/publiccom.pdf Von Ahn, L. (2007, March 27) Mercury in energy-saving bulbs worries scientists. Thomas Reuters. Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://www.calpsc.org/products/docs/2007-03-27%20Reuters%20on%20mercury%20in%20bulbs.pdf?articleId=USN2744810520070327 See also ENVIRONMENT MERCURY MULTIMEDIA LeFever, L. & LeFever, Sachi. (2007). New light bulbs in plain English [Media]. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.commoncraft.com/cfl MSNBC Nightly News. (n.d.). Light switch: The hazards of CFL bulbs [Video]. Retrieved April 15, 2008, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#23730158 Montaine, R. (2007, February 22). Fluorescent bulbs: A better idea? [Audio]. Morning Edition. National Public Radio. Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7543075 Shogren, E. (2007, February 15). CFL bulbs have one hitch: Toxic mercury. [Audio]. All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7543075 REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS 18SECONDS.ORG WALMART's sustainability policy and Lee Scott's, CEO of Wal-Mart, announcement of Sustainability 360, a "companywide emphasis on taking sustainability beyond reducing the company’s direct environmental footprint to engaging Wal-Mart’s associates, suppliers, communities, and customers" (Wal-Mart, 2007, http://walmartfacts.com/articles/4796.aspx). GREEN BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION Bolin, R. (2006). Sustainability of the building envelope. Whole Building Design Guide. Retrieved March 5, 2007, from http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_sustainability.php?r=env_fenestration_doors-i#UEPP Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. (2007). Energy solutions for university buildings. Retrieved May 15, 2007 from http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/university/ Energy Star, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2007). Energy Star for K-12 school districts. Retrieved May 15, 2007 from http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Sustainable Federal Facilities - A Guide to Integrating Value Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing, and Sustainable Development by Federal Facilities Council, Washington DC, National Academy Press, 2001. U.S. Green Building Council LIGHTING Energy Information Administration. (1996). Residential lighting use and potential savings. Office of Energy Markets and End Use, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. Retrieved February 28, 2008, from http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/lighting/contents.html Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. U.S. Public Law 110-140. Retrieved January 29,2009, from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ140.110.pdf MERCURY CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES See the Center for Air Toxic Metals at the University of North Dakota. Enpro 356 described the Virtual Sorbent Bed (VSB) technology for removing mercury from flue gases. THINKING: DESIGN, ANALYSIS, and ASSESSMENT CAUSE and EFFECT Techniques The 5 Why's according to Six Sigma CHECKLISTS World Wind Energy Association. (2004). Sustainability and due diligence guidelines. [See table on p. 11] Retrieved December 8, 2007, from http://www.wind-works.org/articles/WWEA_Sust_Guide.pdf OTA (1993, Chapter 10, p. 76-80) INAHTA Secretariat. (2001). A checklist for health technology assessment reports. Retrieved February 5, 2007, from http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/hta/methoden/sammlung/inahtachecklist.pdf DELPHI METHOD John Wiley & Sons, Inc. presents an overview of the Delphi Method. DECISION-MAKING The Natural Step Canada. (n.d.). Sustainability at home: A toolkit –Decision-making help for your everyday choices. Funding by Alberta Real Estate Foundation. Retrieved September 8, 2008, from http://www.naturalstep.ca/en/sustainability-home-a-toolkit DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (DfE) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENT Global Footprint Network (GFN) works to advance sustainability through use of the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what. Efforts are underway to develop Ecological Footprint Standards 2009. ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT Pesticides and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Agriculture Risk Education Library (See NEW TECHNOLOGY) U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). (2007). Superfund Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA). Retrieved January 8, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/region5superfund/ecology/index.html EMBODIED ENERGY Embodied Energy and Carbon Associated with Building Materials. Retrieved from http://people.bath.ac.uk/cj219/ Milne, G. (2005). Technical Manual: Design for Lifestyle and the Future. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs31.htm END-OF-LIFE strategies (reuse, service, remanufacture, recycle (with disassembly) and recycle (without disassembly) Rose, C.M. (2000). Design for environment: A method for formulating product end-of-life strategies. (Doctoral dissertation, Stanford University). Retrieved January 22, 2007, from http://www.productstewardship.us/associations/6596/files/DfEMethodforStrategies.pdf Rose, C.M., Stevels, A., & IIishe, K. (n.d.). Product characteristics and their relationship to end-of-life strategies. Retrieved January 22, 2007, from http://www.productstewardship.us/associations/6596/files/ProdCharacEndLifeStrat.pdf ENGINEERING for Sustainability, Green Engineering Waddell, J. (1991). Engineering for sustainable development. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Retrieved February 26,2007, from https://eko.usace.army.mil/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=7141&destination=ShowItem Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development: Energy, Environment, and Health ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT National Marine Fisheries Service. (2008). Supplemental environmental assessment for the issuance of incidental harassment authorizations to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to conducting open water seismic surveys and shallow hazard and site clearance surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 5, 2008, from http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/pdfs/2008_Final_SEA_for_Arctic_Seismic.pdf SAMPLING Ellis, J.I. & Schneider, D.C. (1996). Evaluation of a gradient sampling design for environmental impact assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 48, 157–172. Retrieved November 21, 2008, from http://www.springerlink.com/content/q23446666m7x7x54/fulltext.pdf FISH BONE ANALYSIS SkyMark describes two methods of illustrating cause and effect: Fishbone analysis and tree diagrams FLOW ANALYSIS Hobson, A. (2004). Energy flow diagrams for teaching physics concepts. The Physics Teacher, 42. 113-117. Retrieved January 18,m 2009, from http://physics.uark.edu/hobson/pubs/04.02.energy%20flow%20diags.html?filetype=pdf&id=PHTEAH000042000002000113000001&idtype=cvips EXAMPLES Cain, A., Disch, S., Twarski, C., Reindl, J.& Case, C.R. (2007). Substance flow analysis of mercury intentionally used in products in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 11(3). Retrieved December 7, 2007, from http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/jiec.2007.1214 Energy Information Administration. U.S. Department of Energy. (2008). Energy Flow, 2007 [Flow Diagram]. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec1_3.pdf FORECASTING John Wiley & Sons, Inc. presents an overview of Technological Forecasting. Technological Forecasting and Social Change is a journal published by Elsevier and available from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00401625 FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS Accel-Team presents a graphic depiction of a force-field analysis at http://www.accel-team.com/techniques/force_field_analysis.html Force Field Analysis applied to a school situation at http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/brainwashing/force-field.htm Mind Tools Ltd. (1995). Force field analysis: Understanding the pressures for and against change. Retrieved November 15, 2008, from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_06.htm Mind Tools Ltd. (2009). Force field analysis worksheet. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/worksheets/ForceFieldAnalysisWorksheet.pdf Mock, W. (2009). Force field analysis tool. Teleplex, Ball State University. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://teleplex.bsu.edu/www/ffat/ Pershing, J. A. & Lee, S. H. (1998). Force field analysis. In Performance Improvement. Bloomington, IN: Education and Management Research Associates. Rose, M.A. (2009). Force field analysis. EnviroTech: Enhancing environmental and technological literacy. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://envirotech.iweb.bsu.edu/instruction/FFA_2.html GREEN CHEMISTRY American Chemical Society presents Green Chemistry and Educational Resources by Grade Level Going Green: Integrating Green Chemistry Into The Curriculum U.S. EPA presents an overview of Green Chemistry and 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT GreenFacts: Facts on Health and the Environment offers a glossary of terms and an overview of risks associated with exposure to certain toxics. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (2007-2008). Hazardous chemicals, activities, or devices. Guidance for risk assessment section. International Rules for Precollege Science Research: Guidelines for Science and Engineering Fairs / 2007-2008. Society for Science & the Public. Retrieved May 22, 2008, from http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/rules/rules9.pdf Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (2007-2008). Risk assessment guide. Society for Science & the Public. Retrieved May 22, 2008, from http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/aff_fairs/aff_riskguide.pdf Maynard, D. Coull, B.A., Gryparis, A., & Schwartz, J. (2007). Mortality risk associated with short-term exposure to traffic particles and sulfates. Environmental Health Perspectives. Retrieved February 3, 2007, from http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/9537/9537.pdf Post, E. Watts, K. Al-Hussainy, E., Neubig, E., Abt Associates, Inc. (2005). Particulate matter health risk assessment for selected urban areas. Research Triangle Park, NC:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division, Heath and Ecosystems Effects Group. Retrieved February 7, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/data/PMrisk20051220.pdf The Risk Assessment Information System, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, offers two tutorials: the RAIS Main Tutorial and a simpler Risk Assessment overview.. The Toxicology Problem Set is available at http://www.biology.arizona.edu/chh/problem_sets/toxicology/toxicology.html California Occupational Health Branch. Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service. (1996). Understanding Toxic Substances. Available at http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/HESIS/uts.htm IMPACT IDENTIFICATION Alcorn, P.A. (1997). Social issues in technology: A format for investigation (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. See Chapters 9 and 10 on models. See SCANNING IMPACT ASSESSMENT de Jesus-Hitzschky, K.R.E. (2007). Impact assessment system for technological innovation: INOVA-TEC System. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 2(2). Retrieved March 29, 2008, from http://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art46/82 Cessford, G.R. (1995). Off-road impacts of mountain bikes: A review and discussion. Science & Research Series, 0113-3713, no. 92.Wellington, N.Z. : Department of Conservation. Retrieved January 14, 2007, from http://www.mbosc.org/Impacts/index.html LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT or ANALYSIS Applied Sustainability Center. (n.d.). Life cycle inventory & life cycle assessment. Sam M. Walton College of Business. University of Arkansas. Retrieved Janaury 30, 2009, from http://asc.uark.edu/324.asp Environmental Literacy Council. (2008). Life cycle analysis. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/334.html IDC Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Calculator: The Tool for Sustainable Design Horvath, A. & Masanet, E. (2007). Life-cycle assessment for mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions of retail products [PowerPoint; PDF]. U.C. Berkeley. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/horvath/horvath.pdf Institute for Lifecycle Environmental Assessment The Life Cycle Initiative. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) launched an International Life Cycle Partnership, known as the Life Cycle Initiative, to enable users around the world to put life cycle thinking into effective practice. Svobada, S. (1995). Note on life cycle analysis. Pollution Prevention in Corporate Strategy, National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education. Retrieved April 11, 2009, from http://www.umich.edu/~nppcpub/resources/compendia/CORPpdfs/CORPlca.pdf Proctor&Gamble. (2005). Life Cycle Assessment. Retrieved March 6, 2007, from http://www.scienceinthebox.com/en_UK/sustainability/lifecycleassessment_en.html Scientific Applications International Corporation. (2006, May). Life cycle assessment: Principles and practice. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Contract EPA/600/R-06/060). Retrieved January 8, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/ord/NRMRL/lcaccess/lca101.html Tarr, M. (n.d.). Life cycle thinking. Retrieved February 14, 2009, from http://www.ami.ac.uk/courses/topics/0109_lct/ United Nations Environment Programme/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. (2005). Life cycle approaches:The road from analysis to practice. Retrieved January 18, 2009, from http://jp1.estis.net/includes/file.asp?site=lcinit&file=4641C153-D273-41CD-83D7-6562534C0DF0 United Nations Environment Programme. (2000). Evaluation of environmental impacts in life cycle assessment. Rome:UNEP. Examples American Chemical Society: The Three-and-a half pound microchip: Environmental implications of the IT revolution Basset-Mens, C. & van der Werf, H. (2007). Life cycle assessment of farming systems. In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). Retrieved February 16, 2008, from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Life_cycle_assessment_of_farming_systems Cain, A., Disch, S., Twarski, C., Reindl, J.& Case, C.R. (2007). Substance flow analysis of mercury intentionally used in products in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 11(3). Retrieved December 7, 2007, from http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/jiec.2007.1214 Cell Phone Life Cycle is presented by the Environmental Literacy Council. Computer Chip Life Cycle s presented by the Environmental Literacy Council. First Solar, Inc. offers an overview of Product Life Cycle Management as it applies to solar cells. Horvath, A. & Masanet, E. (2007). Process flow of cement concrete [Image]. Life-cycle assessment for mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions of retail products [PowerPoint; PDF]. U.C. Berkeley. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/horvath/horvath.pdf Margnet, M. (2007, May). Introduction to the life cycle assessment [PowerPoint]. Interwise Webinar. Retrieved January 31, 2009, from http://www.interwise.com/PDF/green/Manuele%20Presentation1.pdf Norris, G.A. (2006, January 5). Life Cycle Assessments of wind energy and other renewables [PowerPoint]. Presentation at the Energy and Environmental Impacts Related to Sustainability Seminar. Center for Hazardous Substance Research, Kansas State University. Retrieved February 25, 2007, from http://www.engg.ksu.edu/CHSR/events/che650/200601/index.html Life Cycle of a CD is presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Packaging Council of New Zealand. (2003). PAC-IT: An Introduction into Packaging in New Zealand. [Teaching Resources]. Available at http://www.pac-it.org.nz/index.html Ramroth, L. (2008). Comparison of life-cycle analyses of compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps based on rated life of compact fluorescent lamp. Rocky Mountain Institute. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://www.rmi.org/images/PDFs/Climate/C08-02_CFL_LCA.pdf Samara, C, & Meisterline, K. (2008). Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from plug-in hybrid vehicles: Implications for policy. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(9), 3170-3176. Retrieved December 14, 2008, from http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es702178s?cookieSet=1 Streamlined life cycle assessments and input-output analyses: Lesson 4. Retrieved January 301, 2009, from http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/greenproduct/dfe/Lectures/Streamlined_LCA.pdf LIFE CYCLE TOOLS (Economic) General Electric Company (2006). GE energy-smart CFL savings calculator. Retrieved March 6, 2009, from http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/products/pop_lighting_calc.htm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Lifecycle cost estimate for 1 Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent lamp [Excel calculator]. Retrieved March 6, 2009, from http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/bulk_purchasing/bpsavings_calc/CalculatorCFLs.xls LIFE CYCLE Thinking & Management ALCAN. (2005). What is life cycle thinking? 8: Product Stewardship: Analysis. ALCAN Sustainability Report 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2009, from http://www.publications.alcan.com/sustainability/2005/en/pages/issue_8_product_analysis_lifecycle.html FirstSolar. (2009). Product lifecycle. Retrieved January 9, 2009, from, http://www.firstsolar.com/product_lifecycle.php First Solar, Inc. has an excellent overview of Product Life Cycle Management as it applies to solar cells. Miljøstyrelsen. (n.d.). An introduction to life-cycle thinking and management. Author. Retrieved January 8, 2009, from http://www2.mst.dk/udgiv/Publications/2003/87-7972-458-2/html/indhold_eng.htm Pacific Centre for Environmental and Sustainable Development. (n.d.). Life cycle thinking [Image]. The University of the South Pacific. Retrieved January 6, 2009, from http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=5832 U.S. Department of Energy. (2003). Draft framework for determination analysis of energy conservation standards for high intensity discharge lamps. [Includes life cycle costs]. Retrieved January 9, 2009, from http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/pdfs/hid_draft_report.pdf United Nations Environment Programme (2007). Life cycle management: A business guide to sustainability. Retrieved January 8, 2009, from http://www.unep.fr/scp/publications/details.asp?id=DTI/0889/PA MERCURY-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES Method 3200 Mercury species fractionation and quantification by microwave assisted extraction, selective solvent extraction and/or solid phase. (2005, July). Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 25, 2009, from http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/testmethods/pdfs/3200.pdf United Nations Environmental Program. (2005, November). Toolkit for identification and quantification of mercury releases. Geneva, Switzerland: UNEP. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from http://www.chem.unep.ch/MERCURY/Toolkit/UNEP-final-pilot-draft-toolkit-Dec05.pdf United Nations Environmental Program Chemicals. (2002). Global mercury assessment. Geneva, Switzerland: UNEP. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from http://www.unep.org/gc/gc22/Document/UNEP-GC22-INF3.pdf PERFORMANCE TESTING Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (2000, July). STEP Mercury Removal Technology Demonstration Project Final Report.Retrieved January 25, 2009, from http://www.mass.gov/Eoeea/docs/eea/step/mercury_capture_assessment.pdf POLICY Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. U.S. Public Law 110-140. Retrieved January 24,2009, from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ140.110.pdf PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE (takingprecaution.org) Prevention Institute Phoenix, C. & Treder, M. (2003) Applying the precautionary principle to nanotechnology. Center for Responsible Nanotechnology. Retrieved February 21, 2007, from http://www.crnano.org/precautionary.htm Tickner, J., Raffensperger, C. & Myers, N. (n.d.). The precautionary principle in action: A handbook. Science and Environmental Health Network. Retrieved February 21, 2007, from http://www.mindfully.org/Precaution/Precaution-In-Action-Handbook.htm Van Dyke, J.M. (2004). The evolution and international acceptance of the precautionary principle. The Evolution and International Acceptance of the Precautionary Principle, in Bringing New Law to Ocean Waters. D.D. Caron and H.N. Scheiber (Eds.). Retrieved February 21, 2007, from http://www.mmc.gov/sound/internationalwrkshp/pdf/vandyke.pdf World Health Organization. (2004). Dealing with uncertainty--how can the precautionary principle help protect the future of our children? Paper presented at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, Budapest, Hungary. June 23-25, 2004. Retrieved February 2, 2007, from http://www.gwu.edu/~macche/presentations/Tickner-dealing%20with%20uncertainty%20policy%20paper.pdf PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP "...a principle that directs all participants involved in the life cycle of a product to take shared responsibility for the impacts to human health and the natural environment that result from the production, use, and end-of-life management of the product. The greater the ability of a party to influence the life cycle impacts of a product, the greater the degree of that party’s responsibility" (Product Stewardship Institute). Davis, G.A., Wilt, C.A., & Dillon, P.S. (1997). Extended product responsibility: A new principle of product-oriented pollution prevention. Paper prepared for United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. Retrieved January 9, 2008, form http://www.epa.gov/osw/partnerships/stewardship/docs/eprn.pdf Northwest Product Stewardship Council RISK ASSESSMENT Oak Ridge National Laboratory discusses Environmental Risk Analysis--Integrated Assessments. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducts health hazard evaluations (exposure assessments) within work environments, such as: IOSH. (2006). NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report, HETA #2005-0197-3010, Transportation Securing Administration, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport: Erlanger, KY. Retrieved February 20, 2007, from http://0-www.cdc.gov.mill1.sjlibrary.org/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2005-0197-3010.pdf Ross, R., et al. (2007). Managing Risk from Information Systems. NIST Special Publication 800-39. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). NRC (National Research Council). 1983. Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). (2007). Integrated Risk Assessment System (IRIS). [Electronic Database]. Available http://www.epa.gov/iris/intro.htm U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). 1994. Peer Review and Peer Involvement at the US Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). 1985. Principles of Risk Assessment: A nontechnical review. Prepared for a risk assessment workshop. Easton, MD, March 17-18. SCANNING Morrison, J. L. (1992). Environmental scanning. In M. A. Whitely, J. D. Porter, and R. H. Fenske (Eds.), A primer for new institutional researchers (pp. 86-99). Tallahassee, Florida: The Association for Institutional Research. Retrieved January 26, 2007, from http://horizon.unc.edu/courses/papers/enviroscan/default.html Simpson, E.G. Jr., McGinty, D.L., & Morrison, J.L. (1987). Environmental scanning at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education: A progress report. Continuing Higher Education Review, 1-20. Retrieved February 23, 2007, from http://horizon.unc.edu/bios/Morrison/papers/8.html SPIDER CHARTS Proctor&Gamble. (2005). An evaluation of the environmental profile of laundry detergents for washing at low was temperatures.. Retrieved March 6, 2007, from http://www.scienceinthebox.com/en_UK/sustainability/activeafroid_en.html RELEVANCE TREES The Futures Group. (1994). Relevance trees and morphological analysis. AC/UNU Millinnium Project Retrieved January 10, 2007, from http://www.futurovenezuela.org/_curso/12-tree.pdf John Wiley & Sons, Inc. presents an overview of Relevance Trees. SUSTAINABILITY Ben-Eli, M.(2006, 2004). Sustainability: The five core principles. Buckminster Fuller Institute. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from http://bfi-internal.org/SustainabilityPrinciples_MBenEli.pdf Environmental Protection Agency. (2007). Sustainability. Retrieved February 21, 2007, from http://www.epa.gov/sustainability United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division of Sustainable Development. (2001). Indicators of sustainable development: Guidelines and methodologies. Retrieved March 8, 2007, from http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/natlinfo/indicators/isdms2001/isd-ms2001isd.htm Worldwatch Institute presents a timeline of key moments in the sustainability movement from 1960-2004. Zen, E. & Palmer, A.R. (n.d.). Guidelines for sustainability literacy: The intricacies of living in an interactive world. Retrieved January 23, 2009, from http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/local/sustainguide.html SYSTEMS, SYSTEMIC, SYSTEMIC THINKING Pegasus Communications. (n.d.). The systems thinking. Retrieved January 8, 2009, from http://www.thesystemsthinker.com/systemsthinkinglearn.html TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT GENERAL Boroush, M.A., Chen, K. & Christakis, A.N. (1980). Technology Assessment: Creative futures. System Science and Engineering, Andrew P. Sage (ed.). North Holland, NY. Coates, J. (2001). A 21st Century agenda for technology assessment. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 67, 303-308. Retrieved January 22, 2007, from http://josephcoates.com/pdf_files/252_21st_Century_TA_Agenda.pdf Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis Office of Technology Assessment. (1976). Technology assessment activities in the industrial, academic, and governmental communities. Author. (NTIS order #PB-273435). Retrieved January 22, 2007, from http://www.wws.princeton.edu/ota/disk3/1976/7622_n.html National Public Radio. (2006, August 4). Does Capitol Hill know enough about science? Science Friday. (Audio, RealPlayer, 12:29 min.). Retrieved January 13, 2007, from http://www.npr.org/ Mohr, H. (1999). Technology assessment in theory and practice. Society for Philosophy of Technology, 4(4). Retrieved January 2, 2006, from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/SPT/v4n4/mohr.html Morgan, G. (1995, August 2). Death by congressional ignorance. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved from http://www.wws.princeton.edu/ota/ns20/ota95_f.html Porter, A. L., Rossinni, F., Carpenter, S. R, Roper, A. T., Larson, R. W., and Tiller, J. S. (1980). A guidebook for technology assessment and impact analysis. New York: North Holland. Publications and reports of the Technology Administration. Union of Concerned Scientists provides analysis on energy, vehicles, fool safety, security and global warming. Wiens, A.E. (1999). The symbiotic relationship of science and technology in the 21st century. The Journal of Technology Studies, 25(2). Retrieved January 6, 2007 from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JOTS/Summer-Fall-1999/PDF/Wiens.pdf EXAMPLES of TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Aspen Environmental Group. (2008, April). Tranquillion Ridge Oil and Gas Development Project. Environmental Impact Report. Report prepared for the County of Santa Barbara Planning & Development. Retrieved November 28, 2008, from http://www.countyofsb.org/energy/documents/projects/TranqRidgeFinalEIR/ Flowers, J.C. (Instructor). (2008). ITEDU 510: Technology: Use and Assessment. Release of mercury from lamps. Seven reports prepared by student teams. Retrieved January 28, 2009, from http://jcflowers1.iweb.bsu.edu/rlo/tafl.htm Energy Citations Database includes citations to full text. Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States Scientific & Technical Information Network (STINET) offers many "environmental assessment" studies. The clients of Energy End-Use Forecasting include the U.S.E.P.A. and The U.S.D.O.E. PROCESS Coates, J. (2001). A 21st Century agenda for technology assessment. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 67, 303-308. Retrieved January 22, 2007, from http://josephcoates.com/pdf_files/252_21st_Century_TA_Agenda.pdf
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