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This web-based simulation was developed by the Environmental energy Technologies Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The simulation allows the participant to select a home, of various dimensions, in any location in the United States. Variables that influence energy use, such as...

Hybrid cars and other vehicles have been around for many years. This site treats the reader to information concerning a variety of different forms of alternative energy vehicles including the gasoline-electric hybrid car, diesel-electric hybrids and the differences between the series and parallel...

This paper, from the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, discusses the WATer Environmental Research System (WATERS) Network and how it will "enable the formulation and development of engineering solutions and policy options for the restoration and protection of water...

This 7-page resource focuses on the benefits of using plasma reformers for nitrogen oxide emission reductions. The resource summarizes laboratory and vehicle tests of plasmatrons while attempting to maximize nitrogen oxide reduction and efficient fuel use. The following sections are included:...

This lesson examines ISO 14001 (an international standard encouraging pollution prevention) with respect to existing consumer products. The lesson helps students to understand how redesign of existing products can lead to being able to reuse the materials later. A PowerPoint document with...

This site provides information regarding the improvement of indoor air quality through increased ventilation, air cleaners for particle removal, and source control.  It is divided into three sections, one for each of the three aforementioned strategies.  An overview of the effectiveness of each...

This site offers numerous informational items concerning sources, eradication and treatment of indoor air problems. Pollutant sources, ventilation, other issues involved in indoor air pollution are explained in detail.  A list of popular indoor air quality topics is included, with accompanying links...

This site provides access to The Interior Air Quality (IAQ) Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM), developed by the EPA to offer-state-of-the-art guidance for managing interior air quality in commercial buildings.  Additionally, this site offers numerous links pertinent to information for...

Many widely used household products such as paints, varnishes, waxes, as well as cleaning, disinfecting, cosmetic and hobby products all contain organic solvents; these can release organic compounds while you are using them, and, to some degree, when they are stored. Other sources of exposure result...

This paper, published by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, provides an economic analysis of a specific climate policy: a carbon tax. The analysis gauges the potential for a carbon tax to create an incentive for research and development, and subsequently lower the cost...