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This 2-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, covers how aluminum is recycled. Special equipment, including a heat source capable of melting aluminum and an outdoor work area are required to complete the lesson. Extension activities are also provided.

This tutorial, developed by the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, discusses remote sensing technology and its applications. The module is intended as an overview at a senior high school or early university level, and touches on physics, environmental sciences, mathematics, computer...

The national trade association for the U.S. fuel ethanol industry, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) provides a link between the ethanol industry and the federal government.  The aim of this website is to promote increased production and use of ethanol.  Resources for consumers, retailers, and...

This webpage provides information about the mission, research, and publications of the multidisciplinary research organization Research Alliance.  The research group uses resiliency models and adaptive capacity to address issues of sustainability.  Key concepts and research themes are presented on...

This 1-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, instructs students on resource management practices. The activity is most appropriate for environmental biology or general science classes. The purpose of the lesson is to teach the cost effectiveness of mining and...

The website of the Rodale Institute, an organization that works with people worldwide to achieve a regenerative food system that renews environmental and human health, offers a variety of views on farming and gardening. The "Learn" section contains educator resources for teaching about regenerative...

This site contains information about Sandia National Laboratories' efforts to reduce the adverse effects and costs of subterranean drilling.  The webpage specifically addresses geothermal energy and drilling.  A section on advanced bit technology describes the laboratory's research and development...

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) provides this DACUM, or curriculum development tool, for solid waste technician education. The document includes a general occupation description and details on specific job tasks in categories such as integrated operations, facilities...

This paper, published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, describes database studies that have examined where the greatest emission reductions in sulfur dioxide have occurred over the past twenty years. Specifically, the paper examines...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.943, Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning - The Cardener River Corridor Workshop.  It is designed to serve as an introductory course in urban design, providing a general survey of urban planning...