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Ecological footprint
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/introduction.htm
This is how the world or certain countries impact the world. It is also shows how much materials or output they can produce at maximum capacity and how much they acctually use.
Renewable resources
- http://www.rnrf.org/ ( Renewable Natural Resources Foundation)
Renewable resources are materials or things that can be used as is or changed to be reused as a fossil fuel of some source.
Environmental sustainability
Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/index.html
Creating new devoplments of some sort without the chance of loss of too natural reasourses. It also helps to insure that the environment isn't injured in the process.
Environmentalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism
"Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists." by,(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism)
Emission reduction credits
http://www.fraqmd.org/ERCs.htm
They are trying to lower the amount of pollution that is emitted into the atmosphere.
Environmental ethics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_ethics
This is about the study of the environment and its relationship between people and other organisms.
Environmental impact statement
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/environimp
This is where they study and predict the future damage of currect projects that are being undergone by corporations and the government.
Earth Day
http://earthday.wilderness.org/
Earth Day 2005 is Friday, April 22nd. This is the day that we celebrate this planet and what it does for us.
