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Contents 1 Ecological Footprint 2 Renewable Resources 3 Environmental Sustainability 4 Sustainable Development 5 Environmentalism 6 Emission Reduction Credits 7 Environmental Ethics 8 Environmental Impact Statement 9 Earth Day 10 Chernobyl

Ecological Footprint

http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/

ecological footprint is the land and water area that is required to support indefinitely the material standard of living of a given human population, using prevailing technology.

Renewable Resources

http://rredc.nrel.gov/

The RReDC provides information on several types of renewable energy resources in the United States, in the form of publications, data, and maps.

Environmental Sustainability

http://www.ecoearth.info/

This site contains everything you need to know about Environmental sustainability..

Sustainable Development

http://www.wbcsd.ch/templates/TemplateWBCSD5/layout.asp?MenuID=1

This is the World Buisness Council for Sustainable Development

Environmentalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism

Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists.

Emission Reduction Credits

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dar/boss/ercindex.html

Offers permits, licenses & regulations.

Environmental Ethics

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Environ/Enviroethics.htm

This website provides information on environmental ethics appropriate for university students and others.

Environmental Impact Statement

http://roadless.fs.fed.us/documents/feis/

Roadless Area Conservation Environmental Impact Statement ... and Need for Action, alternatives considered, and affected environment and consequences.

Earth Day

http://www.earthsite.org/day.htm

The first Earth Day was celebrated on March 21, 1970.

Chernobyl

http://www.uic.com.au/nip22.htm

The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operators in the context of a system where training was minimal. It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of any safety culture.