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Student Books and Themes The target audience for this course encompasses the entire range of high school students from grades nine through twelve. This free series of Student Books may be used in a one-year integrated science course; or individual guides may be incorporated into existing high school biology, physics, chemistry, Earth science, or social […]

-•-2022-12-31. Greta Thunberg ends year with one of the greatest tweets in history. [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/31/greta-thunberg-andrew-tate-tweet] By Rebecca Solnit, The Guardian. Excerpt: On 27 December, former kickboxer, professional misogynist and online entrepreneur Andrew Tate, 36, sent a boastfully hostile tweet to climate activist Greta Thunberg, 19, about his sports car collection. “Please provide your email address so I can send a […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 Articles from 2008–2021 Stay current index page for Chapter 7 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2021-12-21. Sea spray is belching toxic chemicals back on land. By Elizabeth Gribkoff, Science Magazine. Excerpt: Scientists and policymakers are puzzling over how to get rid of a group of toxic chemicals found in streams […]

Staying current for Chapter 2 Articles from 2008—2020 Stay current index page for Chapter 2 { Climate Change Contents } 2024-11-07. Africa’s Breaking Heart. By Paul Voosen, Science. Excerpt: Botswana—Nearly all rivers flow into the sea. Coursing through the middle of Africa is a curious exception: Botswana’s Okavango River. It flows hundreds of kilometers across […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 Articles from 2008–2021 Stay current index page for Chapter 7 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2021-12-21. Sea spray is belching toxic chemicals back on land. By Elizabeth Gribkoff, Science Magazine. Excerpt: Scientists and policymakers are puzzling over how to get rid of a group of toxic chemicals found in streams […]

Staying current for Chapter 6 Articles from 2009–2021 Stay current index page for Chapter 6 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2021-05-31.   [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/31/climate/wildlife-crossings-animals.html] – How Do Animals Safely Cross a Highway? Take a Look. Source: By Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times. Excerpt: The engineers were used to building overpasses for vehicles, not wildlife. But every […]

Staying current for Chapter 10 Articles from 2015–2021 Stay current index page for chapter 10 { Energy Use Contents } 2021-12-07. Seeking Space for Solar Farms, Cities Find Room at Their Airports. By Amy Zipkin, The New York Times. Excerpt: Airports around the nation are installing solar arrays on unused land, roofs and parking garages, helping them […]

Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2014–2021 Stay current index page for chapter 9 { Energy Use Contents } 2021-12-13. Looking for a Way to Soup Up Your Car? Go Electric. By Christine Negroni, The New York Times. Excerpt: Among the more than 1,000 vehicles at the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s display of automotive innovations in Las […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 Articles from 2015–2021 Stay current index page for chapter 4 { Energy Use Contents } 2021-12-18. Is nuclear energy green? France and Germany lead opposing camps. By Rick Noack, The Washington Post. Excerpt: The French government wants to build reactors. The German government wants to shut them down. …“For the first time […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 Articles from 2015–2021 Stay current index page for Chapter 3 { Energy Use Contents } 2021-11-23. Microbes provide sustainable hydrocarbons for petrochemical industry. By Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley News. Excerpt: If the petrochemical industry is ever to wean itself off oil and gas, it has to find sustainably-sourced chemicals that slip […]