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Evolution

Understanding Evolution
Very readable explanation of evolution and related concepts.

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
About Darwin
Biographical site. Good background to Darwin's life and development of his ideas.

http://www.aboutdarwin.com/
American Association for the Advancement of Science

http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/evolution/
Intelligent Design Network

http://www.intelligentdesignnetwork.org/
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
An alternative alternative theory.

http://www.venganza.org/
Live Science
Excellent list of former and current court cases involving teaching of evolution. Also, don't miss the special report which is

http://www.livescience.com/othernews/050927_ID_cases.html
Center for Science and Culture
Discovery Institute program which supports research challenging Darwinian theory and supports research developing Intelligent De

http://www.discovery.org/csc/

Search Engines

Should we burn coal for electricity?

Virginia Energy Patterns and Trends

http://www.energy.vt.edu/vept/electric/plantlocations.asp
Virginia

http://www.cleartheair.org/regional/ factsheets/factsheetVAfinal.pd
Sierra Club--Clean Air

http://www.sierraclub.org/cleanair/factsheets/power.asp
CARE: Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy

http://www.careenergy.com/fueling_growth/strategic.asp
Clean Coal Burning Experiments

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/dnl-eeh040406.php

Should we tap into ANWR oil fields?

Sports

Deserts/ Wind

Desertification

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/desertification/
Dunes

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/dunes/
National Park Service

http://www.nps.gov
Desert USA

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/sep/papr/desfeatures.html
Weathering and Erosion in Desert Environments

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1007/erosion.html
Desertification: Earth's Silent Scourge
A thorough overvoew of the problem and potential solutions.

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/desertific/index.htm

Water Pollution

Envronmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov
Daily News Record

http://www.dnronline.com/
Environmental Defense

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm
Friends of the Shenandoah River

http://www.fosr.org/
Potomac Watershed Partnership

http://www.potomacwatershed.net/ijourney/shenando/shenando.html
Watershed Quiz

http://www.cwp.org/watershed_quiz.htm

Global Warmng

Global Warming.org
"Reasoned thinking comes from cooler heads."

http://www.globalwarming.org
EPA: Climate Change
Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change (i.e. global warming) page

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
Science Daily
Daily Global Warming News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/global_warming/
NOAA: Global Warming
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's global warming page.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
stopglobalwarming.org
A collective working to encourage governments, corporations, and politicians take the steps necessary to stop global warming.

http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/
Global Warming Hoax

http://www.globalwarminghoax.com
Still Waiting for Warming

http://www.john-daly.com/
National Geographic
Do keyword search: global warming

http://nationalgeographic.com
Global Climate Change

http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/

Asbestos

Mesothelioma Help Center

http://www.mesotheliomahelpcenter.org/
An Overblown Asbestos Scare?
Article From Time Magazine

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,969251,00.html
Scientists Call for an End to the NYC Asbestos "Scare"
News Release

http://www.sepp.org/key%20issues/asbestos/asbestnr.html
Asbestos stays off chemicals watchlist
Newspaper Article

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1d258fbf-0232-492b-b9ce-03fa48c98724
Asbestos Exposure: Questions and Answers
Info from the National Cancer Institute

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/asbestos
Asbestos
American Lung Association

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35368
Health Effects of White Asbestos
The website of Roger G. Worthington, alawyer specializing in asbestos-illness cases.

http://mesothel.com/pages/hindu_chrysotile.htm
The white stuff: asbestos: Australia's fickle friend.
Arena Magazine 74 (Dec 2004): p.44(1).

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