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Environmental Studies

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Library Catalog

Call numbers: 333, 360, 363.7, 550, 574.5

Keywords / Subject Terms: Environment, Recycling, Deforestation, Pollution, Alternative Fuels, Endangered Species, Climate Change, Hazardous Waste

Selected Periodicals

Audubon

Defenders

E

Earthcare Northwest

Environment

Journal of Environmental Health

National Geographic

Whole Earth

Databases

Proquest Research Library

CQ Researcher

Ebsco Academic Search Premier

JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collection I &II

Reference Sources

Environmental Encyclopedia   363.7003 E61 2003
The Dictionary of Ecology and Environmental Science
  363.7 D554
Firefly Guide to Global Hazards   363.349 K88f 2004
Atlas of the Pacific Northwest  333.709795 066a 1993 
The Oxford Companion to The Earth 550.3 098 2000  
World at Risk: A Global Issues Sourcebook 327.1 W927 2002

Online Reference Sources

Environmental Encyclopedia  This online encyclopedia searches the full text of encyclopedias specific to environmental issues. Available off campus with Highline Student ID.

Access Science  This is the online version of the eighth edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.  In addition, it includes current articles about new developments in science and technology. Available off campus with Highline Student ID.

 

Statistics and Data

Global Change Master Directory At this site the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides access to earth sciences and life sciences data sources, with emphasis on those relating to climate change and ecology.
Office of Environmental Information, EPA The US Environmental Protection Agency collects and distributes vast amounts of environmental information, which can be accessed through this site.
Environmental Assessment, WA Dept of Ecology The Washington State Department of Ecology provides data on a large number of studies conducted by the Department.

Envirolink A portal providing links to large numbers of environmental studies.
AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment A collection of maps comprehensively documenting the connection between the size of human populations and various environmental problems.

Web Sites

EElink The North American Association for Environmental Education aims this site at teachers and students, so it's less technical than the government and academic sites.
EElink undergraduate program information For those interested in pursuing further education, this site provides excellent guidance.

United States Environmental Protection Agency   The US Environmental Protection Agency coordinates Federal environmental programs.     
EPA Region 10 - The Pacific Northwest This is the EPA region that covers our area. Local programs are described here.

Librarian's Index to the Internet A great place to start looking for websites on any topic because all the listings are critically reviewed by librarians, hence their slogan: "Websites You Can Trust".
Internet Public Library: Environmental Sciences & Ecology Another list of librarian-reviewed sites, covering a wide range of interests.
 

Campus Links

Life, Oceans and General Science Department
Sustainability Task Force
Climate Change Group
Highline Community College Science Seminars
 

Organizations

Seattle Audubon Society "Seattle Audubon cultivates and leads a community that values and protects birds and the natural environment."
Tahoma Audubon Society "The Tahoma Audubon Society's mission is to conserve and restore ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and earth's biological diversity." Focuses on Tacoma and Pierce County.
Community Coalition for Environmental Justice The main organization addressing issues of environmental justice in the Seattle area.
Washington Environmental Council A federation of the major environmental organizations in Washington State.

 

Updated on:  October 20, 2009


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Environmental News (Sightline's Daily Score) Where the Carbon Emissions Sidewalk Ends

Sidewalk Ends Chalk Message More and more cities in our region—and in the world—are developing plans to reduce carbon emissions. Both Vancouver and Seattle have plans, and Portland just passed the latest version of their plan last week.

To me the importance of these moves lies more in the substance of the plans than in their passage. Portland’s plan is big (literally), with 93 specific actions on 70 printed pages. It’s worth highlighting its focus on the importance of pedestrian infrastructure to curb climate change. Portland’s plan weaves them together into a strategy that will pay off in more ways than one.

Take walking. The Portland Daily Journal of Commerce recently highlighted one neighborhood, Powellhurst-Gilbert, as a place where a higher incidence of obesity correlates with lack of sidewalks. The Northwest Health Foundation has given a grant to the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to further study the link and to work on improving pedestrian infrastructure, making it easier to walk rather than drive. This pushes the climate reduction agenda while at the same time promoting health.

 

In Portland, residents have shown strong interest in cultivating “20-minute complete neighborhoods”— places where residents can safely walk a relatively short distance from home to most of the destinations and services they use every day. Fundamentally, the 20-minute neighborhood concept is another way to talk about or describe walkable, bikable environments and vibrant, human-scale neighborhoods—in essence, complete neighborhood communities.

Sidewalk Ends Map

Click here for full size image.

So while Seattle also has a climate plan, their City Council , in contrast with Portland's, has been at work actually undoing a dedicated source of funding often called the “head tax” -- a small $25, annual tax charged to businesses for each employee that drives to work -- to support neighborhood bike and pedestrian infrastructure. But Seattle isn’t putting their money where their climate plan says it should.

Since motor vehicle emissions are the single largest source of climate pollution in Seattle, the City must do even more to provide climate friendly transportation choices such as public transit, biking and walking — and to encourage greater use of those alternatives.

The repeal of the “head tax” during Seattle’s budget deliberations this month will eliminate $4.5 million in dollars to promote walking over driving, a move that seems inconsistent with the City of Seattle’s ambitions to be a global leader in reducing emissions.

So the best way to judge a climate action plan may not be just by the bench marks it sets for the next 40 years, but where the shoe soles hit the pavement: where are dollars flowing today for long term pedestrian infrastructure?

Image derived from flickr user ClickFlashPhotos / Nicki Varkevisser, distributed under a Creative Commons license:http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickflashphotos/ / CC BY 2.0

Source: The Daily Score blog - Sightline Daily   Posted: November 5, 2009 at 10:53 am



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