Earth and physical Sciences

Suggested Links

Federal/State Agencies
· U. S. Geological Survey
·  U.S. EPA
· NJ DEP
· Pinelands Commission

Links
· Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution
· National Geographic

NEWS
· Science News 
· Science Daily

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Readings for class discussions:

1. A Piece of the Sky is Missing (Sagan 1998)
   
2. Silent Spring: Fable for Tomorrow and The Obligation to Endure (Carson 1962)
   
3. When the Rivers Run Dry (Pearce 2006)
   
4. Renewable Energy (Nebel 2002)
   
5. Is Humanity Suicidal (Wilson 1996)
   

Suggested readings:
Hydrology/Water Resources
Water over the Dam (Outwater)
Environmental effects of dams an impoundments (Baxter 1977)
Geomorphology and American dams: The scientific, social, and economic context. (Graf 2005)
Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River (Grossman)
Trading off: the ecological effects of dam removal (Stanley and Doyle 2003)
When the Rivers Run Dry (Pearce 2006)
Colorado River Compact
Water Budgets: Foundations for Effective Water-Resources and Environmental Management (Healy, Winter, LaBaugh, and Franke 2008)

Geologic Time
Time Scale

Atmospheric Science/Global Warming
A Piece of the Sky is Missing (Sagan 1998)
Global cooling article in Newsweek from 1975

Energy
Renewable Energy

Astronomy
International Astronomical Union's planet definitions.  Is Pluto a planet?
The Expanding Universe (Hawking)
The Universe in a Nutshell (Barrow 1994)

Easter Island
Lessons of Easter Island (Ponting 1991)
Rethinking Easter Island’s ecological catastrophe (Hunt 2006)

Other Topics
Silent Spring: Fable for Tomorrow and The Obligation to Endure (Carson 1962)
Plan B 4.0 (Lester Brown)
The Land Ethic (Leopold)
Is Humanity Suicidal (Wilson 1996)