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[http://atlas.aaas.org/flash/index.html AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment]
 
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[http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid687239786/bclid736245440/bctid736245346 Video overview] (6 min.  Includes soil, Wangari Maathai, effect on air quality)
  
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'''Air'''
  
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http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/air.html Video overview]
  
Water
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'''Fire'''
  
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[http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/1 Al Gore TEDTalk] 20 min. video
  
Want to know more?  Check out these general envirornmental websites:
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[http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid687239786/bclid736245440/bctid736245347  video overview]
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'''Want to know more?  Check out these general environmental websites:'''
  
  

Revision as of 16:09, 8 October 2007

Here you can get a quick but comprehensive overview of the current state of the planet.

Gapminder brilliantly allows you to visualize world demographic trends

Dashboard for the planet

Top 10 polluted places

AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment

Earth

Video overview (6 min. Includes soil, Wangari Maathai, effect on air quality)

Air

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/air.html Video overview]

Fire

Al Gore TEDTalk 20 min. video

Water

video overview


Want to know more? Check out these general environmental websites:


Envirolink

Google green index

Yahoo index

United Nations environmental info

Friends of the Earth

Global Stewards