Conserving Resources Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it. -- Buckminster.

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Conserving Resources Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it. -- Buckminster Fuller

What is a natural resource? – Defined Defined What is a renewable resource? – Eco-Pros Eco-Pros What is a nonrenewable resource? – Eco-Pros Eco-Pros

Environmental Literacy Council Eco-Kids

Hydroelectricity (Water Power) – Energy Kid’s Page Energy Kid’s Page – EPA – Hydroelectricity EPA – Hydroelectricity Wind Power – American Wind Energy Association American Wind Energy Association – Energy Kid’s Page Energy Kid’s Page Nuclear Power/Energy – Energy Kid’s Page Energy Kid’s Page – How Stuff Works How Stuff Works

Geothermal Energy – Energy Kid’s Page Energy Kid’s Page – Geothermal Education Office Geothermal Education Office Solar Energy – Energy Kid’s Page Energy Kid’s Page – Energy Story Energy Story Solar Cells – Energy Kid’s Page Energy Kid’s Page – How Stuff Works How Stuff Works

Air Pollution (Inside or Outside ) – Berkeley Lab Berkeley Lab – Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency Water Pollution – Think Quest Think Quest – USGS Water Science for Schools USGS Water Science for Schools Soil Pollution – Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency – Environment and People Environment and People

Acid Precipitation – Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency – USGS Water Science for Schools USGS Water Science for Schools Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming – EPA Kids Site EPA Kids Site – Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Environment Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Environment Ozone Depletion – UV Radiation – Thinkquest Thinkquest – EPA – UV Radiation EPA – UV Radiation

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Resources Defense Council Environmental Protection Agency

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