FRS 108: Problem Solving through Math
Fall Semester, 2007
Selected Web Sites for Your Class
Environmental
 The Center for Global Food Issues (CFGI): "Growing More Food per Acre Leaves More Land for Nature" - offers global perspective on agriculture and environmental concerns.
EarthTrends - environmental, social, and economic trends from World Resources Institute.
EnviroLink: The Online Environmental Community - nonprofit organization and clearinghouse for information and news representing diverse views.
Global Green USA - the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International.
Green Building Links - web resources from USBGC (U.S. Green Building Council).
Green Building Pages - database for sustainable building materials and more.
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - "The Earth's Best Defense" national environmental organization to help save the planet using law, science, and activism.
The Sierra Club: Explore, Enjoy, and Protect the Planet - advocates for the protection of both the local and global environment.
Local
Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville and Buncombe County North Carolina (AHC) - focus on local housing policy issues.
Ashevilleage Institute (AVI) - new urban education center for sustainable solutions from Kleiwerks.
Kleiwerks International - nonprofit organization "empowering communities through natural building & whole-systems solutions."
Neighborhood Housing Services of Ashveille - promoting affordable home ownership and strong neighborhoods.
Other
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Online - to "exercise your imagination."
Junk Science.com - "All the Junk That's Fit to Debunk...with examples using faulty scientific data and analysis used to promote special agendas."
Number Watch - includes examples of misleading numbers found in the media, book reviews, FAQ, and related links.
Public Agenda - provides nonpartisan opinion research, issue guides, and research studies to promote more informed policy decisions.
Public Citizen: Protecting Health, Safety, and Democracy - national, non-profit consumer advocacy organization to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts."
SourceWatch - "collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy to produce a directory of the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda."
SpeakOut.com: The Place Where You Can Make a Difference - online opinion research company encouraging Americans to learn about issues and react to them.
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