Material for Your Classes
The following is a list of articles, videos, and widely available on the internet that you could use directly to foster discussions on topics of sustainability or as a resource for students for research projects.
KQED QUEST Programs
KQED’s QUEST (http://www.kqed.org/quest/television) is a new multimedia series about the people behind San Francisco Bay Area science and environmental issues and how their work is changing the way we live. The list is sampling of the timely yet timeless sustainability challenges facing the Oakland Bay Area.
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Wastewater Woes: Sewage Spills in SF Bay.May 26, 2009. 11 min. What happens when you flush the toilet? For most of us, what’s out of sight is out of mind. But large numbers of sewage spills into San Francisco Bay are forcing cities, water agencies and the public to take a closer look at wastewater and its impacts on the health of the bay. |
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Asthma: What Brought on the Epidemic?19 May 2009. 10 min. The rates of childhood asthma in the United States rose 160 percent from 1980 to 1994 and have remained high ever since, making this chronic lung illness the country’s third most common pediatric disease. QUEST meets Bay Area researchers who are investigating possible environmental and social culprits. |
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Climate Watch: California at the Tipping PointApr 17, 2009. 22:20 The world’s climate is changing and California is now being affected in both dramatic and subtle ways. Get an in-depth look at the science behind climate change as we explore the environmental changes taking place throughout the state. |
NOVA Programs
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 A wind farm in the Mojave |
The Big Gamble (2009)California will soon pass AB32, a state law that will call for drastic in reductions in CO2 emission. This NOVA program examining the challenges and possibilities features Van Jones, Oaklander and White House Special Advisor on Green Jobs, and Steven Chu, head of the Department of Energy. |
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 Hydrogen Fuel Cell buses are being tested around the world, including Oakland |
Cars of the Future (2009)Cars will continue to be tool to meet our transportation needs in the near future. We’re in for some major upgrades as auto manufacturers begin to use batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to make them go. |
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 Mountain top glaciers may completely disappear in 50 years. |
Extreme Ice (Mar. 2009)Glaciers help balance the climate and supply constant flows of fresh water to billions of people around the world. But in the mountains of the world, and in the polar regions, ancient glaciers and large ice sheets are dying melting faster than the weather can remake them. Melting ice will also cause the sea to rise, potentially flooding the coastal homes for 100 million people. |
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 Mirrors concentrate the sun's energy to vaporize a tube of water that will power a steam generator. |
Saved by the Sun (April 2007)Across the United States, homeowners are showing renewed interest in harnessing the sun’s energy. Utility companies are also making progress on producing large scale solar projects that use the sun’s rays to power thousands of homes. |
