Saw this article and thought it was humorous that it was even suggested…. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/110223-nuclear-war-winter-global-warming-environment-science-climate-change/
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Controversy back in Convent LA
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In 1996 Shintech proposed to build a PVC plant in Convent, LA, but after a barrage of criticism from environmental groups and the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Shintech withdrew its application for the plant. U-Michigan Article on Convent The Convent/Shintech…
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The Blog Experience!
by richards • • 10 Comments
Please post comments about the experience of using the blog as a seminar device. Be specific and detailed, and add as many comments as you want. This is for me, and for other profs interested in using blogs for seminars.…
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Disaster Tourism: Honest Altruism or Vulgar Voyerism?
by dshep1 • • 1 Comment
Dark tourism is tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering. Thanatourism, derived from the Ancient Greek word thanatos for the personification of death, is associated with dark tourism but refers more specifically to violent death. Dark tourism and the dark…
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Building Reefs
by dphelp2 • • 1 Comment
This came out yesterday, Shell is giving 1.5m to restore Independence Island in the Barataria Bay. At the end, there’s a note saying the money will be matched by the state to do the work. It’s supposed to replace habitat…
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Projects..
by wnelso2 • • 0 Comments
Interesting website of people and groups monitoring projects by USACE: http://www.corpsreform.org/ The Corps Reform Network, a coalition of hundreds of organizations from around the country, supports member groups advocating to ensure that Army Corps of Engineers projects are economically and…