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Student Blogosphere

  • Adin

    http://adinhines.edublogs.org/
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  • Andrew

    http://anork.edublogs.org/
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  • Anisa

    http://anisaxxmarie.edublogs.org/
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  • Anthony

    http://therealist.edublogs.org/
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  • Cassie

    http://cassiescience.edublogs.org/
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  • David

    http://dtielle5.edublogs.org/
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  • Eli

    http://eliraekerjordan.blogspot.com/
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  • Ian

    http://ianrobertson.edublogs.org/
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  • Katie

    http://katiesavestheworld.tumblr.com/
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  • Leah

    http://leahhbri.edublogs.org/
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  • Margaret

    http://stomsmargaret.edublogs.org/
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  • Maya

    http://mayaelizabeth.edublogs.org/
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  • Richaun

    http://myworld28.edublogs.org/
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  • Talcia

    http://tlcenvirobio.edublogs.org/
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  • Thomas

    http://environmentalbiolorditch.edublogs.org/
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Blog Examples

  • Bio 2.0: Bird of the Week Common Raven

    http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/bio2.0/bird_of_the_week_common
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  • Green Screen

    http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/green-screen
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  • MedSci Discoveries

    http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/medsci-discoveries
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  • Student Voices

    http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/student-voices
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Cornucopian or Cassandra (closed)

  • Aren’t We Clever?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/opinion/19friedman.html
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  • Cost-effective ways to address climate change

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/16/AR2010111604973.html
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  • The Sky Really Is Falling

    http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_sky_really_is_falling_20110530/
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  • Wake Up, America. We're Driving Toward Disaster

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052302456.html
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  • Botulism, foodborne (C. botulinum)

    http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/botulism/
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  • Brucellosis (Brucella spp.)

    http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/
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  • Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.)

    http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/campylobacter/
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  • Clostridium perfringens food poisoning

    http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/clostridium-perfringens.html
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  • Hepatitis A

    http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HAV/index.htm
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  • Norovirus

    http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/index.html
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  • Rotavirus

    http://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/index.html
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Persona

  • New - James Hansen: scientist and environmentalist

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/science/james-e-hansen-retiring-from-nasa-to-fight-global-warming.html?ref=science
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  • (Example) Paul Ryan: U.S. Representative 1st District WI 1999 - present

    http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/11/677051/meet-paul-ryan-climate-denier-conspiracy-theorist-koch-acolyte/
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  • 112th United States Congress

    http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?q=news/new-report-details-the-most-anti-environment-house-in-the-history-of-congress
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  • Ali Velshi: news anchor

    http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2008/05/14/174033/velshi-coal-soap/
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  • American Petroleum Institute

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/leaked-memo---oil-lobbys_b_259149.html
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  • Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

    http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/caa/adm.html
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  • Arianna Huffington: media mogul

    http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2012/01/huffpost-science-platform-critics-pseudoscience-huffpost/47036/
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  • Bill McKibben: environmentalist

    http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719
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  • Brett Baier: news anchor

    http://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2012/07/12/surprise-fox-news-fails-paleoclimatology/187086
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  • Chuck Grassley: United States Senator, IA 1981 - present

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-roberts/chuck-grassley-does-not-b_b_269600.html
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Injustice

  • New: Toms River, NJ

    http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/18/nyregion/study-ties-childhood-cancer-in-toms-river-to-pollution.html
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  • New: Qarmat Ali water treatment center

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/kbr-guilty-iraq-negligence_n_2436115.html
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  • Altgeld Gardens: The Toxic Doughnut

    http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-03-01/news/ct-met-trice-altgeld-0229-20100228_1_sewer-line-hazel-johnson-cancer
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  • Big Mountain Reservation

    http://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/14/us/navajo-leader-takes-office-vowing-to-rebuild-reservation.html
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  • Buffalo Soldiers

    http://www.nps.gov/yose/historyculture/buffalo-soldiers.htm
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  • Corpus Christi, TX (refinery row)

    http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/10/04/11147/texas-pollution-victims-seek-millions-citgo
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  • Hurricane Katrina

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/magazine/the-lower-ninth-ward-new-orleans.html?pagewanted=all
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  • Indian Removal Act of 1830

    http://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/IndianTreaties
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  • Manifest Destiny

    http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_manifest_destiny.html
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  • NAFTA

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/us/twenty-years-later-nafta-remains-a-source-of-tension.html?_r=0
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Muckraking

  • American Petroleum Institute (API): the browning of grassroots

    Interestingly, API is a major advertiser in newsweek publications.  The memo link is below.

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/08/19/the-browning-of-grassroots.html
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  • API: “Sensitive” Oil Industry Memo Lays Out Plan For Astroturf Rallies Against Climate Change Bill

    http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/sensitive_oil_industry_memo_lays_out_plan_for_astr.php
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  • Climate skeptic group works to reverse renewable energy mandates

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/climate-skeptic-group-works-to-reverse-renewable-energy-mandates/2012/11/24/124faaa0-3517-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html
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  • New Jersey railway put trains in Sandy flood zone despite warnings

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/17/us-storm-sandy-newjersey-railway-idUSBRE8AG0K220121117
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  • florida's vanishing springs

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/floridas-vanishing-springs/1262988
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  • Whose Side Is the American Farm Bureau On?

    http://www.thenation.com/article/168913/q-whose-side-american-farm-bureau#
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  • manipulation of california energy market gives consumers a jolt

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20120718,0,4749635,full.column
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  • gas line safety valves resisted

    http://articles.boston.com/2012-07-23/news/32830636_1_excess-flow-valves-pipeline-accidents-gas
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  • wood-fired plants generate violations

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303740704577524822063133842.html
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  • heavy metal: the ‘long, sordid history' of texas’ most brazen polluter

    http://www.texasobserver.org/cover-story/heavy-metal
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PA Ecology

  • Acadian Flycatcher

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Acadian_Flycatcher/id
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  • Alder Flycatcher

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Alder_Flycatcher/id
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  • Alleghany Serviceberry

    http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=amla
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  • Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

    http://www.paherps.com/herps/salamanders/mtndusky_salamander
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  • Allegheny Woodrat

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_woodrat
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  • American Badger (extirpated)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Badger
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  • American Basswood

    http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=tiam
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  • American Beech

    http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=fagr
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  • American Bittern

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Bittern/id
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  • American Black Duck

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Black_Duck/id
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The Debate

  • New: The Incredible Shrinking City

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/28/the-incredible-shrinking-city
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  • A Glimpse of Nature, No Sunscreen Required

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/04/26/can-documentaries-connect-us-with-nature
    Comments (-1)
  • Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?

    http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/can-biotech-food-cure-world-hunger/
    Comments (-1)
  • Did We Save the Whales?

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/01/10/did-we-save-the-whales-19
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  • Do We Need More Advice About Eating Well?

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/04/15/do-we-need-more-advice-about-eating-well
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  • Does Captive Breeding Distract From Conservation?

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/05/does-captive-breeding-distract-from-conservation
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  • Does the Government Cause or Prevent Wildfires?

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/11/does-the-government-cause-or-prevent-widlfires
    Comments (-1)
  • Global Warming and Weather Psychology

    http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/global-warming-and-weather-psychology/
    Comments (-1)
  • How Can We Prevent Another Dust Bowl?

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/25/how-can-we-prevent-another-dust-bowl
    Comments (-1)
  • How to Address Alcoholism on Indian Reservations

    http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/05/16/how-to-address-alcoholism-on-indian-reservations
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Viewpoint: Opinion / Commentary

  • New: Our Absurd Fear of Fat

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/opinion/our-imaginary-weight-problem.html?_r=1&
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  • New: Death by Gadget

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27kristof.html
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  • New Yes, We Will Have No Bananas

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18koeppel.html?_r=0
    Comments (-1)
  • New: A Cancer Cycle, From Here to China

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/opinion/a-cycle-of-contamination-and-cancer-that-wont-end.html?hpw&_r=0
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  • A Simple Fix for Farming

    http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/a-simple-fix-for-food/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
    Comments (-1)
  • Another Jolt to Global Food Prices

    http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/another-jolt-to-global-food-prices/
    Comments (-1)
  • Antibiotics may cause microbes to tip the balance

    http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/08/antibiotics-may-cause-microbes-to-tip-the-balance.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Aquifer’s Depletion Poses Sweeping Threat

    http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/aquifers-depletion-poses-sweeping-threat/
    Comments (-1)
  • Arctic sea ice declines to record low

    http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/08/arctic-sea-ice-declines-to-record-low.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Big Drought Makes for a Small ‘Dead Zone’

    http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/big-drought-makes-for-a-small-dead-zone/
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Problems of the Environment (Closed)

  • Bhopal

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/03/bhopal-anniversary-union-carbide-gas
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  • Braddock, PA

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/magazine/13Fetterman-t.html?_r=1&gwh=AA9B7443798EC1881BB1F5E7935322C0
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  • Centralia, PA

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-25/fire-still-burns-in-centralia/55213824/1
    Comments (-1)
  • Chernobyl

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/readings/chernobyl.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Detroit, MI

    http://www.thecoolist.com/the-ruins-of-detroit-by-yves-marchand-and-romain-meffre/
    Comments (-1)
  • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

    http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/history/topics/valdez/index.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Flint, MI

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/business/22flint.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Fukushima

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/world/asia/22japan.html?gwh=AA1F0A7FDCBD7DF62BB58FCDDE7660F8
    Comments (-1)
  • Gary, IN

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/paulmason/2010/10/gary_indiana_unbroken_spirit_a.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

    http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/05/26/26greenwire-largest-ever-dead-zone-a-disaster-in-the-makin-58843.html
    Comments (-1)
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Infectious Diseases (Closed)

  • Babesiosis

    http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/babesiosis/
    Comments (-1)
  • Botulism

    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/botulism/Pages/default.aspx
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  • Campylobacteriosis

    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/campylobacteriosis/Pages/default.aspx
    Comments (-1)
  • Chagas Disease

    http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/index.html
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  • Cholera

    http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/index.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

    http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/organisms/cdiff/Cdiff_infect.html
    Comments (-1)
  • Coccidioidomycosis

    http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/coccidioidomycosis/
    Comments (-1)
  • Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/cchf.htm
    Comments (-1)
  • Cryptococcosis

    http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/cryptococcosis-neoformans/
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  • Cryptosporidiosis

    http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/crypto/index.html
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