Friday, December 09, 2005

[Schools] IN: High School Chemistry Classes Receive Biodiesel Science Kit Source: The Soy Daily, 12/9/05. White County high school chemistry students will get a first-hand look at real-world chemistry applications and the growing importance of alternative fuels with the biodiesel science kit presented this month to the schools by the Indiana Soybean Board (ISB). Tri-County, North White, Twin Lakes and Frontier high schools received the kit. ISB executive director Chris Novak and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Andy Miller presented the kits to the chemistry teachers at a ceremony in Reynolds, now known as BioTown USA. BioTown, USA, an ISDA project, plans to turn the town into a community where all energy needs are met through use of bio-renewable resources. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 4:14:26 PM Google It!    [Environmental literacy] Environmental Literacy in America: What Ten Years of NEETF/Roper Research and Related Studies Say About Environmental Literacy in the U.S. The 2005 installment of the NEETF/Roper Report Card is a must-read for anyone interested in helping Americans gain the knowledge that will lead to environmentally responsible actions. [GreenBiz.com] 4:01:43 PM Google It!    [Schools] The Strange Case of the Plow and the Thermometer Land use: When it changes, so does the climate! [Source: The Why Files] 12:53:58 PM Google It!

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