 2012 Summer Olympics
Before Games, Wins for Women
New York Times, July 13, 2012
Olympics 2012 Security: Welcome to Lockdown London
The Guardian, March 12, 2012
Protests Are Coming to the Olympic Games
Edge of Sports, May 22, 2012
High-Tech Tests to Catch Olympics Drug Cheats at London 2012
CNN International Edition, April 12, 2012
Inside Olympic Drug-Testing Lab (video)
BBC News, January 19, 2012
For More Information
Olympics - London 2012
BBC Sport
List of Summer and Winter Olympic Sports and Events
Olympic.org, Official Website of the Olympic Movement
The London Olympic Program
NBC Olympics
Fight Against Doping - Download Official Studies, Report
Olympic.org, Official Website of the Olympic Movement
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 Achievement Gap
The Achievement Gap and the Schools We Need
In Motion, April 3, 2012.
Tips for High Achievement Parenting
Harvard University, Oct., 2007.
Color Blindness
Teaching Tolerance.
Gateway Community Hopes to Raise Black Students' Test Scores
TribLive Neighborhoods, April 17, 2013.
Dr. Ronald Ferguson: What Parents Can Do Ground Control
Parenting, March 5, 2011.
Assets created by Geneva Gay
Teaching Tolerance.
FROM THE LIBRARY COLLECTION
The Black-White Achievement Gap: Why Closing It is the Greatest Civil Rights Issue of our Time / Rod Paige, Elaine Witty
Can We Talk about Race? / Beverly Daniel Tatum
Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity / Glenn E. Singleton, Curtis Linton
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real about Race in School
The Trouble with Black Boys... and Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public education / Pedro Noquera
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Achievement Gap
Education Week, July 7, 2011.
But That's Just Good Teaching!
Theory into Practice, Summer, 1995.
Preparing for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Journal of Teacher Education, 2002.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University
A university-wide effort toward eliminating achievement gaps.
The Education Alliance at Brown University
Aims to provide all students with equitable opportunities to succeed.
Equity Alliance
Devoted to promoting equity, access, participation and outcomes for all students.
The Teaching Diverse Students Initiative
Helps educators enhance the learning opportunities of students of color.
National Center for Education Statistics
Collects and analyzes data related to education in the United States.
Raising Achievement in Monroeville and Pitcairn
Engages the community to build a create an environment conducive to academic excellence.
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 Affirmative Action
Supreme Court Considers Limiting Affirmative Action
New Pittsburgh Courier, October 19, 2012
What Kind of Affirmative Action is Worth Fighting For?
In These Times, September 26, 2012
Affirmative Action and Diversiphilia Return to the Supreme Court
CATO Institute, Feb. 22, 2012
Racial Preference Before the Supreme Court
Center for Equal Opportunity, Oct. 16, 2012
Will the Roberts Court Kill Affirmative Action Once and for All?
Mother Jones, February 23, 2012
Affirmative Action Will Live on Even if the Supreme Court Kills It
Slate, October 12, 2012
Unbridled Use of Race in School Admissions must Be Curtailed
CATO Institute, Oct. 9, 2012
Roberts Court May Have Last Word in Long Debate Over Affirmative Action
Colorlines, October 9, 2012
How Diversity Trumped Equity--and May Kill Affirmative Action
Colorlines, October 10, 2012
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 Allegheny County Property Assessments & Appeals
Court Ordered Reassessment Values
Find your land & building values, image & comparables
Filing an Appeal
Information, tips & forms for filing an appeal
Appeal Hearing Assistance Handbook (PDF) Prepared by Kenneth R. Behrend, Esquire
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Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD)
 What is RAD?
Allegheny Regional Asset District
RADical Days
Allegheny Regional Asset District
2011 RAD Final Budget
Allegheny Regional Asset District
Cultural Groups Shift Focus to Maintenance
Pittsburgh TribuneReview, July 20, 2011
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Better Air in Allegheny County
News & Opinions
Google News
Air Toxics Policy
Allegheny County Health Department, May 25, 2012
Air Toxics Fact Sheet
Allegheny County Health Department
An Introduction to Air Toxics
Allegheny County Health Department
Toxic Air Pollutants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 21, 2012
Poisoned Place
NPR, Nov. 2011
The Economics of Environmentalism
Truthout, Sept. 19, 2012
For More Information:
Allegheny County Health Department
Air Quality/Pollution Control Program
EPA - Integrated Risk Information System
A program that evaluates information on health effects resulting from exposure to environmental contaminants.
Natural Resources Defense Council
An environmental action group.
U.S. Caps Emissions in Drilling for Fuel
New York Times, April 18, 2012
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 Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs
Keeping Stink Bugs Outside
Penn State Cooperative Extension, September 18, 2010
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, April 2011
What's in Your Attic? Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Perhaps?
What's Bugging You?, March 15, 2010
Frequently Asked Questions -- Send a Sample
Rutgers, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station, Updated Oct. 27, 2010
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 Charitable Giving
Take Action
GuideStar, 2012.
Charity Search
Charity Navigator, 2012.
Reduce Your Tax Bill
Charity Navigator, March 1, 2012.
IRS Tax Topic: Charitable Contributions
Internal Revenue Service, 2012.
Do the Math:
Abolishing the Charitable Deduction Will Cost Charities Billions Chronicle of Philanthropy, Dec. 2, 2012.
Putting Charities to the Test
New York Times, Dec. 5, 2012.
For More Information
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
Dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of philanthropy, improving its practice, and enhancing participation.
Giving USA
Produces an annual report on the sources and uses of charitable giving in the United States.
GuideStar.com
Gathers information for and about nonprofit organizations.
Independent Sector
Advocacy coalition of non-profits, foundations, and corporate giving programs.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Encourages foundations and other donors to fight for economic and social justice.
Philanthropy Roundtable
Serves politically conservative charities that tend to favor a reduced government role in social services.
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Charter Schools
Stanford Report Finds Good and Bad in Pennsylvania Charter Schools
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 2011
The Myth of Charter Schools
New York Review of Books, Nov. 11, 2010
Chartering Disaster: Why Duncan's Corporate-Based Schools Can't Deliver an Education That Matters
Truthout, June 21, 2010
The False Promise of Charter Schools
Seattle Times, January 30, 2012
Charter Schools: A Welcome Choice for Parents
Heritage Foundation, Aug. 30, 2010
Strengthening the Civic Mission of Charter Schools
American Enterprise Institute, Jan. 6, 2012
For More Information:
CREDO at Stanford university
National Education Association (NEA)
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Race to the Top
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 Climate Change
Climate Change is Here — And Worse than We Thought
Washington Post, Aug. 3, 2012
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math
Rolling Stone, July 19, 2012
The Right Climate Stuff Releases New Report
April 13, 2013
Tropic of Chaos: Christian Parenti in Conversation with David Harvey
The Center for Place, Culture and Politics
90 Degrees in Winter: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like
The Nation, March 20, 2012
G20 Missed Its Chance to Take Action on Climate Change Institute
Institute for Policy Studies, Nov. 5, 2011
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic
New York Times, July 28, 2012
FOR MORE INFORMATION
American Enterprise Institute
Committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise.
Center for Climate Change and Energy Solutions
Works to advance strong policy & action to adress the twin challenges of energy and climate change.
Heritage Foundation
Formulates and promotes conservative public policies.
United States Global Change Research Program
Integrates research on climate change performed by 13 federal agencies.
FROM THE LIBRARY COLLECTION
A Burning Question: Propaganda and the Denial of Climate Change (DVD)
Earth: The Operator's Manual / Richard B. Alley
Encyclopedia of Global Warming
The Great Global Warming Blunder / Roy W. Spencer
The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars / Michael E. Mann
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 Coral Reefs at Risk
Reefs at Risk Revisited
World Resources Institute, Feb. 23, 2011
Corals
NOAA, Dec. 11, 2009
11th International Coral Reefs Symposium
July 31, 2008
Ecosystems: Coral Reefs
National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA, Oct. 20, 2005
Helping Coral Reefs, Oceans and Ourselves
PEW Charitable Trusts, Aug. 26, 2010
Marine National Monuments
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, March 30, 2011
Coral Reef Book and DVD List
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 Data Crunching
How Obama's Data Crunchers Helped Him Win
CNN, Nov. 8, 2012
The Analytics Lesson from the Obama Campaign
Harvard Business Review, Nov. 8, 2012
Inside Team Romney's Whale of an IT Meltdown
Ars Technica, Nov. 9, 2012
How Campaigns Amass Your Personal Information
PBS NewsHour, Oct. 29, 2012
The Rise of the Quants in Political Prognostication
International Herald Tribune, Nov. 8, 2012
FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver's Political Calculus
New York Times, 2012
Read More
The Numerati
by Stephen Baker
The Signal and the Noise
by Nate Silver
Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart
by Ian Ayers
Numbers Rule Your World
by Kaiser Fung
How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business
Douglas W. Hubbard
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Lessening Light Pollution
Our Vanishing Night
National Geographic, Nov. 2008
The Dark Skies of Cherry Springs State Park
PA Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
The Natural Night: A Disappearing Resource
International Dark-Sky Association
Star Gazing
Star Gazing Information
The University of Texas McDonald Observatory, 2011
Dark-Sky Sites in Pennsylvania
ObservingSites.com
Star Gazing Forecast for the Pittsburgh Area
AccuWeather.com
Interactive Star Chart for the Mid-Atlantic Region
WunderUnderground.com
The Telescope Review Web Site
ScopeReviews.com
Events
Cherry Springs Star Party, May 26-29, 2011
The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg
Black Forest Star Party, Aug. 26-28, 2011
Central Pennsylvania Observers, 2011
Amateur Astronomer's Association of Pittsburgh
California Institute of Technology
Lighting Ordinances
Lighting Ordinance
Pennsylvania Land Trust Organization, 2011
The Model Lighting Ordinance Journey
Architectural Lighting, Apr. 1, 2011
Model Lighting Ordinance (PDF)
Illuminating Engineering Society / IDA, 2010
Books
Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light by Jane Brox
The fascinating and forgotten history of man-made light. Brox captures the sense of wonder that permeated the Chicago World's Fair as electric light lit up the "White City," and shows how quickly we became reliant on electric light, recounting the trepidation and anxiety that accompanied the mandatory blackouts of World War II and the power outages that have plagued New York City's power grid since the 1960s. Brox also addresses the unexpected consequences of light pollution, detailing the struggles of astronomers who are no longer able to see stars, and migrating birds that confusedly circle lit buildings at night until they die from exhaustion. Brilliant is an eloquent account of how a luxury so quickly became a necessity, and permanently changed human history. (amazon.com)
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 Download Free eBooks
Project Gutenberg
Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg
Pixel of Ink
Free & bargain ebooks
Ereader News Today
Tips, tricks, and free ebooks for your Kindle
The following sites are paid for by the Allegheny County Library Association and are for the exclusive use of our Library patrons. Use your library card number for access.
OverDrive
Use your library card number for access
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Sign into Access PA POWER Library using your library card number, then select eBooks on EBSCOhost under "Find a Book" heading.
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 Drones
We, Robot
Brookings Institute, September 28, 2010
Drone Wars
Foreign Policy, May 28, 2010
Defending Drones: The Laws of War and the Right to Self-Defense
Washington Post, April 13, 2010
Predators Over Pakistan
Weekly Standard, March 8, 2010
UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Says Drone Attacks May Violate International Law
NYU School of Law News, October 30, 2009
The Predator War
New Yorker, October 26, 2009
Revenge of the Drones
New America Foundation, Oct. 19, 2009
Drones Book List - Check It Out
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 Election - 2010
2010 General Election Results
Elections Division, Allegheny County
Election at a Glance
The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh
How to Apply for an Absentee Ballot in Allegheny County
Allegheny County Division of Elections
Where to Vote -- Find the location of your polling place
PA Department of State
Nonpartisan Guide to the Pennsylvania 2010 Ballot
League of Women Voters in Pennsylvania
Find Your Own Election - Enter your address to find the candidates on your ballot.
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
Campaign Finance News
CQ MoneyLine, Oct. 18, 2010
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 Electronics Recycling
Monroeville Electronic Recycling Program
Saturday April 20, 2013
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Municipality of Monroeville
Pennsylvania e-Waste Recycling Law Goes into Effect
Times Herald, Jan. 7, 2013.
Our Wireless Addiction is Creating a Big e-Waste Problem
TreeHugger, Jan. 3, 2013.
Where Does All the e-Waste Go?
Greenpeace, Feb. 21, 2008.
Green Chemistry vs. Toxic Technology
Electronics TakeBack Coalition.
Computer Recycling
U.S. Geological Survey, Jan. 30, 2011.
Resources for Recycling
Allegheny CleanWays
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 Food Safety
Building a Modern Food Safety System (PDF)
Center for Science in the Public Interest, May, 2009
Food Safety Modernization Bill Q&A
Center for Food Safety, 2011
New Federal Law Aims to Improve Food-Tracking Issues
Northwestern University, Jan. 20, 2011
Marion Nestle on Food-safety
Food Politics, 2011
H.R. 2751: Food Safety Modernization Act
GovTrack.us, 2009-2011
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Center for Food Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
ConsumersUnion.org
Food Safety News
FoodSafety.gov
Safe Food International
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Food Safety Book List - Check It Out
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Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity: 1 in 6 Americans Struggles to Buy Food
ABC News, Sept. 7, 2011
2012 United States Hunger and Poverty Facts
World Hunger Education Service, Nov. 22, 2011
Getting Help
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Campaign to End Hunger
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Advocating for Change
Just Harvest Pittsburgh
FOR MORE INFORMATION
"The Face of Hunger In Monroeville"
IN Monroeville Community Magazine, Spring, 2012
Copies are distributed at Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville Municipal Building, and Monroeville Senior Center.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Economic Research Service
Feeding America
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Just Harvest Pittsburgh
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 The Health Benefits of Touch
Hands Hold Key to Reiki Healing
Post-Gazette, July 7, 2010
Reiki
University of Minnesota, July, 2009
Energy Medicine
The Ohio State University Medical Center
What Happens During a Reiki Session? 
NIHSeniorhealth.gov
Therapeutic Touch
UPMC, Aug., 2011
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 Health Care Exchanges
News & Opinion
Google News, 2012.
A Guide to Health Insurance Exchanges
Kaiser Health News, July 10, 2011.
State Exchange Profile: Pennsylvania
Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012.
State Actions to Address Exchanges
National Conference of State Legislatures, 2012.
Essential Health Benefits: What Have States Decided for Their Benchmarks?
Kaiser Family Foundation, Dec. 7, 2012.
White House Sets New Rules for Benefits Coverage
PBS NewsHour, Nov. 20, 2012.
Basic Health Program
Health Affairs, Nov. 15, 2012.
If States Don't Set Up Insurance Exchanges, Will Obamacare Implode?
National Journal, Nov. 30, 2012.
For More Information
Center for Consumer Information & Insurance
The agency charged with implementing many provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
The Commonwealth Fund
A private foundation that advocates for universal access to affordable, high-quality health care.
HealthCare.gov
A Department of Health & Human Services website.
Kaiser Family Foundation
A nonprofit source of research & communication on major health issues.
Kaiser Health News
A nonprofit news organization committed to in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics.
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 Health Care Reform
NEWS UPDATES
News and Opinions
Google News
OVERVIEWS
About the Affordable Care Act
HealthCare.gov
Systemic Reform of Health Care Delivery and Payment Brookings Institution, Dec., 2010
Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals
Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
Under Siege - The Individual Mandate for Health Insurance and Its Alternatives New England Journal of Medicine, Feb. 16, 2011
STATE INITIATIVES
Fact Sheet: "State Leadership in Healthcare Act"
Senator Bernie Sanders
Vermont Health Care Reform
Vermont Official State Website, 2011
Vermont's Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign
Vermont Workers' Center, 2003-2011
Massachusetts Health Care Reform
Massachusetts Official State Website, 2011
A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont
The Nation, May 13, 2010
State Coverage Initiatives - Laying the Foundation for Health Reform Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010
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 Healthy School Lunches
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Landmark Child Nutrition Improvements to Become Law
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Dec. 2, 2010
Summary of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Congressional Research Service, Aug. 5, 2010
Wootan: Hunger-Free Kids Act Will Have Big Impact
Washington Post, Dec. 14, 2010
Proposed New Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast
USDA Unveils Upgrades to Nutritional Standards for School Meals
USDA, Jan. 13, 2010
Read the Proposed USDA Nutrition Standards
USDA, Jan. 13, 2011
Healthy School Lunch Initiatives
School Food, Is There Hope? Chef Ann Cooper Opens The Lunch Box
The Ecocentric Blog, Aug. 10, 2010
Welcome to the Lunch Box!
The Lunch Box: Healthy Tools To Help All Schools
School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, Oct. 20, 2009
The School Lunch Test
New York Times Magazine, Aug. 20, 2006
Fed Up With Lunch: The School Lunch Project
Farm to School
Dr. Susan's Better School Food Blog
Better School Food
BOOKS
Free for All: Fixing School Food in America by Janet Poppendieck
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 Immigration and the Economy
Five Things Economists Know about Immigration
Washington Post, Jan. 29, 2013.
The Economics of Immigration
On the Economy, Jan. 30, 2012.
Comprehensive Debate Kicks Off with High-Skilled Immigration
Brookings Institute, Jan. 31, 2013.
Key to Immigration Reform: Worker Visas
New America Foundation, Jan. 28, 2012.
Economic Nudge for Immigration Overhaul
New York Times, Jan. 30, 2013.
Migration: A Product of Free Market Reforms
David Bacon, CIP Americas Program, Dec. 1, 2012.
How U.S. Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration
David Bacon, The Nation, Jan. 4, 2012.
For More Information
America's Voice
Advocates for humane comprehensive immigration reform.
American Immigration Council
Supports sensible and humane immigration policies.
The Brookings Institution
Conducts research in the social sciences.
Center for Immigration Studies
Advocates immigration reduction in the U.S.
Council on Foreign Relations
A nonpartisan think tank.
Department of Homeland Security Digital Library
Access to thousands of government documents.
Economic Policy Institute
Addresses economic policy to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers.
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Seeks lower immigration levels.
Immigration Policy Center
The research & policy arm of the American Immigration Council.
Migration Policy Institute
Dedicated to analyzing the movement of people worldwide.
National Council of La Raza
The largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S.
National Immigration Forum
Advocates for the value of immigrants and immigration.
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 Japan in Crisis
Breaking News
Japan Focus: What's Hot
The Asia-Pacific Journal
Google News
At a glance news and updates.
BBC Latest
A public service broadcaster.
How You Can Help
How to Help the Victims of the Japan Earthquake
USA Today, Mar. 13, 2011
Google Crisis Response
Resources, news updates, and donations.
Information on emergency responses
Charity Navigator
Nuclear Crisis
Latest NEI Updates
Nuclear Energy Institute, 2011
Japan's Nuclear Crisis: The Causes and the Risks
The Guardian, March 13, 2011
All Things Nuclear: Insights on Science and Security
Union of Concerned Scientists, 2011
Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained
PBS NewsHour, Mar. 15, 2011
Nuclear Information Hub
MIT, 2011
Global Impact
Wall Street Journal
Economic effects of the disaster, 2011
Japan Quake Impact on Auto & Electronics Makers
Reuters, Mar. 29, 2011
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 Keystone XL Pipeline
News and Opinions
Google News
Ten Reasons Why the Keystone Pipeline Will Be Built
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Sept. 12, 2011
With the Keystone Pipeline, Drawing a Line in the Tar Sands
environment360, Oct. 6, 2011
Keystone X Pipeline Project: Key Issues
Congressional Research Service, May 3, 2011
Project Updates
U.S. Department of State, 2011
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 Landscaping and Gardening
Affordable Consultations with a Design Professional
Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, 2010
Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners
University of Wisconsin-Extension, 2003
What's Up with Rain Gardens?
The Master Gardeners
Landscaping with Native Plants
PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
The Tree Resource Guide
PA Trees.org
Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat
National Wildlife Federation
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 Lifelong Learning
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Hear talks by some of the most fascinating thinkers & doers in the world.
Khan Academy
Learn almost anything for free.
edX
Explore free courses from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and UT
Coursera
More free courses from top universities.
iTunes U
Lectures, lessons & more from top universities, museums & public media organizations from around the world.
GCF LearnFree.org
Improve your computer, reading & math skills.
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 Local Food
What is Local?
Sustainable Table, January 2009
10 Reasons to Eat Local Food
Eat Local Challenge. April 8, 2006
Politics of the Plate: Talking the Talk on Sustainable Food
Gourmet, September 17, 2009
Marion Nestle: Food Policy, Local Food & Food Labeling
Earth Eats, July 13, 2010
Local Harvest real farmers, real food, real community
Local Harvest, 2010
yumpittsburgh: making local food connections for our farmers & you...the eater
Penn State, 2010
Local Food Book List - Check It Out
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 Marcellus Shale
OVERVIEW
Forcing Gas Out of Rock With Water
National Geographic, Oct. 17, 2010
Water Resources & Natural Gas Production
U.S. Geological Survey, 2009
Natural Gas
New York Times, 2009
NEWS
Citizen Surveillance Trainings Planned
Mountain Watershed Association
Regional News
Google News
State News
Citizen's Voice, Luzerne County
Local/State News
Post-Gazette
More Local/State News
Tribune Review
Pipeline: Your Marcellus Shale Community
Post-Gazette
The Next Drilling Disaster?
The Nation, June 21, 2010
Buried Secrets: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat
ProPublica, 2010
INDUSTRY ADVOCACY
Marcellus Shale: Energy to Fuel Our Future
Marcellus Shale Coalition
Facts About Shale Gas
American Petroleum Institute
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY
Marcellus Shale Protest
MarcellusProtest.org
Monongahela River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers
American Rivers, June 2, 2010
Deep Drilling, Deep Pockets
Common Cause, Mar. 5, 2010
Oil and Gas At Your Door? A Landowner's Guide to Oil and Gas Development
EarthWorks Oil & Gas Accountability Project, 2005
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
Penn State University, 2010
Natural Gas
Penn State University, Cooperative Extension, 2011
Marcellus Shale Portal
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 2011
Potential Impact of a Natural Gas Severance Tax on the Pennsylvania Economy
Penn State University, Oct. 5, 2010
Current Efforts to Monitor & Research Effects of Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Healthy Environments & Communities, 2011
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas: From the Ground to the Customer
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, 2009
Hydraulic Fracturing Study (2010-2012)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Updated Mar. 30, 2011
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 Net Neutrality
FCC Net Neutrality Order a 'Squandered Opportunity' Free Press, Dec. 21, 2010
Here’s Why the Broadband Debate Matters For You
ColorLines, August 13, 2010
The Courts Can’t Take Away Our Internet
Save the Internet, April 6, 2010
FCC Net Neutrality Smackdown a Win for Free Market, Limited Government
The Heritage Foundation, April 6, 2010
Network Neutrality
University of California at Berkeley
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 Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections
Deadly Bugs Still Thrive in Hospitals
Pittsburgh Business Times, Mar. 2, 2012
Healthcare-Associated Infections
HealthyPeople.gov, May 1, 2012
In Conversation with… Richard P. Shannon, M.D.
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Aug. 2010
Three Years Out, Safety Checklist Continues to Keep Hospital Infections in Check
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Feb. 4, 2010
What You Need to Know about Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, March, 2010
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, 2012
The Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Pennsylvania, 2010
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
For More Information
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services agency supporting research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care.
Centers for Disease Control and Infection
A component of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services working to protect public health and safety.
Consumers Union Safe Patient Project
A campaign to eliminate medical harm.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
A nonprofit working to ensure adoption of best practices and effective innovations.
National Quality Forum
A nonprofit working to improve health care quality by endorsing standards for measuring and reporting on performance.
Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs
A public-private partnership to improve quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all.
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
An independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality of health care, and increasing access for all citizens regardless of ability to pay.
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
A state agency charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors and recommending solutions that promote patient safety in hospitals and other health care settings.
Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
An independent catalyst for improving healthcare safety and quality in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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 The Citizens United Decision
How the Citizens United Ruling Freed Political Speech
Washington Post, Jan. 21, 2011
The Citizens United Catastrophe
Washington Post, Feb. 5, 2012
The SuperPAC Superdonors
NPR, May 22, 2012
A Glance at Super PAC Spending in the GOP Race
CNN Election Center 2012
Campaign Finance Myths
Weekly Standard, Nov. 29, 2010
Story of Citizens United v. FEC (video)
The Story of Stuff Project
The ACLU and Citizens United
ACLU, March 27, 2012
Why the ACLU Is Wrong About 'Citizens United'
The Nation, April 9, 2012
Brennan Center for Justice National Survey: Super PACs, Corruption and Democracy
Democracy 21, April 24, 2012
Early Returns Indicate Benefits of Citizens United, SpeechNow.org Decisions
Center for Competitive Politics, March 26, 2011
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 The Nobel Prizes
Peace: Q&A with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 
TED, Ideas worth spreading, Dec. 10, 2010
Physics: Interview with Saul Perlmutter 
Nobelprize.org, Oct. 4, 2011
Ralph Steinman Remains Nobel Laureate
Nobelprize.org, Oct. 3, 2011
Chemistry: Crystals of Golden Proportions
Nobelprize.org, Oct., 2011
Economic Sciences: The art of distinguishing between cause and effect in the macroeconomy
Nobelprize.org, Oct., 2011
Literature: Tomas Transtromer's Bio-bibliography
Nobelprize.org, Oct. 11, 2011
Physiology or Medicine: About Immune Responses
Nobelprize.org, Oct. 11, 2011
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 The Nuclear Power Debate
The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2010
Union of Concerned Scientists, Mar. 17, 2011
Should Japan's Reactor Crisis Kill the Nuclear Renaissance?
Scientific American, Mar. 17, 2011
What Will Spark the Next Fukushima?
The Guardian, Mar. 14, 2011
Chernobyl: Consequences of a Catastrophe for People and the Environment
rat haus reality press, Sept. 3, 2010
President's Yucca Policy Inconsistent with Nuclear Rhetoric
Heritage Foundation, Feb. 23, 2010
The Next Atomic Age: Can Safe Nuclear Power Work for America?
Popular Mechanics, Dec. 18, 2009
Nuclear Isn't Necessary
Nature Reports, Oct. 2, 2008
FOR MORE INFORMATION
American Enterprise Institute
Beyond Nuclear
Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
Heritage Foundation
Institute for Energy and Environment Research
International Atomic Energy Agency
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nuclear Information and Research Service
Nuclear Energy Institute
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Nuclear Energy
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
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Oil Spills
Oil Spills
Texas A&M University, July 7, 2010
3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1, 2010
Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Oil Spill
Scientific American, May 25, 2010
Restore The Gulf
United States Government, 2010
Deepwater Horizon Response
U.S. Coast Guard, 2010
How Do You Clean Up an Oil Spill?
University of Delaware, 2004
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
 Post-traumatic stress disorder
PubMed Health, Mar. 5, 2011
What Can I Do If I Think I Have PTSD?
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, July 14, 2011
PTSD Hotline
U.S. Department of Veterans Affair
Mental Health Effects of Serving in Afghanistan and Iraq
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, June 21, 2011
After tour, Reservists' mental health may suffer
MedLine Plus, July 21, 2011
One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression
RAND Corporation, Apr. 17, 2008
A Soldier's Heart: Day One of a PG Special Series
Post-Gazette, Nov. 07, 2010
Most Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with PTSD Did Not Get Enough Care, Study Shows
San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, Feb. 9, 2010
FOR MORE INFORMATION
National Institute of Mental Health
PTSD Alliance
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 Rhino Watch
Rhino Wars
National Geographic, March, 2012
Fighting a Last-Ditch Battle to Save the Rare Javan Rhino
environment360, April 26, 2012
African Rhinos Won't Hold Out for Much Longer
IUCN, Feb. 26, 2013
Rhino Poaching Toll in South Africa Reaches New High
World Wildlife Fund, Jan. 10, 2013
For More Information
African Wildlife Foundation
An international wildlife conservation organization.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
An international treaty designed to ensure the protection of plants and animals in the wild.
environment360
Opinion, analysis, reporting & debate from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
International Rhinos Foundation
Dedicated to the survival of the world's rhino species.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
A global environmental organization.
Save the Rhino
A UK-based conservation organization.
TRAFFIC
The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network Dedicated to ensuring that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
World Wildlife Fund
An international conservation organization.
WWF Saving Rhinos
From the Library Collection
Africa's Wildlife. Zebras & rhinos
National Geographic
Last Chance to See: Animals on the Verge of Extinction
West Park Pictures & BBC Wales
The Last Rhinos : My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures
Lawrence Anthony
Rhino Rescue
Wildlife Films Botswana for National Geographic Channel
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 SB 1070 and Immigration Policy
Supreme Court Limits Arizona’s Overreach on Immigration
American Immigration Council, June 25, 2012
Supreme Court Upholds Core of SB 1070
Federation for American Immigration Reform, June 26, 2012
Supreme Court Deals Blow to 3 Provisions of Arizona’s Racial Profiling Law
ACLU, June 26, 2012
Court Strikes Down 3 Provisions of Arizona Law
National Immigration Forum, June 26, 2012
The Real Debate Isn’t about the Law
Brookings Institute, April 27, 2012
For Further Reading
Clandestine Crossings: The Stories
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
Obstacles and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation: The US-Mexico Case
Migration Policy Institute
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Stormwater Solutions
Draft Wet Weather Plan
ALCOSAN, July 31, 2012
Campaign Organizes Ratepayers for Clean Solutions
Clean Rivers Campaign, July 31, 2012
Stormwater Management
Center for Watershed Protection, 2011
What is Green Infrastructure?
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Rooftops to Rivers
Natural Resources Defense Council
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN)
Provides wastewater treatment to 83 communities, including the City of Pittsburgh.
American Society of Landscape Architects – Green Infrastructure
The national professional organization for landscape architects.
Center for Watershed Protection
Works to protect, restore, and enhance our streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and bays.
Clean Rivers Campaign
An education & advocacy program designed to raise awareness of the stormwater runoff and sewage overflow issues in Allegheny County.
Clean Water Action – Comprehensive Stormwater Management
A non-profit coalition addressing environmental and community problems.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Stormwater Management
The federal agency charged with protecting human health and the environment.
Low Impact Development Center
A nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of Low Impact Development Technology.
Monroeville Municipal Authority
The water supply entity for the Municipality of Monroeville.
Natural Resources Defense Council – Low Impact Development
A non-profit international environmental advocacy group.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council – Water Resources
Dedicated to environmental education and advocacy, statewide.
Philadelphia Water Department – Green Stormwater Solutions
Provides integrated water, wastewater & stormwater services for Greater Philadelphia.
3 Rivers Wet Weather
A nonprofit environmental organization created in 1998 to support 82 Allegheny County municipalities and the City of Pittsburgh in addressing the region’s wet weather overflow problem. Founded jointly by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN)
Urban Design Tools – Low Impact Development
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 SOPA & Internet Piracy
Breaking News
Google News
What is SOPA?
Politico, Jan. 17, 2012
How Would SOPA Affect You?
CNET, Jan. 18. 2012
Defending SOPA
National Review Online, Dec. 1, 2011
SOPA, Internet Regulation and the Economics of Piracy
Wired, Jan. 18, 2012
A Political Coming of Age for the Tech Industry
New York Times, Jan. 17, 2012
SOPA Opera: Where Do Your Members of Congress Stand on SOPA and PIPA?
ProPUblica, Jan. 18. 2012
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 Syria, The War Within
Al Jazeera
Syria Crisis
BBC News
Beyond the Fall of the Syrian Regime
Middle East Research and Information Project, Feb. 24, 2012
A Struggle for Regional Supremacy: Syria Conflict Escalates as World Powers Debate Assad’s Future
Democracy Now, February 7, 2012
Solving Syria Requires Separating Myth From Reality
Foreign Policy in Focus, March 5, 2012
Guide to the Syrian Opposition
BBC News, March 1, 2012
Six Ways the Media Has Misreported Syria
CounterPunch, March 14, 2012
Thinking Through Our Options in Syria
Center for American Progress, March 2, 2012
Assad Is Not All That's Toxic About Syria
Institute for Policy Studies, March 9, 2012
The Case for Arming the Syrian Opposition
American Enterprise Institute, March 6, 2012
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 Tornadoes
Tornado FAQ
NOAA, Storm Prediction Center, Feb. 4, 2012
Learn the basics about tornadoes and find resources to obtain more detailed information.
U.S. Tornado Climatology
National Climatic Data Center, Feb. 17, 2012
Historical reports and information about tornadoes, including average annual number of tornadoes, deadliest tornadoes, and trends.
Warn on Forecast Project (PDF format)
NOAA, National Severe Storms Laboratory
Learn about this project which aims to create
computer forecasts that accurately predict when and where severe weather will occur in the next hour.
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 Universal Background Checks
Gun Debate 101: Time for 'Universal' Background Checks for Gun Buyers?
Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 12, 2013.
Badly Flawed Background Check System Fails to Contain Firearms Sales
The Center for Public Integrity, Jan. 2, 2013.
Fact Sheet: National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Tragedy's Legacy
The New England Journal of Medicine, Dec. 26, 2012.
Good News and Bad News about Gun Laws, Mental Illness and Violence
Harvard Law, Oct. 5, 2012.
For More Information
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Gun Owners of America
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NRA Institute for Legislative Action
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 Unrest in Egypt
BREAKING NEWS
Al Jazeera English
Broadcasting from the Middle East
Al-Masry Al-Youm
An independent Egyptian media organization.
BBC
A public service broadcaster.
Democracy Now
An independent news program.
Firedoglake
A progressive online news site.
The Guardian
A British news organization.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The YouTube Video that Helped Spark the Egyptian Uprising
Democracy Now, Feb. 8, 2011
Players in Egypt's Opposition Movement
PBS NewsHour, Feb. 1, 2011
Noam Chomsky: "The Most Remarkable Regional Uprising That I Can Remember" Democracy Now, Feb. 2, 2011
BACKGROUND
Country Profile
BBC News, Feb. 2, 2011
Background Note: Egypt
U.S. Department of State, Nov. 10, 2010
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 Wikileaks
News Updates
The Guardian
What Is Wikileaks?
BBC, Dec. 7, 2010
Interview with Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
Democracy Now, Oct. 26, 2010
Spreading Leaks Before Wikileaks
American Journalism Review, Sept., 2010
Is There a Right to Know?
National Review, Nov. 30, 2010
Rights Groups Join Criticism of Wikileaks
Wall Street Journal, Aug. 9, 2010
EMBASSY CABLES
Secret US Embassy Cables
WikiLeaks
Siprnet: Where America Stores Its Secret Cables
The Guardian, Nov. 28, 2010
US Embassy Cables: Browse the Database
The Guardian, Nov. 28, 2010
Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the
WikiLeaks Document Dump The Nation, Nov. 29, 2010
How Will New Revelations Affect Diplomatic Candor?
The News Hour, Nov. 29, 2010
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