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NASA: DISCOVER-AQ, stands for Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality. https://discover-aq.larc.nasa.gov/
EPA: January is National Radon Action Month: Test for Dangerous Radon Gas http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/96B112F9CB92EDC48525797C0063D40EJanuary is Radon Action Month:Although homeowners cannot see, taste or smell radon, this toxic gas constitutes a serious public health risk. Radon exposure is ranked second only to smoking as a cause of lung cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responded to this risk with National Radon Action Month. Swat Environmental is giving out FREE Radon Test Kits to homeowners, visit http://www.SWAT-Radon.com or call 1-800-420-3881 to order your kit. You can also go to RadonMonth.org for more information.Approximately 21,000 Americans lives are claimed each year from lung cancer due to radon. One in 15 homes contains high levels of radon. The American Lung Association, Centers for Disease Control and National Cancer Institute are in agreement that radon is a worldwide health problem and encourage radon testing during the "National Radon Action Month".
Air Pollution:
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html
EPA: http://www.epa.gov/oar/airpollutants.html
Science Daily News: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/air_pollution/Air Pollution from Asia Affecting World's Weather
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121130034.htm ScienceDaily: Jan. 21, 2014January 23, 2014 | By: Samantha Jakuboski (high school student)Atmospheric Pollution - eBook by Dr. Clifford Jones
Carbon:
http://www.calacademy.org/teachers/resources/lessons/what-contains-carbon/
http://classic.globe.gov/projects/carbon
CO2 / Greenhouse Gases:
http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/big-ideas/greenhouse-gases/
Climate Change:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/
http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/big-ideas/climate-change/
http://wise4.berkeley.edu/webapp/vle/preview.html?projectId=100
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview.html
Take Action:
GLOBE Climate Video Competition:
http://globe.gov/scrc/scrc_1
CoolCalifornia-ClimateGeneration:
http://www.coolcalifornia.org/
Energy:
http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/savingstips/
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/traditional-energy-sources-vs-green-power-sources-2442.html?source=glhottopic