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  1. Explore the following websites:
    http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/
    http://www.ipcc.ch/
    http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/
    http://www.globalwarming.org
    1. Who sponsors or operates each web site? How does that influence their position on global warming?
    2. In your opinion, which web site offers the most well balanced information on global warming?
  2. Using Google News http://news.google.com/ or another news search engine, read several news reports about the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
    1. What is the current status of the facility?
    2. What is the focus of debate over storage at Yucca Mountain?
    3. What other options do opponents propose?
  3. Using the map at EndangeredSpecie.com http://www.endangeredspecie.com/map.htm,
    1. Find out how many species in your state are endangered.
    2. What environmental factors are pushing species toward extinction in your area?





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