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Brochure provides a general description of the federal Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and specific guidelines on how to use it effectively.

Discusses case law and news. Includes archives, case summaries, assistive technology, parent advocacy, and tip of the month. Located in Chicago, Illinois.

Critique of the proposed settlement in the U.S. antitrust suit against Microsoft, plus links to other critiques and background information.

The Case Against Block Scheduling: An Educational Fad that Hurts Academic Performance.

A phonemic writing system ensuring that children read and write all words in their oral vocabularies by the first grade, and that adults use written English as easily as speech.

A radical proposal arguing that schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have many ties to wealthy corporations, should not charge their students tuition.

Campaigning for higher standards and more parental choice in UK state education. Not affiliated with any political party and funded entirely by voluntary donations.

Research reports on year-round education by the British Columbia Teacher's Federation.

Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center: resources and information for adult literacy providers and students in Maryland.

A community site that gives information about literacy projects, conferences and related publications in Australia.

Resource for practitioners in the field of adult literacy, basic skills and English as a Second Language.

Texas Education Agency official site. Information on the TAAS and end-of-course examinations.

Cancer and AIDS specialist asserts that euthanasia is higher in places without hospices, is a lazy option, and relieving pain so people can live again is better.

Investigating how ExxonMobil funds the climate change skeptics.

Parenting in an age of climate change. Seeking to engage the parents of young children with the climate change debate, this website has links to articles about possible effects on children's health and economic future.

Information and links, especially for activists.

Site from Dr Singer expressing skepticism regarding many aspects of global warming.

Information on World Bank activities in relation to climate change, including energy strategy and the Prototype Carbon Fund.

News and information on overfishing. Requires Flash plugin.

An international forum for scientific discussion about the protection of the species and habitat. Includes news, details of conferences and publications, discussion board, global data bank, and links to related sites.

NY Times.

News, articles, recipes, product reviews and other resources on organic foods.

Attempts to bring together the resources and people working on the issue in Appalachia. Includes resources.

The aviation noise web portal of Germany. Information on airport and aircraft noise and related topics. [German, English]

UK group working to control and reduce the local, national and global environmental impacts of the air transport industry. Concerns and briefing sheets.

U.S. lobbying organization affiliated with the National League of Cities, committed to reducing the impact of aviation noise on local communities. Includes news and upcoming events; membership and contact details, and legislative priorities.

Dedicated to reducing noise in Monroe County, NY, and provides an open forum for discussion of noise pollution issues in the greater Rochester area.

Article by Jason Lief in the Cardozo Law Review proposes a new legal remedy that would hold manufacturers liable for noisy products

Recent events in spent fuel disposal reported by the Governmental Affairs Program of the American Geological Institute.

Nuclear plant journal online version. News and issues in the nuclear power industry. Archive available.

Provide news and information on the issues posed by radioactivity and the nuclear industry, particularly connected with Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico.

Communities Against a Radioactive Environment. Citizens group opposed to the environmental pollution and wasteful spending of nuclear weapons labs in Livermore, CA and Sandia, NM.

Wisconsin environmental peace group, dedicated to non-violent action to abolish nuclear power and weapons. Nukewatch focuses attention on locations, movements, dangers, and politics of nuclear weapons and radioactive wastes.

U.S. Geological Survey information on an area offshore of San Francisco, California. Ocean dump used to dispose of 47,800 containers of low-level radioactive waste between 1946 and 1970.

Skeptical of possible negative effects, the center is a non-profit organization specializing in the online publication of scientific research and education developments related to the rising CO2 content of earth's atmosphere.

Newsweek article from 1975 on the dangers of Global Cooling.

Former meteorologist and weather expert Anthony Watts maintains this site, skeptical of the man-made global warming topic.

Covers campaigns on environmental justice, Harris superquarry and genetic modification (GM) of food. Green office guide.

An NGO working to mitigate, investigate, and solve problems of environmental pollution in Bangladesh.

Annotated directory includes links about global and US population data and concerns. Page includes links to publications, reports, news groups, organizations and statistical information.

Describes different views from historical people concerning environmental and social factors that can impact future human population quantities. Also, discusses equation models and charts.

Group strives to halt the environmental and economic damage caused by endless road building. APM assists road fighters worldwide and publishes Auto-Free Times magazine.

Working for sustainable production, trade and consumption by supporting Fairtrade and offering access to international trade for Third World farmers and workers. [Dutch, English]

A not-for-profit environmental policy research and education organization dealing with sustainable energy, climate change, environmental governance, ecological fiscal reform, sustainability indicators, and the environmental impacts of the energy industry.

A British NGO working in Sichuan, China implementing village-based poverty alleviation projects promoting community education, women's rural credit schemes, water and electricity supply.

Plug in name, country, and dollar amount to instantly generate a long-winded reply to dubious business proposals.

A forum debate about ACN being legit or deceptive by MoneySavingExpert.com

Description of chain letters, why people think they can work, why they can't work. Extensive links.

Help stop the spread of junk e-mail and misinformation with a library of tips, extensive research archive, and the visitor's forum.

Exposes pyramid schemes and scams and teaches people how to avoid them.