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(Quote Printed with Permission) Enlightenment is the first of many challenges we face. Knowledge is power. Before you can help save the planet, you should first attempt to understand many of the issues affecting our environment. Whenever possible, devote a few moments to reviewing the links on the many topics listed below. Note: Although we rely heavily on Wikipedia and Google as sources for obtaining clear, concise non-biased information on each topic, we recommend you perform your due diligence prior to citing information as fact. (Issues Listed In Alphabetical Order by Heading): Conservation Energy Habitat Marine Soil Water Wetland Wildlife Ecosystems Anoxic Waters Anoxic Waters Biodiversity Biomass Bio Security Biosphere Cascade Effect Dead Zone Ecotone Ecosystem Engineer Edge Effect Energy Flow Extention Vortex Flagship Species Food Webs Forest Fragmentation Foundation Species Gene Pool Genetic Erosion Global Warming Greenhouse Gases Habitat Conservation Habitat Corridor Habitat Destruction Habitat Fragmentation Hypoxia Illegal Dumping Indicator Species Indigenous Introduced Species Keystone Species Landscape Ecology Meromictic Natural Organic Matter Nutrient Cycles Nutritional Groups Patch Dynamics Restoration Ecology Road Kill Ruderal Species Soil Biomantle Spatial Ecology Trophic Cascade Trophic Dynamics Trophic Levels Trophic State Umbrella Species Wildlife Crossing Energy Alternative Energy Bio Energy Coal Energy Crisis Energy Efficiency Geothermal Hydroelectric Monitoring and Targetting Natural Gas Nuclear Petroleum Solar Storage Technology Wind Environmental Health Air Quality Asthma Electromagnetic Fields Electromagnetic Radiation Indoor Air Quality Heavy Metal Poisoning Eco-Certification Blue Angel Carbon Emission Label Display Campaign Eco Labels Ecotourism Certification EMAS Environmental Certification Environmental Choice NZ Environmental Choice Fairtrade Certification Forest Stewardship Council Global Ecolabel Network Green Seal Greenguard ISO 14001 Marine Stewardship Council Nordic Swan PEFC Planet Positive Food Contamination Acrolein Acrylamide BPA Mycotoxin Organism Organochloride PCBs Toxicophore Government Biofuelwatch Coastal Research Federation Conservation Intl. Dept. Env/Nat Resources Envrnt. Canada Envrnt. Protection Admin European Envrnt. Agency Global Envrnt. Facility Ministry Env. – Norway Operation Wallacea Sea Fish Industry Authority United Nations Envt. World Nature Organization World Wide Fund for Nature Genetic Engineering Ecoenergy Biological Engineering Genetically Modified Crops Genetically Modified Food Genetic Pollution GMF Controversies Marker-assisted selection Paratransgenesis Household Matters Daylighting Domestic Energy Home Retrofit HOME STAR Low Energy House Passive House Intensive Farming Antibiotics Effects of Meat Fertilizers Free Range Herbicides Irrigation Mono-culture Overgrazing Pesticide Drift Plastic-culture Slash and Burn Land Degradation Desertification Soil Contamination Soil Erosion Soil Salination Land Use Habitat Destruction Habitat Fragmentation Urban Sprawl Nanotechnology Nanotoxicology Nanopollution Natural Resources Exploitation Resource Pollution Nuclear Issues Nuclear Fallout Nuclear Meltdown Nuclear Accidents Nuclear Safety Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapons Waste Management Overpopulation Companion Animals Sub-replacement Fertility Levels Tragedy of the Commons Gender Imbalance Pollution - Air Atmospheric Particulates Tropospheric Ozone Smog Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution-Water Acid Rain Algal Bloom Estrogen Eutrophication Fish Kill Illegal Drugs Marine Debris Marine Pollution Mercury in Fish Microplastics Ocean Acidification Ocean Dumping Oil Spills Prescription Drugs Ship Pollution Thermal Pollution Urban Runoff Waster Water Water Crises Resource Depletion Acid Mine Damage Blast Fishing Bottom Trawling By-Catch Cetacean By-Catch Cyanide Fishing Effects of Fishing Resource Exploitation Clear-Cutting Consumerism Consumer Capitalism Deforestation Fishing Forest/Logging Ghost Nets Gill-netting Illegal Logging Marine Pollution Unregulated Fishing Mining Mountaintop Removal Over-Consumption Over-Drafting Planned Obsolescence Overfishing Shark Finning Slurry Impoundments Whaling Endangered Species Habitat Destruction Holocene Extinction Pollinator Decline Invasive Species Species Extinction Poaching Reservoirs Genetic Diversity Red-Listed Species Wildlife Trade Ruderal Species Soil Biomantle Spatial Ecology Trophic Cascade Trophic Dynamics Trophic Levels Trophic State Umbrella Species Wildlife Crossing Whaling Species Endangered Species Habitat Destruction Holocene Extinction Pollinator Decline Invasive Species Species Extinction Poaching Reservoirs Genetic Diversity Red-Listed Species Wildlife Trade Sustainability Definition Index of Articles Sustainable Architecture Sustainable Energy Zero Energy Building Toxic Biomagnification Chlorofluorocarbons Dioxin Dirty Dozen (Persistent Organic Pollutants) DDT Herbicides Hexachlorobenzene HCBs PCBs Pesticides Toxaphene Toxic Heavy Metals Toxic Waste Waste Electronic Waste Great Pacific Garbage Patch Incineration Litter Landfill Medical Wastes Exportation of Hazardous Waste Leachate Pesticides Waste Disposal Incidents Environmental Disasters – Quote by George Santayana / Edmond Burke Environmental Research Organizations Conservation Environmental Issues Environmentalism Environmental Protection Agency Evolution Extra Credit: Feel free to suggest the addition of new topics of information along with relevant links. If you are in education or teaching, we also encourage your help in constructing 25 - 30 question tests and quizzes in either True/False or multiple choice format. Merit Badge: "Ecology is something we can all live with". We recommend you schedule one topic per day, per week or per month at your convenience to become thoroughly familiar with each of the topics listed below. We recommend you invest a minimum of one hour into each topic and complete a brief survey. Afterwards, you will be entitled to display our "Education Merit Badge" on your member profile.