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The Environmental Literacy Council
Paul 03244 observes: "Ever wondered what causes red tides, and how long they have been a concern for seafood lovers? You can find answers to these & other environmental questions at the The Environmental Literacy Council's website. The site's front page has links to background information on topics of current interest, such as mad cow disease, mercury, world population in 2300, predicting seasonal climate, wild fires in southern California, Sunstorm 2003, World Parks Congress 2003, Iraq, and advances in ocean science."
"The ELC defines 'environmental literacy' as that which 'requires a fundamental understanding of the systems of the natural world, the relationships and interactions between the living and non-living environment, and the ability to deal sensibly with problems that involve scientific evidence, uncertainty, and economic, aesthetic, and ethical considerations.'
The Environmental Literacy Council's website has sections devoted to Air & Climate, Land, Water, Ecosystems, Energy, Food, and Environment & Society. The website also has sections geared toward the environmental education needs of teachers and students.
BTW, red tides are caused by algae blooms & have been happening for a long time."
Well, in this case the sin of omission is that although energy use and standard of living *do* correlate for the many countries of the world, it's a loose correlation. In particular, the economic efficiency (measured in units like GDP per BTU consumed) can vary tremendously. In fact, high levels of energy consumption but low efficiency is a characteristic of developing countries like Kuwait, Argentina, India, or (tellingly) the USA. Increased efficiency producing higher GDPs from lower energy consumption characterizes mature industrial economies like the UK, Germany, and Japan.
Your cutting sarcasm is on target for those small number of actual enviromentalists who have drunk the Kool-Aid, and the large number of fictitious ones living in their opponent's imaginations. Not to say there isn't a bit of ideology in the cause, but then Linux zealotry doesn't change the technical merit of the OS.