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Missouri Environmental Education AssociationMEEA is the Missouri Environmental Education Association. Our Vision is an environmentally responsible citizenry in Missouri. Our Mission is to provide EE resources and networking opportunities for Missouri's classroom teachers, other educators and parents who want to do environmental education. Find out about the Federal Green Ribbon Schools Award here Find out about Missouri's Environmental Literacy Plan here Members can check out the May 2012 MEEA E-Newsletter here. For Educators and ParentsAbout Environmental Education - Rationale, research, standards, state and national initiatives Latest EE Materials - Curriculum and other EE resources available on the web Grade Level and Content Area Materials - EE concepts organized by grade level and content area Events by Region - Outdoor, nature, environmental and sustainability events in Missouri by region and nationally. Links by Region - Outdoor, nature, environmental and sustainability organizations, agencies and businesses in Missouri by region and nationally. Mo Species Coloring Sheets - These coloring sheets introduce young children to Missouri species, and provide lots of other natural history for older children and adults. Include: Cardinal, Fox Squirrel, Dogwood, Northern Crayfish, Box Turte Environmental Concepts- Brief descriptions of key environmental concepts with links to additional resources. News and Newsletters- Environmental and education news, past MEEA newsletters About MEEA - MEEA's vision, mission, value, membership benefits, environmental educator awards, Missouri certified environmental educators, annual environmental education conference, quarterly newsletters, how to join, organizational stuff For MEEA MembersEE Certification - MEEA provides a certification program for educators who want a stronger, more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of EE standards, practices and concepts. MEEA is working on national accreditation of its program. Professional Development Workshops - MEEA compiles a quarterly list of professional development workshops for classroom teachers, educators and parents provided by the Department of Conservation, Project WET and other organizations and agencies. EE Grants and Awards - MEEA compiles a quarterly list of EE grants and awards with deadlines, award amount, eligibility information and contact information. EE Jobs - MEEA provides links to EE job websites and descriptions of current openings in the midwest. Current Newsletter - The quarterly newsletter includes information on workshops, grants and awards and short articles on best practices and environmental concepts.
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Environmental and EE NewsMissouri Science Olympiad Winners: Pembroke Hill (KC) and Ladue (St. Louis). MO Science Olympiad 2012.04.26.Congratulations to Ladue and Pembroke Hill for securing a trip to Orlando, FL for the National Science Olympiad tournament. For Division B, Ladue took 1st place while Pembroke Hill took 2nd place. In Division C the roles were reversed and Pembroke Hill took 1st and Ladue secured 2nd place. New EPA Mapping Tool. Env News Network 2012.04.25. The National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, requires federal agencies to consider environmental impacts of their decisions. The EPA announced the release of a new mapping tool, NEPAssist to help with that requirement. Visit http://134.67.99.123/nepassist/entry.aspx, type in a zip code or other location information and it opens up a map that allows you to download info on environmental features of the area. Midwest Democracy: Bill to ease radioactive rules makes some in Missouri worry. Kansas City Star 2012.04.25. The chair of the MO House Transportation Committee can't recall where it came from, but a rule removing fee and inspection requirements for radioactive cargo that travels through Missouri was added to legislation approved by the committee on April 11 without any apparent debate. Two schools honored for environmental education. St. Louis Today 2012.04.25. TwoSt. Louis private schools — Crossroads College Preparatory School and The College School — are recipients of the U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools award, given for the first time this year to 78 schools across the country for their environmental education. Missouri is among 29 states and Washington, D.C., with schools receiving the awards. Five initiatives launched targeting short-lived climate pollutants: black carbon, methane, HFCs. Env News Network 2012.04.24. The US, Canada, Mexico, Ghana and Bangladesh were recently joined by other nations and ther world bank in an effort to reduce short-lived climate pollutants by half or more in the next 30 to 40 years. Five initiatives are reducing diesel and sulfur emissions from heavy duty vehicles, upgrading inefficient brick kilns, reducing methane emissions from landfills, cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, and accelerating alternatives to HFCs. Leawood school wins green honor from U.S. Kansas City Star 2012.04.23. Brookwood Elementary in the Shawnee Mission district was among 78 schools named to the Green Ribbon Schools list Burger King makes cage-free promise. AP 2012.04.25. All of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017. (Currently 9% of its eggs and 20% of its pork is cage free). Ex-BP Engineer charged in oil spill probe. USA Today 2012.04.25 U.S. Justice department filed first criminal charges in 2 year-old disaster against engineer accused of deleting emails about how BP's attempts to stop the leak were failing. Columbia, EPA, slowly moving forward on Hinkson Creek cleanup. Columbia Missourian 2012.04.23. After 12 years, City, County, MU, EPA agree to plan for monitoring stream health as stormwater abatement projects are implemented. Missouri Botanical Garden, others, to catalog "World Flora". AP 2012.04.24. Four of world's leading botanical institutions plan to make list of over 400,000 plants availalble free on-line by 2020 as part of effort to ensure survival of world's flora. Plan is to add images of each species and detailed scientific information. Half of college graduates are jobless or underemployed. AP 2012.04.24. According to projections, only 3 of 30 occupations with the largest number of openings will require a bachelor's degree or higher - teahers, college professors and accountants. Graduates majoring in zoology, anthropology, philosophy, art history and humanities least likely to find appropriate jobs, graduates majoring in nursing, teaching, accounting or computer science most likely. Computer scoring of essays shows promise. USA Today 2012.04.23. The new findings, unveiled last week at the National Council on Measurement in Education meeting in Vancouver, Canada, analyzed 17,500 essays that had already been graded by humans. Funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the analysis was part of an ongoing competition, an X-Prize of sorts, that Hewlett is sponsoring to push the field forward. FDA: Gulf seafood safe despite oil spill concerns. AP 2012.04.25. Although a small percentage of fish show sores and lesions, federal and state regulations ensure that no visibly diseased fish enter the market, and testing shows contamination is far below levels that could make anyone sick. Two years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site. AP 2012.04.20. While not conclusive, circumstantial evidence points towards long term impacts of spill on deep water coral, seaweed beds, dolphins, mangroves as well as fish. Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo recognized as "Waters to Watch". National Fish Habitat Action Plan 2012.04.20. The 2012 "Waters to Watch" features 10 rivers, streams, estuaries, watershed systems, shores and lakes that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts. Oz Hawksley named Master Conservationist. MDC news release 2012.04.20. Hawksley was recognized by the Conservation Federation of Missouri for a 6-decade long commitment to conservation, including teaching at the University of Central Missouri and authoring Missouri Ozark Waterways. Car emissions claim more UK lives than road accidents. ClickGreen 2012.04.19. MIT researchers looking at 2005 data found truck emissions were responsible for 3,300 premature deaths each year, more than the number caused by road accidents. New proposed Keystone XL pipeline route unveiled. AP 2012.04.19. The new route proposed by TransCanada veers east around Sandhills before looping back to original route, adding about 100 miles to original project. The 36" pipeline would travel through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas carrying oil from Alberta tar sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. Ghost Factories: poison in the ground. USA Today 2012.04.19 Both the EPA and state regulators consistently failed to follow up on testing and clean-up of former lead smelter sites, exposing thousands of children to potential lead poisoning from contaminated soil. News report, video, historical maps, documents.
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