FYI: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Earth Science Literacy Draft Document community comment
From: "Robert M. Ross" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Oct 6, 2008 The Earth Science Literacy Draft Document is open for community comment The NSF-supported Earth Science Literacy Initiative has prepared a draft document outlining what every citizen should know about earth science, and we are seeking community input on the draft. We hope that you will take the time to provide your input, because this document will provide a clear and concise summary of the fundamental ideas in earth science for policy makers, educators, students, and the general public. In order to read and comment on the draft, please go to www.earthscienceliteracy.org before October 31st, 2008. We will then incorporate community comments, add graphics, and release a revised draft by early December. The final document will be printed toward the end of January. This document complements the efforts of the Ocean, Climate and Atmospheric science communities in defining the big ideas and supporting concepts essential for an earth system literate public. The Earth Sciences draft was developed through an NSF-supported, 350-participant online workshop held in May, 2008 and a 35-participant, in-person writing workshop held in July, 2008. These workshops brought together scientists from a broad representation of the geosciences, including mineralogists, petrologists, resource explorationists, sedimentologists and stratigraphers, paleontologists, tectonicists, geophysicists, geomorphologists, low-temperature geochemists and biogeochemists, continental dynamicists, volcanologists, geohazard specialists, and members of the freshwater hydrologic science community. This is a critical time for our science the geosciences can play a critical role in helping society meet the challenges of natural hazards and human impacts on the environment. Please help us make this document the best it can be! ***Special Announcement: GSA Town Hall Meeting*** There will be a Town Hall meeting at the GSA Meeting on The Earth Science Literacy Initiative. The meeting will be at noon on Monday, October 6, in Room 342AD of the George R. Brown Convention Center. All are welcome to hear of the progress of the ESLI project and offer commentary. Robert M. Ross Associate Director for Outreach Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth 1259 Trumansburg Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 P: 607.273.6623 x18 F: 607.273.6620 Now Showing at Museum of the Earth: Missing the Forest for the Trees: The Beauty of Petrified Wood Oct 4, 2008 - Jan 18, 2009 Visit us on the web at http://www.museumoftheearth.org Associated PRI/Museum website addresses: www.InformalEarthScience.org www.TeacherFriendlyGuide.org www.VirtualFieldwork.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
