NIEHS Launches Website with Global Information System for Assessing Environmental Hazards from Hurricane Katrina
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Entrepreneurship--Lists & Rankings
Source: Red Herring 20 Entrepreneurs Under 35
"Red Herring recently recognized 20 outstanding entrepreneurs under 35." Profiles are included.
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Hurricane Katrina--Health Insurance
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (via DocuTicker.com) New Materials Related to Health Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
Fact Sheets and access to audio briefing.
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Hurricane Katrina--Environment
Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
NIEHS Launches Website with Global Information System for Assessing Environmental Hazards from Hurricane Katrina
"A new website with a Global Information System will provide valuable information for assessing environmental hazards caused by Hurricane Katrina. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health, created the website to provide the most up-to-date data to public health and safety workers on contaminants in flood waters, infrastructure and industry maps, as well as demographic information for local populations. The NIEHS Hurricane Katrina Information Website accessible at http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/katrina/ provides information on assessing and evaluating hundreds of potentially hazardous environmental pollutants that may pose a risk to human health. The website draws from information that NIEHS has acquired from a variety of sources including its research programs, as well as through its Superfund Basic Research Program, Worker Education and Training Program, and Environmental Health Science Centers. The website also includes a link to a new Global Information System (GIS) that NIEHS is developing with several academic partners. The GIS will contain layers of data, including the locations of refineries, oil pipelines, industrial facilities, Superfund sites, Toxic Release Inventory Data, agricultural operations, as well as maps and satellite images of schools, neighborhoods, and medical facilities, that will help assess the short and long effects of Katrina on the Gulf region."
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Hurricane Katrina--Environment
Source: OMBWatch Potential Toxic Chemical Sites in New Orleans
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Energy--Education
Source: EIA
New Edition, Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade
"Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade provides a list of generally free or low cost energy related educational materials available for students and educators. This is the 17th Annual edition." PDF.
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