HUMA 2323:
World Cultures & Global Issues

Poverty Atlas
Child Hunger in the Developing World: An Analysis od Environmental & Social Correlates
Poverty Net – World Bank site
The Geography of US Population and Its Implications
Brookings Institute – Articles on U.S. Poverty
University of Texas Inequality Project – Working Papers
OneWorld articles on poverty/ development
UC Atlas of Global Inequality
News from South & Central America
World Hunger Facts

Groups Fighting Hunger and Promoting Grassroots Development

Grameen Bank – Nobel Peace Prize 2006 (Mohamad Yumus, Director)
Crticism of Grameen Bank
Food--UN

Hunger and Development Policy

Food First has been dispelling myths about hunger for 30 years
Oxfam of America
America’s Second Harvest
San Antonio Food Bank

Environment

Who's Polluting in Your Community?
World Changing Another world is here
Definition of Global Warming
History of Global Warming Articles
Beginner's Guide to Global Warming
Environmentalists Overlook Vegetarianism as a Way to Cut Global Warming
What Sportsmen Think About Global Warming: A National Opinion Poll
Scientists, American public disagree sharply over global warming
Global Warming – Environmental Defense Fund
Climate Leadership Initiative
AgroEcology "The Potential of Agroecology to Combat Hunger in the Developing World"

San Antonio Environment

SA's Environment
Solar San Antonio
Metropolitan Partnership for Energy
TX Campaign for the Environment
Toll Moratorium Proposed
Texas Toll Party opposed to toll roads; much information
Nine Lives Bookstore a locally owned business which sells discounted books. Its long term mission is to prevent the needless killing of felines due to overpopulation
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation

Global Warming

Science of Global Warming
Global Warming Links and quotes
The Film The Great Warming discusses global warming and has received many enthusiastic reviews
Rainforest Action Network

Texas Coal Plants

Stop the Coal Plant from Moving Into Your Neighborhood campaign to stop 19 coal burning plants from being constructed in Texas
Rolling Stone article: Big Coal's Dirty Move about the fast-tracking of 19 coal plants in Texas
TXU Fights for 11 New Coal Plants Houston Chronicle story
TXU Executives Take their Coal-Plant Case to Congress
Perry Sued Over Coal Plant Permits
TXU's Proposed Plants Will Use Dirty Coal
New Analysis Tallies Premature Deaths From New Coal-Fired Power Plants
TXU Homepage

Stop the Coal Rush photos from Feb. 11 rally in Austin
Stop the Coal Rush! Texas Impact

Service Learning

Esperanza Center

Geography

Latitude and Longitude

Economics

Polanyi’s Paradox discusses the consequences of market externalities
ECONOMICS page of links
ECONOMICS notes

Population Growth

What the Malthusians Say

Education

Red SEPA
Granito de Arena

Women's Studies

Women's Century from Rob Hines' History 1302 course website

Mariana Ornelas; Colby Glass, MLIS