Environmental Science

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the fundamental issues related to agriculture and food production including soil science, genetic engineering, sustainable agriculture, and feeding a growing human population.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the rationale for alternative energy sources and the opportunities and issues related to the various conventional and renewable energy alternatives.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the fundamental concepts of atmospheric science including pollution, acid deposition, and ozone depletion.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the fundamental concepts of community ecology including species interaction, terrestrial biomes, community changes, and restoration ecology.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain fundamental concepts of environmental systems and ecosystem ecology including biogeochemical cycles and landscape ecology.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the fundamental concepts of toxicology and the environment including risk assessment and the study of toxic hazards and their effects.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to discuss the issues surrounding environmental policymaking including major US laws related to the environment, global initiatives, and the role of science in policy-making.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain fundamental concepts of population ecology including the roles of evolution and natural selection, biodiversity, and conservation biology.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to discuss forest management, deforestation, and the protection of certain lands as parks and reserves.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to discuss the various forms of fossil fuels used for energy and related issues such as environmental impacts, conservation, and political and economic aspects of energy use.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe freshwater systems and their use including issues of pollution, wastewater, and supply.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe Earth's physical systems including the study of geology, energy and it various forms, and the roles of matter and chemistry in relation to the environment.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the science of climate change including human impact, trends, and global initiatives.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the issues surrounding human population growth, demographic changes, and affects on the environment.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to discuss the issues surrounding waste management including disposal methods, efforts to reduce waste and environmental impacts of waste.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the various aspects of the marine environment and marine ecosystems including the impacts of pollution.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the role of mineral resources including the impacts of mining and related policies and issues.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to discuss the scope of environmental science and the scientific process.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain sustainability and the concept of sustainable development including, the role of economics and ethical standards.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the issues surrounding urbanization and the impacts of urban centers on the environment.