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Escherichia coli Tree fern
Goliath beetle Gazelle
Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle
Escherichia coli Tree fern
Goliath beetle Gazelle
Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle

Table for enviro articles

Measurement Ranking Upper and lower rankings Year
Environmental Performance Index
Ecological footprint
Happy Planet Index
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
Population
Population density

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Religious bodies in New Zealand

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Edward Abbey The Monkey Wrench Gang.
David Brin's Earth.
T.C. Boyle's A Friend of the Earth.
Ernest Callenbach's Ecotopia. eco-awareness, alternative tech, social esponsibility, and personal self-actualization.
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six.
Michael Crichton's State of Fear
Ben Elton Stark
Mandy Hagar's Run for the Trees A children's book on native forest logging in New Zealand.
Derek Hansen's Blockade. A story about the logging of Australian rainforest.
Frank Herbert Dune
Carl Hiaasen's Sick Puppy and
Carl Hiaasen's Skinny Dip.
Richard Preston's The Cobra Event. A scientist attempts to release a deadly virus in order to reduce the world's population.
Neal Stephenson's Zodiac.
Dr. Seuss's The Lorax.


"Fact"
Observation Established Hypothesis
  • Facts are empirical data, objective verifiable observations. [1] [2] [3] [4]
  • 'A fact is hypothesis that is so firmly supported by evidence that we assume it is true, and act as if it were true.' Douglas Futyuma. [5]


References

  1. ^ Wordnet entry for phrase "scientific fact"
  2. ^ United States National Park Service Glossary
  3. ^ Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6), Copyright © 2003–2006 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC
  4. ^ Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (1996) gives a third meaning of the word "fact" as (3) A truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true: 'Scientists gather facts about plant growth.'
  5. ^ Hypotheses, Facts, and the Nature of Science, Douglas Futyuma