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Environmental science and sustainability : what's the big idea? -- Ethics, economics, and policy : who or what do we value? -- Matter and energy : what are the building blocks of sustainability? -- Life : what shapes biodiversity? -- Conservation : why is it important to protect biodiversity? -- Human population : can we have too many people? -- Water : how do we use it and affect its quality? -- Air : what are we breathing? -- Land : how does it shape us? -- Systems and cycles : are we changing Earth's life support system? -- Climate : how does global climate change? -- Food : how do we feed ourselves? -- Fossil fuels : energy of the industrial age? -- Energy alternatives : how are our energy decisions changing? -- Waste : what happens to all the stuff we use? -- Urbanization : why are cities growing? -- Environmental health and justice : how does our environment affect our health? -- Decision making : why do our choices matter? -- Groups and organizations : how do we work together for sustainability? -- Government : how can policy influence sustainability?