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Presents an excerpt from the book `Facts Not Fear: A Parent's Guide to Teaching Children About the environment.' Importance of ecological education; Environmental activism taught in schools; Vulnerability of the educational policy to personal influence; Books on environmental issues; Efforts of states to pass laws mandating environmental education.

The author reflects on the relationship between higher education and job prospects, supporting the views of North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory that the academic rigor of U.S. colleges should be improved and more focus should be placed on areas of study that lead to consistent employment.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Discounting Education's Value," by Anthony P. Carnevale, in the September 22, 2006 issue.

Reports on the lack of environmental education for children in the United States. Lobby of environmental activists for the reauthorization of the 1990 National Environmental Education Act; Creation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Division; Criticism with environmental education guidelines.

Informs about the failure of the efforts of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to restrict oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Focus on the experiences of Audubon's Paul J. Rainey Sanctuary, that demonstrate the feasibility of extracting natural gas from land without causing environmental harm.

Asserts that private property rights protect the environment. Incentives for owners to use resources productively and to conserve where possible; Legal rights of a resource owner against anyone who would harm his property; Incentives for maximizing the value of a resource.